Shooting

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Person seriously injured in Palmerston North incident, shooting ... (New Zealand Herald)

Police responded to an incident in Palmerston North last night which has left a person with serious injuries. A police spokesperson confirmed they received ...

The person has been transported to hospital in a serious condition. A police spokesperson confirmed they received a report at 9.30pm yesterday that a person had been injured on McGregor St in Palmerston North. Police responded to an incident in Palmerston North last night which has left a person with serious injuries.

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Police attend shooting in Los Angeles area, multiple casualties - LA ... (Reuters)

Police were attending a shooting in Monterey Park, California with multiple casualities on Saturday night, the Los Angeles Times reported, citing a law ...

Footage posted on social media showed injured people on stretchers being taken to ambulances by emergency staff. The shooting took place after 10 p.m. Register for free to Reuters and know the full story

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Multiple casualties, some fatalities, reported after shooting in ... (Los Angeles Times)

Police were responding to reports of a shooting that resulted in multiple casualties in Monterey Park on Saturday night, according to a law enforcement ...

He went to the scene of the shooting and saw one person being put on a stretcher. Tens of thousands had gathered Saturday for the start of a two-day festival, one of the largest Lunar New Year events in the region. But he said he saw that the festival had already been cleaned up for the day when he arrived. Earlier in the day, crowds were enjoying skewers and shopping for Chinese food and jewelry. near the site of a Chinese Lunar New Year celebration. The shooter, they said, had multiple rounds of ammunition on him, so that once his ammunition ran out he reloaded, Choi said.

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Reports of mass shooting following Chinese New Year celebrations ... (ABC News)

Police are attending a shooting in Monterey Park, California, that left multiple casualties, the Los Angeles Times reports, citing a law enforcement source.

The shooting took place after 10pm (4pm AEST) around the location of a Chinese Lunar New Year celebration held in Monterey Park, the newspaper reported. - The shooting took place after 10pm (4pm AEST) around the location of a Chinese Lunar New Year celebration held in Monterey Park Police are attending a shooting in Monterey Park in California following reports of multiple casualties, the Los Angeles Times says, citing a law enforcement source on Saturday night (local time).

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Multiple casualties after shooting during Chinese New Year ... (Sky News)

Footage shared online appears to show officers swarming the area and firefighters treating victims. Tens of thousands of people had gathered in the city on ...

So we're waiting really to get the first information of any kind from police on this shooting," she said. Footage shared online appears to show officers swarming the area and firefighters treating victims. Tens of thousands of people had gathered in the city on Saturday afternoon for one of the largest Chinese New Year celebrations in the area.

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Mass shooting at Lunar New Year festivities near Los Angeles (BNO News)

More than a dozen people have been shot in Monterey Park, just east of Los Angeles, while festivities were taking place for Chinese New Year, officials and ...

[@BNONews on Twitter](https://twitter.com/BNONews) as details become available. [Politics2 years ago ](https://bnonews.com/index.php/2020/09/watch-first-presidential-debate-between-donald-trump-and-joe-biden/) [Politics11 months ago ](https://bnonews.com/index.php/2022/02/watch-live-biden-delivers-statement-on-ukraine/) [US News11 months ago ](https://bnonews.com/index.php/2022/02/watch-helicopter-crashes-in-front-of-beachgoers-in-miami/) [Legal7 days ago ](https://bnonews.com/index.php/2023/01/child-8-shoots-relative-at-north-carolina-home/) [US News4 months ago ](https://bnonews.com/index.php/2022/09/mexico-earthquake-caused-waves-at-californias-death-valley/) [World4 days ago ](https://bnonews.com/index.php/2023/01/temperature-drops-to-62-7c-in-siberia/) [Legal17 hours ago ](https://bnonews.com/index.php/2023/01/woman-kills-husband-at-florida-hospital/) The suspect is still on the loose according to PD on scene. Two witnesses said they heard gunfire but initially assumed it was fireworks to mark the Lunar New Year. A possible motive for the shooting was not immediately known, but the incident happened while a New Year’s Eve party was taking place at Star Dance Studio. Police have yet to confirm the exact number of dead and injured.

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Several dead in mass shooting at Chinese New Year event in ... (India Today)

Several people have been shot dead after a gunman opened fire at a Chinese New Year party in Monterey Park, California.

