Ten killed in shooting near Los Angeles during Lunar New Year party

A man fatally shot 10 people and injured at least 10 others at a
ballroom dance hall during a Chinese Lunar New Year celebration
late on Saturday near Los Angeles before fleeing the scene, police
said, Trend reports
citing Reuters.

The shooter, still at large 12 hours after the attack in the
city of Monterey Park, was believed to be an Asian man between 30
and 50 years old based on descriptions from eyewitnesses, law
enforcement officials said.

“We need to get this person off the street as soon as possible,”
Los Angeles County Sheriff Robert Luna told reporters at a Sunday
morning news conference in Monterey Park, home to one of the
largest Asian American communities in the United States.

Earlier on Sunday morning, the sheriff’s department said it did
not know whether the attack was racially motivated. Five of the
victims were male and five were female, Luna said. Their identities
have not been made public.