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The 11 victims who died from the shooting that occurred Saturday night in a dance hall in the city of Monterey Park were between 50 and 70 years old.The Los Angeles County Coroner’s Office reported Monday.
The death toll increased to 11 this Monday after confirming the death of one of the people who was injuredwithout identifying if it was a man or a woman.
Among those killed in the shooting were five men and five women. Authorities said Monday that the youngest was 50 years old, while three 70-year-old men were the oldest..
As of this Monday morning, the Coroner’s Office It has only identified two of the dead: My Nhan, 65 years old; and Lilan Li, 63 years old.
In the city of Monterey Park, a vigil was being planned for Monday night in memory of the 11 deceased.
The vigil is scheduled for 7:00 p.m. at City Hall in Monterey Park, at 320 W. Newmark Ave. People can attend with flowers or candles.
Investigators are continuing their investigation to try to discover the motive that led Huu Can Tran, a 72-year-old man from Hemet, to enter a dance hall to shoot the attendees of a Lunar New Year celebration.
At noon this Sunday, Tran was located aboard a white cargo van in the parking lot of a Torrance shopping center. As law enforcement surrounded the vehicle, officers heard a gunshot report and found the suspect’s body lying on the steering wheel with a self-inflicted gunshot..
More details about Tran were released Monday in a description of what his movements might have been between the Monterey Park shooting and the dance studio in Alhambra, two miles away, where he also attempted to enter with a firearm. but was disarmed by a couple of passersby.
During the celebration in the second room, the Lai Lai Ballroom & Studio, in Alhambra, sponsor Brandon Tsay told ABC he heard the front door close behind him. Apparently, Tran went to this place after the shooting in Monterey Park.
“That’s when I turned around and saw that there was an Asian man with a gun. My first thought was that he was going to die here, this is it,” Tsay recounted.
The sponsor lunged at Tran and took the gun during the confrontation as the assailant tried to take the gun from him with blows to the face and back of the head.
Finally, Tsay took the gun from him and threw Tran out of the place..
When Tran’s body was found in the white van, a different handgun was recovered, along with other evidence linking him to the Monterey Park shooting, authorities said.
However, until now it is still unknown what was the reason for the shooting to occur.
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