Monterey Park is a city in Los Angeles county, around 7 miles (11 km) from downtown Los Angeles. Footage posted on social media showed emergency staff treating casualties on the scene and police guarding cordoned- off streets. The shooting took place after 10 pm (0600 GMT) around the location of a Chinese Lunar New Year celebration held in Monterey Park, the newspaper said.

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Shooting at Monterey Park Lunar New Year event investigated (The Pasadena Star-News)

Freelance news organization RMG News reported it happened around 10:30 p.m. apparently during a Lunar New Year celebration of the “Year of the Rabbit” downtown ...

I am in a state of shock, heartbreak and devastation. Monterey Park is home to one of the largest Asian communities in Los Angeles County and many were out celebrating the Lunar New Year. We stand ready to lend our support during this difficult time as we wait for more confirmed details of an alleged mass shooting incident. About 65 percent of its residents are Asian and many would be celebrating Lunar New Year, which is the most important annual holiday in China. Nearby agencies were assisting the Monterey Park police and fire departments. Garvey Ave., near the intersection of Garvey and Garfield avenues.

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Multiple Dead in Shooting in Monterey Park, Calif. (The New York Times)

The attack took place in a city just east of Los Angeles that had held public festivities on Saturday to celebrate the Lunar New Year.

Monterey Park, with a population of around 60,000 people, is around 65 percent Asian American and 27 percent Hispanic or Latino, according to government data. The suspected shooter was a man, the sheriff’s department said, but it did not say whether he was in custody or still at large. The The shooting occurred around 10:20 p.m. Police officers were responding to a shooting in Monterey Park, Calif., in a neighborhood that had held festivities on the eve of the Lunar New Year. At least 10 people were killed in a shooting late Saturday in Monterey Park, Calif., just east of Los Angeles, the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department said.

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Shooting reported after lunar new year festival near Los Angeles (The Guardian)

People speak of shooter with machine gun as police respond to incident in Monterey Park, which has large Asian population.

Choi said he believed the shooting took place at a dance club. The shooter was male, Boese said early on Sunday. The people told Choi there was a shooter with a machine gun who had multiple rounds of ammunition on him so he could reload.

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Multiple casualties reported in Los Angeles area shooting - LA Times (RNZ)

Police are attending a shooting in Monterey Park, California with multiple casualties, the Los Angeles Times reports, citing a law enforcement source.

Footage posted on social media showed injured people on stretchers being taken to ambulances by emergency staff. The shooting took place after 10pm local time (7pm NZT) around the location of a Chinese Lunar New Year celebration held in Monterey Park, the newspaper said. Police are attending a shooting in Monterey Park, California with multiple casualties, the Los Angeles Times reports, citing a law enforcement source.

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Police respond after shooting reported in Monterey Park, California (Stuff.co.nz)

Dozens of police officers were responding to the shooting, which occurred after a large Lunar New Year celebration had ended in a community east of Los ...

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Monterey Park: Several people shot near Los Angeles - reports (BBC News)

Police in California are responding to a shooting that has left several people injured, according to US media reports. The incident happened in Monterey ...

You can also get in touch in the following ways: Please include your name, age and location with any submission. [terms & conditions](http://www.bbc.co.uk/usingthebbc/terms/)and [privacy policy](http://www.bbc.co.uk/usingthebbc/privacy-policy/) [told the Los Angeles Times](https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2023-01-22/la-me-monterey-park-mass-shooting) that three people ran into his restaurant and told him to lock the door as there was a man with a machine gun in the area. Nine people have died following a shooting at a business premises in the Californian city of Monterey Park, police said. Videos on social media showed a large police presence in the city, which is located about eight miles (13km) east of Los Angeles.

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Nine people have been killed in a shooting near LA after a Lunar ... (NPR)

Nine people were killed in a mass shooting late Saturday in a city east of Los Angeles following a Lunar New Year celebration that attracted thousands, ...

Choi said he believes the shooting took place at a dance club. Bob Boese of the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department said early Sunday that the shooting occurred at a business on Garvey Ave in Monterey Park. The shooter is a male, Boese said.

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9 killed in mass shooting after Lunar New Year festival in Monterey ... (Stuff.co.nz)

Dozens of police officers responded to the shooting in Monterey Park, California, a city with a large Asian population near Los Angeles.

