group, the russian army that is now dominating the battlefield. another outfront first. a young chinese woman who took on the country s strict covid policies posted video, if you are seeing this, i ve already been taken by police, and now she is missing. there are other fears that other young women may also be argued the. let s go outfront. good evening. i m erin burnett. outfront tonight, the breaking news, 42 rounds. that is how many shots were fired in the monterey park mass shooting that left 11 dead inside a dance studio. according to a press conference that just wrapped up moments ago. the l.a. county sheriff was there and answered questions about the motive behind the horrific attack, including rumors that it was committed due to jealous, relationship issues. here s what he said. we re hearing those things too, but have not confirmed any of that information. it s part of what our investigators are diligently looking into. so many questions tonight. here s w
festive nights of the year. how this case is an outlier on so many levels, from the age of the suspect to the age of the victims, to the town where it happened, traditionally known as one of the country s best places to live. plus, democratic congressman ruben gallego wants wants to che arizona independent kyrsten sinema for her senate seat. how it could pave the way for something we rarely see, a three-way race that could help decide control of the senate. finally, yeah, it may be hard to believe, but we have entered year four of the covid pandemic. how do we balance the fact all of us are ready for this to be over with with the fact that we are still averaging nearly 50,000 new cases every week? we will start in southern california where police are trying to put the pieces together in one of the more unusual mass shootings in recent memory. a 72-year-old man is accused of opening fire inside a popular dance hall in monterey park. it was filled with mostly senior citizen
finally, at one point, i was able to pull the gun away from him, shove him aside, create some distance. reporter: the gun still in his hand, sei said he called police. he is now being hailed as a hero for potentially preventing further violence. after a nearly 12-hour manhunt, law enforcement located the gunman s vehicle, and 72-year-old huu can tran was found dead from a self-inflicted gunshot wound. police say they still don t have a motive for the attack, but evidence inside the van tied tran to the shootings, and suggest he may have targeted specific victims. several people who knew tran tell cnn he had taught informal dance lessons a the studio where he unloaded a barrage of gunfire, and his ex-wife says that s where theyed me. mymy nhan, valentino oliver row,
night. investigators recovered a total of 42 shell casings and a large capacity magazine. investigators also recovered a norinko 7.62 by 25 handgun from inside the suspect s cargo van. reporter: not long after local streets were filled with people celebrating the new year, at least 11 people were killed in shooting at the dance studio. several more are still hospitalized. additional units are requested. multiple victims, gunshot wound. got one more critical, one more immediate inside the business. reporter: after the massacre, the gunman left monterey park and police say went to a second dance studio in the nearby community of alhambra. there he encountered brandon sei working at the ticket booth, who in an interview with abc said the gunman pointed a semiautomatic weapon at him. my first thoughts was i was going to die here. this was it. reporter: sei said he lunged at the gunman. i was trying to use my elbows to separate the gun away from him, creating some distance.
you re back this studio today. what is it like being at the lai lai studio right now. well, it s very different, but i already see couple of students who came back to dance. so it s a very strong community. it s very strong community. and there are at least two people already who is ready to go back to dance classes. to go back to dance classes tonight? yeah, or just enjoying themselves, yeah. are you surprised that it s open, maksym? i know you were ready to go to work to help anyone who needed it. yeah, you know, i ve been working with this community for over ten years. and the thing that i want to tell you, it s incredibly strong and positive community. th they re so dedicated to their craft, even their dance hobby, they re so dedicated to it. as a fact, i already have eight classes confirmed for tomorrow.