The Ministry of Foreign Affairs said that there were no Korean victims of a mass shooting that took place near Los Angeles, a western city in the United States.
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs said, "So far, there has been no damage to our citizens that has been reported through our diplomatic missions or local Korean associations."
Last night (22nd) local time, a shooting occurred at a dance school in Monterey Park, a small town in Los Angeles County, killing five men and five women, according to local media.
Monterey Park is a small city with a large Chinese and Asian population.
The Los Angeles County Sheriff's Office announced that the suspect in the shooting was an Asian man in his 70s named Hugh Cantran.