US:10 dead in California shooting at Chinese New Year party

In USA, at least 10  people have died and at least 10 others been wounded in a mass shooting in a largely Asian city in southern California, law enforcement said Sunday, with the suspect still at large hours later, where a crowd of tens of thousands were celebrating the Chinese Lunar New Year, Captain Andrew Meyer of the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department said wounded - some in critical condition - were taken to hospitals. The gunman opened fire at a dance venue in Monterey Park. Visuals from the scene that have surfaced on social media show a deserted crossroad with one section cordoned off and police sirens in the background.

10 Killed In California Shooting After Chinese New Year Party#ChineseNewYear #California #MontereyPark #ChineseNewYear2023 pic.twitter.com/vdg3LWtXeg

— SHARON MATHEW (@yugensoul) January 22, 2023

The Los Angeles Times reported that Seung Won Choi, who owns a seafood barbecue restaurant near the scene said three people had run into his restaurant and told him to lock the door.Monterey Park, is home to around 61,000 people, the majority of them Asian or Asian American.

#UltimoMinuto - TIROTEO MASIVO EN MONTERREY PARK, LOS ÁNGELES, CA

Información preliminar da a conocer 10 Muertos y 9 heridos en tiroteo masivo que sucedió poco antes de la media noche en Los Angeles, CA. El número de decesos podría aumentar ya que hay heridos de gravedad. pic.twitter.com/atHZKOKGHy

— Geo Gonzalez (@GeoGonzalezES) January 22, 2023

Gun violence is a huge problem in the United States, which saw 647 mass shootings last year, according to the Gun Violence Archive website, defined as an incident with four or more people shot or killed, not including the shooter.