The man who opened fire at a California dance venue during the Lunar New Year celebration has died from suicide after his vehicle was surrounded by cops, police said. The mass shooting on Sunday killed ten people and injured ten more.
The gunman tried to carry out another shooting at a separate club just minutes after the first one on Saturday night, but authorities said two watchers wrestled the man’s weapon away from him before any shots could be fired. He fled that scene.
Los Angeles County Sheriff Robert Luna identified the suspect as Huu Can Tran, who is a septuagenarian. He is said to have used a high-capacity magazine pistol to shoot up a ballroom dance venue popular with older patrons in Monterey Park, about 7 miles (11 km) east of downtown Los Angeles.
Investigators do not yet know the purpose of all of this, although gun violence is frequent in the United States. Luna apparently did not identify any of the victims but said the five men and five women appeared to be in their 50s, 60s, and beyond. The sheriff said the pistol Tran used appeared to be illegal in California. Because state laws ban any magazine holding more than 10 rounds, which is the one Tran seemingly used.