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
police in california are responding to a mass shooting during celebrations for the lunar new year in california. they say nine people have been killed. the shooting took place after 10 pm 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 about 60,000 people and is home to a large asian community. jeong park is a reporter for la times and he joins us from monterey park. it s good to talk to you, thank you for taking the time, what more do we know at this point? goad for taking the time, what more do we know at this point? know at this point? good morning from monterey know at this point? good morning from monterey park, know at this point? good morning from monterey park, we - know at this point? good morning from monterey park, we know- know at this point? good morning| from monterey park, we knowjust know at this point? good
in new zealand, jacinda ardern hands over the leadership of her party and country to chris hipkins. police say ten people have been killed in a mass shooting on the outskirts of los angeles. the attack happened as thousands of people gathered to celebrate the lunar new year in monterey park, which is around 7 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. los angeles sheriff s office gave this update just a little earlier. when officers arrived on scene they observed numerous individuals, patrons of the location, pouring out of the location, screaming. the officers made entry to the location and located additional victims. the monterey park fire department responded to the scene and treated the injured, and pronounced ten of the victims deceased at the scene. there were at least ten additional victims who were transported to numerous local hospitals and are listed
ten people have been killed in a shooting near los angeles during the lunar new year celebrations. the mass shooting happened in monterey park, around seven miles east of los angeles city centre. tens of thousands of people had attended the festival earlier in the day. at least 10 people have been injured and the suspect is still at large. has given this update. when officers arrived on scene they observed numerous individuals, pageant of the location pouring out the . ., pageant of the location pouring out the ., ,. . the location, screaming. the officers made the location, screaming. the officers made entry - the location, screaming. the officers made entry and - the location, screaming. the officers made entry and is i the location, screaming. the - officers made entry and is located additional victims. the monterey park fire department rebounded to the scene entry treated the injured and pronounced ten of the victim is deceased at the scene. there were at least ten addi
and country to chris hipkins. 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 soon after 10pm in the evening, when official events had grown to a close. witnesses at a 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 observed numerous individuals, patrons of the locati