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Lead] The number of people killed in the mass shooting in Los Angeles has risen to 11.
The suspect, an Asian man in his 70s, took his own life before being caught by the police.
Correspondent Kim Yun-soo reports.
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On the night of the 21st, the suspect who opened fire at a ballroom in Monterey Park, Los Angeles, USA, was Hugh Cantran, a 72-year-old Asian man.
Police investigation revealed that after the first crime, he moved to another ballroom about 5 km away to commit an additional crime, but ran away when his weapon was taken away by two citizens.
[Brandon Tay/Second Offense Restraint Civilian: While arguing, he took the gun and pushed it away.
I pointed a gun at the suspect and scared him.]
Later, after the police identified the vehicle and chased it, the vehicle was found in a shopping mall parking lot, but the suspect was found dead in the car.
[Robert Luna/LA County Sheriff: The suspect suffered a self-inflicted gunshot wound and was judged dead at the scene.]
Most of the 20 casualties are known to be Chinese in their 50s and 60s, but one additional injured person died, bringing the death toll to 11. increased in number.
Our Ministry of Foreign Affairs said there were no Korean casualties confirmed so far.
The police are investigating whether the crime was caused by resentment, considering that the suspect often went to the ballroom.
Acquaintances are known to have testified that the suspect recently visited the police station, saying that his family was trying to poison him, and that on the day of the accident, he was angry that only his wife was invited to a ballroom event.
Local residents canceled all scheduled Lunar New Year events and paid tribute to the victims.
(Video coverage: Oh Jung-sik)