development right now? yeah. hey, gillian. i think the fact that sheriff robert luna did not disclose the identity of the individual many that white truck is because he suspected that maybe that individual s deceased. he probably killed himself. and typically, law enforcement doesn t release the name of somebody that s been killed or dead until they have notified family members. and i think that was, that was a tipoff, to me, that this person was dead inside that van. another comment i want to make is if you notice that white van doesn t have any windows around the side or the back. you just see the front windows. so put yourself in law enforcement s shoes. they don t know if there s somebody else in that van, and they can t see in the back of it. so i think that s what probably led to a longer delay in them going in to apprehend the suspect. bill: yeah. and, again, as we continue to watch this breaking news scene, this act active scene as these
asian-american descent as well as ten other people who remain in local hospitals with injuries from that same shooting last night. we know right now that their conditions range from stable to critical, bill. bill: and the big question everybody obviously has is, is suspect inside of that vehicle right now. sheriff luna said, quote, we believe there is a person inside. however, we don t know that person s condition. there s been a lot of speculation flying around is this person dead or alive, is there somebody inside of vehicle in general, and the sheriff says they do believe there s somebody inside of this van which they say they do believe is connected to this mass shooting, but right now hay don t know condition of the person inside. we have reported that the bomb squad has arrived. if we can pull up that picture real quick, we ll show you these images. again, this is that suspect, they put his pace out, they re not naming him. the bomb squad, gillian, has arrived on scene and has, a
senseless crime. so, again, waiting for information on exactly what happened there. again, this is a very busy area, lots of businesses here. i imagine there s lots of security cameras, so hopefully they ll be able to piece this together. gillian? gillian: christa teen that, stay with us for just a moment, stand by. bill s going to bring in bill: thank you. we want to go ahead and bring in attorney brian claypool for a little more insight on this. brian with, can you hear me? yeahings or bill, i m here. bill: okay, perfect. i assume you re looking at the same live pictures we re looking at right now. one of the things i ve noticed being a street reporter for many years now including in the l.a. market is the posture of those officers, those deputies on scene, the s.w.a.t. team there. they ve got their backs turned to that white van. they re not taking an active posture in terms of my potential danger coming to that vehicle. what are you noticing about crime scene, and what does it
if we can pull up this live shot, you can see the white van which is connected to the suspect, believed to be connect to the suspect, being surrounded by law enforcement in torrance the, california. that is just south to have the los angeles area. has the torrance police department with what looks to be two the bearcats surrounding that white cargo van which, again, is believed to be involved with the suspect behind this mass shooting. monterey park, where the shooting happened, is about 30-45 minutes away from scene you re looking at right now. so at some point, the suspect ended up here in torrance, and as you can see from the posture of the officers and the scene right there, it does not appear to be very active. those s.w.a.t. officers have their backs turned to the vehicle. we don t know the status of anybody inside that van, but i think it s fair to say they re not per e steveing any active threat at that scene right now. gillian: sheriff robert luna said earlier morning that las
description of van. but, gillian, kind of interesting that, you know, we were talking about it, that they have his face, they put his face out, but they don t want to name him yet. gillian: they don t want to name him. l.a. county sheriff robert luna said that can potentially inhibit their ability to apprehend the suspect moving forward. he did not offer any more details about that. he did say the priority right now is taking the suspect off the street, and all resources are focused 100% on that. interestingly, they re also not identifying type of weapon that was recovered at that scene inial a ham bra. he also said in alhambra. he didn t eliminate possibility there were multiple weapons involved. there are multiple moving parts. he said victims assistance is a huge priority, and they re working with anybody who has come forward identifying themselves as friends or family members of those ten people who were shot and killed on the scene last night, five men and five women. probably,