we need clarification on that, because they re saying it was not legal in california. it was an assault-style pistol that was recovered from the scene. and also there was a hand gun inside the van when they recovered when they went into the van, and other evidence in torrance. also we are hearing reports that he went to a hospital seeking treatment at one point, waited in the hospital, and actually did not get seen, left before he was seen by the medical staff. but that hospital saw the photos that were released by the l.a. county sheriff s department this afternoon and recognized that may be the person and called police about that. and i did see a note that the hospital staff noted that his injuries were consistent with someone who may have just been in a fight. in a fight. that may be the connection to the alhambra incident. it s important to point out, there s still no motive. the suspect is dead in this. again, there was a hand gun that was recovered inside of t
there are assault-style pistols. they are it has to do with it s complicated. it has to do with the high velocity bullets and the magazine and how pieces of guns are purchased. they are, in some states, illegal. they act like high velocity rifles, but they are, in fact, pistols. so, you re already starting to hear debates about, well, this wasn t a this was a pistol. it was. but these pistols are essentially high velocity pistols. it would explain, for example, in my mind, how did he kill ten people so quickly or shoot 20 people, excuse me so quickly when we heard from the sheriff that the police were there within three minutes. a hand gun can do that. it doesn t often that you re really talking about a high velocity weapon. yeah. and there s still a lot to learn about the weapon, as don lemon pointed out. was it modified? was it not? we heard the sheriff say he
officer involved gunfire in this incident and that he killed himself. but the reason that he was able to that this wasn t as bad as it could have been it s awful. it could have been worse is because taal ham bra location, when he left this location, he got in that van, apparently, and went to the alhambra location with the weapon he used here. and two community members, it was revealed at the press conference, were able to wrestle the gun away from him. and then he fleed. and that is how they were able to catch up with him at the torrance location. right. and then we also heard the sheriff say that the weapon that was recovered from that scene that they were able to wrestle away from him was a weapon not legal to have in california. it s interesting. we ll have to we have a lot of questions about that. we have a lot of questions about that because our reporting is that they were able to identify him from the weapon, which would lead us to believe it was a legal weapon.
suspected of opening fire at a dance hall in monterrey park. ten people were killed and another ten wounded at the lunier new year celebration and police say the 72-year-old gunman then went on to another gathering and nearby alhambra carrying a .9 semiautomatic weapon and two people disarmed them. police calling them heroes. it was that seized gun that allowed law enforcement to identify the suspect and ultimately make that traffic stop. so let s begin this hour with natasha chen in monterrey park, natasha? reporter: pamela, this community is reeling from this stunning act of violence almost 24 hours ago at a dance hall that is a couple of blocks away from where we re standing. at the very least, there is this type of sigh of relief at least the shooter in this situation is no longer a threat. but at the same time, there are a lot more waves of pain about
believed the weapon that was recovered is not legal in california. but he said they re still looking into that. but he made the point, though, michael, that california laws are very strict when it comes to guns. and yet this still happened. saying the status quo is just unacceptable. yeah. i mean, the reality is that, you know, guns are readily available in the u.s. and as long as firearms are available, you re going to see these types of crimes committed. i mean, that s just a fact, and i think that, you know, we need to come to terms with that and start looking for ways to address that reality. and i want to ask you to follow up on that reality because each time there is a mass shooting, there are grieving families, grieving loved ones, and there are law enforcement officers who have to