Breaking
California gunman found dead in van after killing 10 in Chinese New Year mass shooting
The suspected gunman is identified as 72-year-old Huu Can Tran. Los Angeles County Sheriff Robert Luna says Tran fatally shot himself in his van as police closed in.
Ian Collier
News reporter
Monday 23 January 2023 01:44, UK
Why you can trust Sky News
A suspected gunman who killed 10 people in a Chinese New Year mass shooting in California has been found dead.
At around 1.10pm (9.10pm UK time) officers searching for a suspect found a body in the driver’s seat of a van.
Sponsored link
Recommended byWhat is Outbrain
DailyHealthMD
And at a news conference, Los Angeles County Sheriff Robert Luna confirmed the body was that of the gunman.
Sheriff Luna said the suspect, 72-year-old Huu Can Tran, died of a self-inflicted gunshot wound “as officers closed in”.
He said when when officers searched the van they recovered “several pieces of evidence” related to the Monterey Park scene and a second scene in Alhambra.
A handgun was also recovered.
Police had been searching for a suspect since around 10.20pm on Saturday (6.20am UK time) after the gun attack at a ballroom dance studio in Monterey Park – a city just east of Los Angeles.
MORE ON CALIFORNIA
Police vehicles surround a white van they believe linked with the Monterey Park shooting suspect
California mass shooting: Police hold news conference after 10 killed in attack | Live updates
Screenshot from a viodeo shows emergency responders assisting a person to an ambulance following a shooting at Monterey Park, California, U.S. January 22, 2023. TNLA/Handout via REUTERS
California shooting: Ten people killed in gun attack during Chinese New Year celebrations
Buzz Aldrin and Dr Anca Faur at their wedding. Pic: @TheRealBuzz/Twitter
Over the moon! Buzz Aldrin announces marriage to ‘long-time love’ on 93rd birthday
Related Topics:
California
At least another 10 people were injured during the incident and were taken to hospital for treatment, with their conditions ranging from critical to stable.
Videos posted online showed officers swarming the area, firefighters attending to injured people and victims on stretchers being put into ambulances.
Sheriff Luna said around 30 minutes later, a man with a gun entered the Lai Lai Ballroom in nearby Alhambra.
The suspect entered the Alhambra club with a gun, and people wrested the weapon away from him before he fled, he added.
Tens of thousands of people had gathered in the city for a two-day festival, which is considered one of the largest Lunar New Year celebrations in the region.
