Monterey Park shooting: The suspect in the California mass shooting that killed 10 people shot and killed himself in a van after being surrounded by police, according to police officials. Los Angeles County Sheriff Robert Luna said on Sunday the man killed himself after police officers stopped the van he used to flee a second shooting attempt, AP news agency reported. .
🔴BREAKING: Mass shooting in #MontereyPark, California with reports of at least 16 people shot and at least 10 dead. pic.twitter.com/DSVU2wgT9x
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The suspect is 72-year-old Huu Can Tran, according to police. Luna said no other suspects are at large. He said the motive for the attack, which wounded 10 more, was unclear.
The suspect used a semi-automatic assault pistol loaded with magazines for the crime.
The motive behind the mass shooting is still unclear
The authorities are yet to ascertain the motive of the killer behind this mass shooting. “I still have questions in my mind, which is: What was the motive of this shooter? Did he have a mental illness? Was he a domestic violence abuser? How did he get these guns and was it through legal means or not?” Congresswoman Judy Chu said.
5th such murder this month
The massacre was the country’s fifth mass murder this month. It was also the deadliest attack since May 24, when 21 people were killed at an elementary school in Uvalde, Texas.