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Police: Gunman on the loose after killing 10 near Los Angeles (Politico)

MONTEREY PARK, Calif. — A gunman killed 10 people and wounded 10 others at a Los Angeles-area ballroom dance club following a Lunar New Year celebration, ...

The shooting occurred near where thousands of people had attended a Lunar New Year celebration. Choi said he believes the shooting took place at a dance club. He said the 10 people died at the scene in the city of Monterey Park. The latest violence comes two months after five people were killed at a Colorado Springs nightclub. Meyer said people were “pouring out of the location screaming” when officers arrived on the scene at around 10:30 p.m. Andrew Meyer of the Los Angeles Sheriff’s Department said Sunday that the wounded were taken to hospitals and their conditions range from stable to critical.

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10 people have been killed in a shooting near LA after a Lunar New ... (NPR)

The gunfire was reported around 10:22 p.m. local time inside a Chinese-owned ballroom dance studio on West Garvey Avenue in Monterey Park. Local police arrived ...

The attack occurred at the end of the first day of a two-day street festival to celebrate Lunar New Year. Meyer did not give further details about the shooter or possible motive. At least 10 people were killed and 10 others were wounded in a shooting Saturday evening in a city east of Los Angeles, the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department said.

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Multiple casualties reported in Los Angeles area shooting (RNZ)

The mass shooting took place at a ballroom dance venue in Monterey Park, California, late on Saturday, as residents in the predominantly Asian American city ...

The shooting took place after 10pm local time (7pm NZT) around the location of a Chinese Lunar New Year celebration held in Monterey Park, US media reported. Around the scene of the shooting police guarded cordoned-off streets, the video showed. Ten people were killed in a mass shooting at a ballroom dance venue in Monterey Park, California, late on Saturday, as residents in the predominantly Asian American city were celebrating the Chinese Lunar New Year, police say.

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At Least 10 Killed In Mass Shooting Near Los Angeles—Police Say ... (Forbes)

At least 10 people were killed in a mass shooting at a ballroom dance club in the Los Angeles area on Saturday night, police officials said, making it the ...

The Monterey Park shooting is the deadliest incident of 2023 so far, outpacing a [shooting in Utah](https://www.cnn.com/2023/01/05/us/enoch-city-utah-home-shooting/index.html) that killed eight. We are monitoring the situation closely.” Our hearts mourn as we learn more about the devastating acts of last night. [statement](https://twitter.com/GavinNewsom/status/1617178780895956994) issued on Twitter, California Governor Gavin Newsom said: “Monterey Park should have had a night of joyful celebration of the Lunar New Year. The mass shooting took place around 10:30 p.m. These include 36 mass shootings, which the Gun Violence Archive defines as incidents where four or more people were killed or injured, not including the shooter.

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Monterey Park shooting: 10 killed and more injured in shooting near ... (BBC News)

Ten people have died following a shooting at a ballroom dance studio in the Californian city of Monterey Park, near Los Angeles, police said.

You can also get in touch in the following ways: "I thought maybe it had something to do with Lunar New Year," Tony Lai, 35, told the Associated Press. Please include your name, age and location with any submission. He gave no details about the weapon used but said the suspect may have fled in a white van. "We believe that there's an incident that may be related," Sheriff Luna said. No one was injured at that location. The attack is one of the worst shootings in California's modern history - the deadliest was in 1984, when a gunman killed 21 people at a McDonald's restaurant in San Ysidro, near San Diego. Dozens of witnesses are being interviewed. Others who were in the area at the time of the attack said they heard sounds they thought were fireworks. The celebration is one of the largest in California and attracted tens of thousands of people throughout the day. There is a large police presence in the city - which is about seven miles (11km) east of downtown Los Angeles - and much of the area near the dance studio has been sealed off. The gunman opened fire on a busy dance studio in the downtown area of the city.

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Manhunt after gunman kills 10 in mass shooting near LA (Stuff.co.nz)

Ten more people were injured - some critically - after the shooting occurred at a ballroom dance club in the US, following a Lunar New Year celebration.

