Huu Can Tran was a 72-year-old man who opened fire at Star Ballroom Dance at 10:22 p.m. on Saturday, January 21 2023, during Lunar New Year celebrations. He killed 10 and injured another 10 people.
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The suspect Huu Can Tran, 72, died of a self-inflicted gunshot wound, Los Angeles County Sheriff Robert Luna said. He was found dead in a van in Torrance after a traffic stop led to a standoff, Luna said.
Authorities found evidence in the van linking the suspect to both the Monterey Park shooting and another incident in the nearby city of Alhambra, Luna said.
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Photos of the suspect were issued by police during the manhunt
According to Los Angeles County Sheriff Robert Luna, seven of the ten injured people who survived Saturday night’s mass shooting at a Monterey Park, California, dance hall remained hospitalised Sunday evening.
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The surviving victims were not identified, and information about their conditions was unavailable. Initially, authorities stated that some of the survivors were in critical condition, while others had been stabilised.
The mass shooting is one of the deadliest in California’s history. The sheriff said the gunman is believed to have acted alone, and there were no other suspects.
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