Seung Won Choi, who owns the Clam House seafood barbecue restaurant across the street from where the shooting happened, said three people rushed into his restaurant and told him to lock the door. They told him that there was a man with a machine gun in the area.
The people also told Choi that the shooter had multiple rounds of ammunition on him, so that once his ammunition ran out, the shooter reloaded.
Choi said he believes the shooting took place at a dance club in the area.
The shooting took place sometime after 10 p.m. near the site of a Chinese Lunar New Year celebration. Tens of thousands had gathered Saturday for the start of a two-day festival, one of the largest Lunar New Year events in the region.
John, 27, who declined to give his last name, lives near the shooting site. He got home around 10 p.m. and heard about 4 or 5 gunshots, he said. Then he heard police cruisers “smashing” down the street. He went downstairs at around 11:20 p.m. to see if the shooting occurred at the New Year festival.
Police surrounded the van with tactical vehicles and bomb squad trucks for hours before going in. A person’s body appeared to be slumped over the wheel, but authorities did not immediately identify the person in the van.
Los Angeles County Sheriff Robert Luna previously released photos of an Asian man who was believed to be the suspect, but he did not release the man’s name.
BREAKING: Ooops! Asian Man Suspected in Monterey Park Mass Shooting Found Dead in White Van
An Asian man suspected in the mass shooting in Monterey Park, Calif., that killed 10 was surrounded by police in Torrance, about 22 miles from Alhambra, where there was another incident that police believe was connected to the Monterey Park shootings.
The man was found in a white van slumped over at the steering wheel dead.
Associated Press:
Saves a lot of time and money if this was actually the shooter.
Latest I saw was that the shooting was over a domestic dispute, and the shooter, an Asian-American, may have committed suicide when found by police.Bunch of douche nozzles.
Schumer, Schiff, other liberals blame Monterey Park shooting on 'bigotry' before facts come out
Before all details were known on the identity of the gunman who shot and killed 10 people in Monterey Park on Saturday evening, some Twitter users were quick to blame white supremacy.www.foxnews.com
He was white made up like Japneee.so much for angry young white males
Bunch of douche nozzles.
Was 72-year-old Huu Can Tran, a former trucker. All the victims were in their 50's, 60's and 70's.Latest I saw was that the shooting was over a domestic dispute, and the shooter, an Asian-American, may have committed suicide when found by police.