A police car was parked near a large banner that proclaimed "Happy Year of the Rabbit!" An Associated Press/USA Today database on mass killings in the U.S. On Saturday, its website said it was hosting an event called "Star Night" from 8pm to 11:30pm. Then 20 to 30 minutes later, a man with a gun entered the Lai Lai Ballroom in nearby Alhambra. I thought maybe it had something to do with Lunar New Year," he said. But they did release a photo showing an Asian man wearing glasses and a winter hat. Other cities sent extra officers to watch over the celebrations. "We believe there is a person inside of that vehicle. "I thought maybe it was fireworks. We don't know their condition, but we're going to handle that in safest manner that we possibly can and try and identify that person. He likely tried and failed to target a second dance hall, authorities said. Police surrounded the van with tactical vehicles and bomb squad trucks for hours before going in.

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What we know about the Monterey Park mass shooting (Axios)

Driving the news: The shooting took place at a ballroom dance studio around 10:22 p.m. Saturday night, and the suspected shooter remains at large, Capt. Andrew ...

This tremendous act of violence, on one of the most important days of the year for many Asian Americans, at a place where Asian American families come to gather and celebrate, is sending shockwaves through our community." - "I want to assure the community of Monterey Park and the broader area that we will support you in every way we can," Biden said. "After a day of celebration, we are waking up to a nightmare... this year, per the State of play: President Biden on Sunday evening ordered the U.S. Zoom in: Monterey Park was hosting a two-day Lunar New Year celebration this weekend. [statement](https://twitter.com/StopAAPIHate/status/1617221230805016577) Sunday, calling the shooting "devastating beyond words." [tweeted](https://twitter.com/MayorOfLA/status/1617181942532784129), "Families deserve to celebrate the holidays in peace — mass shootings and gun violence are a plague on our communities." - "It is horrible that such a thing could occur at a time of celebration for so many in the AAPI community and in the Asian community worldwide," she said. [released photos](https://twitter.com/LACoSheriff/status/1617241146710962178)earlier Sunday of the suspected shooter, whom they said was an Asian man they described as "armed and dangerous," as law enforcement investigated the other incident in Alhambra. [two civilians disarmed](https://www.axios.com/2023/01/23/california-shooting-montery-park-alhambra-heroes)the suspect. [mass shooting](https://www.axios.com/2017/12/15/deadliest-mass-shootings-modern-us-history) in Monterey Park, California, a [majority Asian American](https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2023-01-22/la-me-monterey-park-mass-shooting) city east of Los Angeles, left 10 people dead and 10 others injured on the eve of Lunar New Year Saturday night, local authorities said.

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List of Mass Shootings in the U.S. Continues to Grow (The New York Times)

The shooting in Monterey Park, Calif., is the deadliest in the United States since the Uvalde massacre last year.

The violence involved several shootings and carjackings over the course of the day. A 21-year-old was taken into custody several hours later. The gunman was found dead, apparently from a self-inflicted gunshot wound, according to the police. [in Highland Park](https://www.nytimes.com/live/2022/07/04/us/highland-park-shooting-july-4-parade#highland-park-parade-shooting), a suburb north of Chicago, during a Fourth of July parade. [opened fire in a garage](https://www.nytimes.com/2022/11/14/us/uva-shooting-lockdown.html) after a field trip to see a play in Washington. The [an hourslong manhunt for a 19-year-old gunman](https://www.nytimes.com/2022/09/07/us/memphis-shooter.html) who killed four people while streaming some of the violence on Facebook Live. nightclub](https://www.nytimes.com/2022/11/20/us/colorado-springs-shooting.html). [killed five people](https://www.nytimes.com/2022/10/13/us/raleigh-shooting.html), including an off-duty police officer, and wounded two others. [opened fire in a break room](https://www.nytimes.com/2022/11/23/us/walmart-shooting.html) as the store was preparing to close for the night, killing six people, the authorities said. [gunmen killed six people in Tulare County, Calif.](https://www.nytimes.com/2023/01/16/us/shooting-goshen-california.html), including a 16-year-old and her 10-month-old child, in a shooting that the police said was probably gang-related. [Gun Violence Archive](https://www.gunviolencearchive.org/), a nonprofit research group, defines a mass shooting as involving at least four people killed or injured.

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LA mass shooting kills ten with gunman still on loose (Financial Times)

Incident occurs on first day of lunar new year celebrations, but police say it's too early to label as hate crime.

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