Multiple people were killed in a shooting at a ballroom dance club in Monterey Park, Calif., last weekend, officials said.
At approximately 10:22 p.m. local time Saturday night, officers at the Monterey Park Police Department responded to a 911 call about the shooting, the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department (LASD) said in a press release early Sunday morning.
Ten victims were pronounced dead at the scene, and another 10 victims were taken to local hospitals in conditions ranging from stable to critical, the release said.
Authorities said the perpetrator “had fled the scene and remains conspicuous.” Lt. Andrew Meyer of the Los Angeles Sheriff’s Department identified the suspect as a man, but did not provide other details about the perpetrator, according to the Associated Press.
“As long as the suspect knows any of the victims, it’s too early for an investigation to know that,” Meyer said at a news conference, according to NBC News, to find out what the shooter’s motives were. It is too early, he added.
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The shoot took place during a crowded Lunar New Year festival in Monterey Park, a small city east of Los Angeles with a large Asian population.
According to the city’s website, the two-day event features “food booths with a wide variety of delicious items, amusement park rides, and plenty of live entertainment.”
The event was canceled on Sunday out of respect and “out of caution” for the victims, Monterey Park Police Chief Scott Wease said at a press conference, according to NBC News.
The LASD Homicide Division is currently working closely with the Monterey Park Police Department, the California Governor’s Department of Emergency Services, the FBI Los Angeles Field Office, and many other law enforcement agencies to uncover more information about the mass shooting. , a police statement said.
If you have information about this case, please contact the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department Homicide Division at (323) 890-5500.
