hello and welcome to bbc news. there are reports of a mass shooting during celebrations for the lunar new year in california. it isn t clear how many people were involved. the shooting took place after 10pm local time, around the location of a chinese new year celebration held in monterey park. tens of thousands of people had attended the festival earlier in the day. monterey park has a population of around 60000 and is home to a large asian community. for the latest, we have here in studio our bbc reporter, david waddell. what more do we know? very limited, the facts we what more do we know? very limited, the facts we have what more do we know? very limited, the facts we have at what more do we know? very limited, the facts we have at the what more do we know? very limited, the facts we have at the moment. - what more do we know? very limited, the facts we have at the moment. it i the facts we have at the moment. it happened at 10pm local time, it is about four hours
and country to chris hipkins. welcome. ten people have been killed in a mass shooting on the outskirts of los angeles. the attack happened at a dance venue in monterey park around seven miles east of los angeles city centre. the area is home to a large asian community. at least 10 people have been injured and the suspect is still at large. david waddell reports. it was a day of festivities to usher in the chinese lunar new year. the shooting happened shortly after 10pm in the evening when official events had drawn to a close. witnesses at the dance venue where the shooting happened say the gunman opened fire indiscriminately with a semiautomatic weapon. local police responded to an urgent call to find a large number of casualties. officers from the monterey park police department responded to a local business in the 100 block of w. garvey ave in the city of monterey park regarding a shots fired call. when officers arrived on scene, they observe numerous individuals, patrons
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