'Could have been much worse': Monterey Park gunman disarmed by 'heroes' at second dance studio, sheriff says

Author: Editors Desk Source: USA Today

January 23, 2023 at 06:42

Media wait outside the Civic Center in Monterey Park, Calif., Sunday, Jan. 22, 2023. At least 10 people were killed and 10 others wounded in a shooting rampage at the Star Ballroom Dance Studio after a Lunar New Year celebration on Saturday, Jan. 21, 2023

Tran was likely intending to shoot more people when he entered Lai Lai Ballroom & Dance, according to Luna.

Two brave community members disarmed the Monterey Park, California, mass shooting suspect at a second dance studio after the deadly rampage and prevented further carnage, authorities said Sunday evening.

What to know: About 20 to 30 minutes after the suspected gunman killed 10 people at Star Ballroom Dance Studio in Monterey Park, California, 72-year-old Huu Can Tran entered Lai Lai Ballroom & Dance Studio in Alhambra, California, with a gun and likely intending to shoot again, according to Los Angeles County Sheriff Robert Luna. Two individuals at Lai Lai wrestled the firearm from the suspect, and he fled in a white van, according to Luna.

What police say: Tran was discovered in a white van in the nearby town of Torrance, California, where authorities found him dead of a self-inflicted gunshot. The two individuals who disarmed the gunman prevented additional carnage, Luna said. "He was disarmed by two community members who I consider heroes because they saved lives. This could have been much worse."

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