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Nine people were killed in a mass shooting in Monterey Park, Calif. late Saturday, the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department said in a press release.
The incident took place at around 10:22 p.m. local time (1:22 a.m. ET), the statement said. It didn’t say if other people had been injured.
Sgt. Bob Boese of the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department told the Associated Press that the shooter is a male.
It was unclear if the suspect was in custody.
The shooting got here after hundreds of individuals had gathered for a Lunar Recent Yr Festival within the small city around 10 miles east of Los Angeles of about 60,000 individuals with a big Asian population.
The 2-day event features “food booths with various forms of delectable items, amusement rides, and a number of live entertainment,” in line with town’s website.
Police and fire units could possibly be seen swarming the realm in video posted to social media. Others showed victims being transferred to ambulances.
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