The Latest Breaking News from Monterey Park

Doting aunt, dance-loving mother, ‘Mr Nice’: community mourns Monterey Park shooting victims

Family accounts tell an interwoven story about the hope of starting afresh in a new country and shared joy

The Guardian - US · Jan 26, 2023

Cities forge on to protect Lunar New Year celebrations after shootings

City leaders and Asian-American communities are mobilizing to protect Lunar New Year celebrations across the country after two separate mass shootings in California.

Tribune News Service · Jan 26, 2023

Chief defends delay telling public of mass shooter at-large

The police chief in the California city where 20 people were shot at a ballroom dance hall, 11 fatally, has defended his decision not to warn the public for hours that a killer was on the loose

The Independent UK · Jan 26, 2023

Eight days, 25 dead: California shaken by string of mass shootings

A series of four attacks have upended communities across the state, from a city to farming towns

The Guardian - US · Jan 25, 2023

Half Moon Bay shooting - live: Suspect Chunli Zhao who killed 7 at California mushroom farm bought gun legally

Half Moon Bay shooting unfolded less than two days after massacre in Monterey Park

The Independent UK · Jan 25, 2023

First Thing: Monterey Park shooter was a patron of dance hall he attacked

The 11 victims of the shooting have now been identified, with all except one being in their 60s and 70s. Plus, the rise of pre-date questionnaires

The Guardian - UK · Jan 25, 2023

Older suspects in California shootings defy typical mass shooter profile

Given the rarity of the subjects, researchers know relatively little about the older perpetrators of mass public shootings

The Guardian - US · Jan 25, 2023

At least 18 dead in 3 days after mass shootings in California devastate 2 communities

The shootings in Monterey Park and Half Moon Bay, two towns just hundreds of miles apart in California, share devastating similarities.

WEKU · Jan 25, 2023

Why police took hours to warn public that Monterey Park mass shooter was on the loose

LOS ANGELES — As the investigation into the Monterey Park mass shooting continues, police officials are facing scrutiny over how long it took them to notify the public that the gunman was still on the loose.

Los Angeles Times · Jan 25, 2023

Typical mass shooters are in their 20s and 30s – suspects in California's latest killings are far from that average

The two men who shot dead 18 people in separate incidents just days apart in California are the latest perpetrators in America’s long history of mass gun violence. But something about these public shootings, and the men held responsible, stands out.

The Conversation · Jan 25, 2023