angelIn a terrifying turn of events, nine people were killed in a mass shooting at a Chinese New Year celebration in Monterey Park, California, according to a Reuters report. Sgt. Bob Bose of the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department said the shooting occurred at 10:22 p.m. and occurred at a business on Garvey Avenue in Monterey Park. Boes was quoted as saying by PTI in the early hours of Sunday that the shooter is a male.
For several hours after dozens of police officers responded to reports of the shooting, officials did not provide any information.
Monterey Park is a city of approximately 60,000 people with a large Asian population approximately 16 kilometers from downtown Los Angeles.
Seung Won Choi, who owns the Clam House Seafood Barbecue restaurant across the street from where the shooting took place, told the Los Angles Times that three men broke into his business and asked him to lock the door.
People also told Choi that there was a shooter with a machine gun who had several rounds of ammunition so he could reload. Choi said he believed the shooting took place at a dance club.
Saturday marked the beginning of a two-day celebration, one of the largest Lunar New Year events in Southern California.
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(with agency inputs)