<Anchor> We
delivered the news yesterday (22nd) that there was a shooting incident near Los Angeles, USA.
As a result of the investigation, the suspect was known to be an Asian male in his 70s.
10 people died and 10 people were injured, but the Korean government said that no Korean casualties were confirmed.
Correspondent Nam Seung-mo will tell you about it locally.
<Reporter>
A white van surrounded by police armored vehicles.
A police SWAT team in a confrontation breaks a window and enters the vehicle.
The suspect was found dead in the driver's seat.
[Robert Luna/LA County Sheriff: The suspect suffered self-inflicted gunshot wounds and was determined dead at the scene.]
The suspect, 72-year-old Chinese man Hugh Cantran, was at a dance school in Monterey Park, a small town near LA, on the 21st, the night before New Year's Eve. entered and fired indiscriminately with a semi-automatic pistol with a large capacity magazine.
After the crime, the suspect moved to another dance school about 5 km away to commit an additional crime, but ran away when the weapon was taken away by a resident.
However, he did not escape certain police pursuits by using the white van as the vehicle of the suspect.
In this shooting, 10 people were killed and 10 injured, most of them are known to be Chinese in their 50s and 60s.
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs said there were no Korean casualties confirmed so far.
While the police are investigating the motive for the crime, including whether it was a hate crime, local media reported that the suspect's family tried to poison him. Reports are coming out.
[Judy Chu/Provincial Congressman of the case: What was the motive for this shooter?
Did he have a mental illness?
Was he a perpetrator of domestic violence?]
Three hours after the LA shooting, a shooting occurred at a nightclub in Louisiana, USA, where a back-to-school party was held, injuring 12 people.
(Video coverage: Oh Jung-sik, Video editing: Won-hee Won)