California Shooting: Hours After Shooter Kills 10 With 'Automatic Weapon', Cops Hunt For 'Asian Suspect'. Key Points

According to authorities, the shooter opened fire at a dance establishment in Monterey Park when the local community was celebrating Lunar New Year.

Law enforcement at the scene of a shooting on January 22, 2023 in Monterey Park, California.

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Ten individuals were murdered in a mass shooting late Saturday night in a community east of Los Angeles during a Lunar New Year party attended by hundreds of people, according to officials, news agency AFP reported.

Gun violence is a big problem in the United States, and episodes of gun violence occur on a regular basis. According to the Gun Violence Archive, over 43,000 incidences of gun violence occurred in the United States in 2020, resulting in over 110,000 deaths. This contains killings, mass shootings, and suicides.

Let us have a look at all the major developments that happened in this California shooting from the beginning:

• According to authorities, the shooter opened fire at a dance establishment in Monterey Park when the local community was celebrating Lunar New Year.
• Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department Captain Andrew Meyers said deputies responded to emergency calls at 10:20 p.m. Saturday and saw individuals spilling out of the building.
• Footage shared on social media showed rescue personnel transporting injured persons on stretchers to ambulances.
• The footage showed police guarding cordoned-off streets near the location of the shooting, which was alleged to have occurred at a dance club.
• Tens of thousands of people had congregated earlier in the day for the two-day Lunar New Year event, which is one of southern California's largest.
• According to the Los Angeles Times, Seung Won Choi, owner of a seafood BBQ restaurant near the incident, claimed three customers raced into his restaurant and urged him to shut the door.
• "Our hearts go out to those who lost loved ones tonight in our neighboring city, Monterey Park, where a mass shooting just occurred," Los Angeles City Controller Kenneth Mejia stated in a tweet.
• According to the newspaper, the owner was warned by those who took refuge in his property that there was a man with a machine gun in the vicinity.
• Monterey Park is home to over 61,000 people, the vast majority of whom are Asian or Asian American.
• According to the website Gun Violence Archive, a mass shooting occurs when four or more persons are shot or killed, not counting the perpetrator. Last year, there were 647 mass shootings in the United States, demonstrating the seriousness of the gun problem.