China News Service, January 24 (Xinhua) Comprehensive foreign media reports, on the 23rd local time, the Los Angeles County police in California, USA stated that in the shooting incident in Monterey Park, one injured person died of his injuries, making the incident a serious one. The death toll rose to 11.

Los Angeles County Sheriff Robert Luna (Robert Luna) confirmed that the gunman has committed suicide and the police are looking for a motive for the crime.

"Was this planned long ago?"

　　According to CNN, Luna said at a press conference on the 23rd that the suspect used a high-capacity magazine pistol and fired a total of 42 rounds.

Investigators have yet to determine a motive for the shooter but will consider any criminal or mental illness history.

　　"Was this (the suspect's) planned? On that day? What drove a madman to do this?" Luna said.

"We're going to find out. ... It's very disturbing ... How can you think anyone would do something like this? Horrible!"

　　According to reports, the FBI, the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives and the Los Angeles County District Attorney's Office are jointly assisting in the investigation.

　　Luna said that investigators had searched the suspect's home on the 23rd, and they found a rifle, various electronic devices and hundreds of rounds of ammunition, and also found that the gunman tried to make a "gun silencer" by himself.

Additionally, the shooter had previous convictions for illegal possession of firearms in 1990.

　　The Los Angeles County Coroner's Office released the identities of two of the victims on the 23rd and determined that all but one of the victims were 60 years old or older.

But police have not yet released the names of the three other women and five men killed in the attack.

tragedy and mourning

　　According to previous reports, on the evening of the 21st local time, gunmen opened fire in a dance hall in Monterey Park, killing 10 people on the spot.

The police later identified the suspect as 72-year-old Huu Can Tran and released his photo.

On the 22nd, the police locked the suspect's vehicle and confronted the suspect in Torrance, another city in Los Angeles County, and found that he had shot himself to death.

　　Tran used to be a regular at the Monterey Park ballroom, where he taught informal dance lessons and met his ex-wife, three sources who knew Tran said.

　　Tran married in 2001 and divorced five years later, citing irreconcilable differences, Los Angeles Superior Court records show.

The couple has no children, no joint property, and neither party is required to pay alimony.

　　In memory of the victims of the shooting, US President Biden ordered the White House and other federal government buildings to lower their flags at half-staff on the 22nd.

United Nations Secretary-General Guterres also issued a statement through his spokesperson on the 23rd, saying that he was shocked and saddened by the shooting incident in Monterey Park and wished the wounded a speedy recovery.

　　After the shooting incident, the Chinese Consulate General in Los Angeles has been in close contact with the local police and relevant departments. It is currently confirmed that a Chinese citizen was unfortunately killed in the incident.

The Consulate General is working with relevant departments in China and the United States to fully assist in dealing with the aftermath.

　　The Chinese embassy and consulates in the United States have flown their flags at half-staff. The Chinese consulate general in Los Angeles has expressed condolences to the local Chinese community and reminded Chinese citizens in the consular district to raise risk awareness, strengthen security precautions, and ensure their own safety.

　　At the time of the incident, Lunar New Year celebrations were being held nearby, attracting tens of thousands of people.

According to US media, this is the worst mass shooting in Los Angeles County since 2008 and the fifth mass shooting in the United States since 2023.