A person discovered inside a white van linked to a Lunar New 12 months bloodbath that left 10 individuals lifeless and 10 others injured in Southern California was discovered lifeless Sunday afternoon from what authorities say was a self-inflicted gunshot wound.
Regulation enforcement sources advised Fox Information that the person shot himself and died following a police standoff with a “barricaded suspect” in a van in Torrance, situated roughly 30 miles southwest of Monterey Park, the place Saturday’s taking pictures unfolded.
A van is surrounded by SWAT personnel in Torrance, California, Sunday, Jan. 22, 2023. A mass taking pictures befell at a dance membership following a Lunar New 12 months celebration Saturday, setting off a manhunt for the suspect. (AP Picture / Damian Dovarganes)
No extra particulars had been instantly out there.
“I wish to handle additionally that there’s a tactical incident that is occurring within the metropolis of Torrance,” Los Angeles County Sheriff Robert Luna stated throughout an earlier press briefing. “Individuals have requested is that your suspect? We do not know.”
“It is a barricaded suspect scenario. We’re working with one in every of our associate companies, the Torrance Police Division, to resolve that. We imagine there’s a individual inside that car.”
These images present the suspected Monterey Park mass shooter. (LASD)
Luna stated that police had been working to resolve the standoff within the “most secure method” and that the individual contained in the van may “probably” be the mass taking pictures suspect.
Native reviews later Sunday said {that a} physique was reportedly discovered contained in the van.
“A physique has been discovered contained in the white van that allegedly belonged to the Monterey Park mass taking pictures suspect,” Bryan Hernandez, a producer with Information Channel 3-12, reported on Twitter.
Officers confirmed that 10 individuals had been killed and not less than 10 others had been injured and brought to native hospitals after a person opened hearth on individuals shortly after festivities for the Lunar New 12 months wrapped up within the metropolis on Saturday. The taking pictures was carried out at Star Ballroom Dance Studio on West Garvey Avenue at about 10:22 p.m., in line with authorities.
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The victims embrace 5 males and 5 girls and had been all “in all probability” of Asian descent, in line with Luna.
Monterey Park is situated about 10 miles from downtown Los Angeles and has a couple of 65% Asian-American inhabitants, the L.A. Instances reported. Authorities described the suspect earlier Sunday as an Asian male between the ages of 30 and 50, they however didn’t launch extra data or a possible motive for the taking pictures.
The sheriff’s workplace launched the primary images of the suspect on Sunday, exhibiting a person who stands at about 5 ft 10 inches tall and weighs 150 kilos. He was carrying a hat, glasses and a winter coat within the images launched by authorities. They stated they had been withholding the suspect’s identify.
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A police officer will get out of his car close to a ballroom dance membership in Monterey Park, California, Sunday, Jan. 22, 2023. A mass taking pictures befell on the dance membership following a Lunar New 12 months celebration, setting off a manhunt for the suspect. (AP Picture / Jae C. Hong)
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A police car is seen close to the scene the place a taking pictures befell in Monterey Park, California, Sunday, Jan. 22, 2023. Dozens of law enforcement officials responded to reviews of a taking pictures that occurred after a big Lunar New 12 months celebration had led to a group east of Los Angeles late Saturday. (AP Picture / Jae C. Hong)
The suspect fled the scene following the taking pictures.
