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Post by Admin on Jan 23, 2023 19:27:00 GMT
Four of the victims slain in the deadly shooting in California's Monterey Park have been identified by coroners.
Eleven people were killed in the shooting on Saturday, which also left nine people wounded at a dance studio.
The victims so far identified were three women and a man in their 50s and 60s. The other victims include three women and four men.
The suspected gunman was later found dead by police in a vehicle. Police have not revealed a motive.
Here's what we know about the victims.
Among the victims so far identified is My Nhan, a 65-year-old whose family members described her as a regular at the Monterey Park dance studio where the incident took place.
A family statement posted to Twitter by journalist Tiffany Liou - whose husband was Ms Nhan's nephew - said that her death is "still sinking in".
"She spent so many years going to the dance studio in Monterey Park on weekends," the statement said. "It's what she loved to do.
"But unfairly, Saturday was her last dance."
The family's statement also noted that Ms Nhan - who they affectionately called "MyMy" - was the first person killed in the shooting.
The other victims identified by authorities in California so far include Lilan Li, 63, Xiujan Yu, 57 and Valentino Alvero, 68.
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Post by Admin on Jan 24, 2023 1:31:08 GMT
Monterey Park, United States: The 72-year-old Asian immigrant who killed 11 people before shooting himself as police moved in on him was once a regular at the California dance club where America's latest gun massacre unfolded. Huu Can Tran used a semi-automatic pistol to spray bullets around the Star Ballroom Dance Studio in Monterey Park, an Asian-majority city near Los Angeles. AD Twenty minutes later, he was tackled and disarmed by a young worker at another dance club, before going on the run. As the small city tried to come to terms with the tragedy, which came as many in the Asian community were celebrating Lunar New Year, a picture of the suspect started to emerge. Tran, whose name is typically Vietnamese, emigrated to the United States from China, according to a marriage certificate his ex-wife showed CNN. The woman, who did not want to be named, told the network she had met Tran two decades ago at Star Ballroom Dance Studio, where he was a regular. The studio, whose website says it was founded in 1990, offers classes in all types of dance, from children's ballet to Latin steps to belly dancing. Tran's ex-wife says he introduced himself to her at the club, offering her free, informal lessons. The couple married a short time later, but the marriage did not last. She said Tran, who sometimes worked as a truck driver, was not violent, but could be impatient, especially if he felt he was being shown up, for example by her messing up a dance step. Court records cited by CNN show the couple were divorced in 2006. A man who said he had known Tran well in the late 2000s and early 2010s told the broadcaster he had been a regular at the dance studio at the time.
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Post by Admin on Jan 24, 2023 6:06:17 GMT
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Post by Admin on Jan 24, 2023 13:26:13 GMT
A 67-year-old man is in custody and accused of killing at least seven people in Half Moon Bay, California — the state’s second mass shooting in 48 hours. The sheriff says the suspect worked at the mushroom farm where investigators believe he took the lives of co-workers. NBC’s Miguel Almaguer reports for TODAY.
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Post by Admin on Jan 24, 2023 17:25:03 GMT
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