01:43 PM
Sunday, January 22, 2023
Washington – (BBC):
Nine people were killed following a shooting at the headquarters of a company in Monterey Park, California.
The police did not disclose the number of injured and whether any arrests were made.
Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department said the suspect in the shooting was a man.
The accident occurred in Monterey Park, 13 km east of Los Angeles, just after 10:00 p.m. local time.
Thousands had gathered in the city for the Lunar New Year festival in Monterey Park.
Video footage on social media showed a heavy police presence in the area.
An eyewitness told the Los Angeles Times that three people ran into his restaurant and told him to close the door because someone with a machine gun was in the area.
The annual Lunar New Year celebrations attracted more than 100,000 visitors.
The festivities were scheduled to end at nine o’clock on Saturday evening local time.
About 600,000 people live in the Monterey Park area, and there is a large Asian community living in the area.
