shooting at a los angeles area dance hall. we re going to join it live. be sure to stick with us for that. and it comes just hours after a deadly conclusion to a police standoff there. a s.w.a.t. team broke in to a white van, believed to be linked to last night s mass shooting at a lunar new year celebration in monterey park. earlier during an attempted traffic stop of this van, in torrance about 30 miles away, police heard a possible gunshot. the los angeles times says the driver died of a self-inflicted gunshot. and police now have to determine if the person they found behind the wheel is this man, the suspected gunman who opened fire at a ballroom dance studio, killing ten people and wounding ten others. we are covering all the angles of this developing story with our correspondents and experts. let s begin this hour with don lemon in monterey park. don? good evening to you, pamela. and it is a day of devastation here in monterey park, california. yet another shooting
prepared for. so, there were injured people inside. there were dead people inside. and my young officers did their job, searched for a suspect, and then came back and had to deal with the carnage that was inside. and it was it was extensive. that s one of the reasons i need to make sure that they re okay. how long before police arrived on the scene? between the time of call and the first officer on scene was less than three minutes. how long have they been on the force? the youngest ones have only been out on their own in training for the last several months. [ inaudible question ] hold on. i ve got a gentleman up here asking questions. someone s talking over him. can you repeat that, please? is there a way monterey