LOS ANGELES COUNTY, CA. (THECOUNT) — At least ten people were fatally shot Saturday night in in Monterey Park, California, a city about 10 miles from downtown Los Angeles. At least another 10 people were injured by gunfire.
The shooting occurred around 10:30 p.m. while thousands in the city celebrated the Lunar New Year.
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The mass shooting occurred at a dance club on the 100 block of West Garvey Avenue in Monterey Park.
Police are seeking a male armed with a machine gun.
According to wikipedia, Lunar New Year is the beginning of a lunar calendar or lunisolar calendar year, whose months are moon cycles. The event is celebrated by numerous cultures in different ways and at different dates.
The more well-known celebrations include New Year’s Day (or week) in the Chinese calendar (and related national calendars) of the East Asian cultural sphere; the Hindu and Buddhist calendars of South and Southeast Asia; the Islamic calendar; and the Jewish calendar that originated in the Middle East. It is also celebrated by other cultures, such as the Nisga’a people of Canada. The determination of the first day of a new lunar year varies by culture.
Saturday was the start of the two-day festival, which is one of the largest Lunar New Year events in Southern California.
The gunman remains on the loose.
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Geo quick facts: Monterey Park is a city located in the western San Gabriel Valley region of Los Angeles County, California, United States, approximately seven miles from the Downtown Los Angeles civic center. The city’s motto is “Pride in the past, Faith in the future”- Wikipedia.