At least nine people have died in a mass shooting in a city east of Los Angeles following a Chinese New Year celebration that attracted thousands. Police said the shooting happened at a business premises in Monterey Park, a city of about 60,000 people with a large Asian population that is about 10 miles from central LA.
The shooting, which happened on Garvey Avenue, was reported at 10.22pm local time – 6.22am on Sunday in the UK, Sergeant Bob Boese of the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department said. It came as people celebrated the Lunar New Year with initial reports saying nine people have died and nine are injured, with the lone male gunman still on the run, reports The Mirror.
Sgt Boese confirmed that the gunman was male, however he did not confirm the reports of the assailant being at large. No further information was given about whether he was still being sought, had been captured or was among those who had been killed.
