Authorities in California say they are investigating the possibility that a male suspect believed to have shot and killed 10 people at a dance studio during a Lunar New Years celebration may have entered a second dance hall nearby about 30 minutes later where an attack was thrwarted
Two police vehicles are seen near a building where a shooting occurred in Monterey Park, Calif., Sunday, Jan. 22, 2023. Nine people were killed in a mass shooting late Saturday in a city east of Los Angeles following a Lunar New Year celebration that attracted thousands, police said. MONTEREY PARK, Calif.
When officers arrived at the studio around 10:30 p.m., people were “pouring out of the location screaming,” Meyer said. He said officers then went into the ballroom and found victims as firefighters treated the wounded. Two days of festivities, which have been attended by as many as 100,000 people in past years, were planned. But officials canceled Sunday’s events following the shooting.
Attorney General Merrick Garland was also briefed, Justice Department spokesperson Dena Iverson said.
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