near the scene in monterey park, alafaya. josh, what s the latest on the route what do we know about that van, and who isn t it? while, alicia, by all indications the shooter from this tragic mass shooting here in monterrey park, appears to be dad there is an important caveat there, watch alex plane. for much of today, we watched as that cargo van was surrounded by police. the los angeles county sheriff said they believe that there was a person in their, who could be the suspect. but they were looking for that they believe was responsible for this mass shooting. we saw this dramatic scene unfold, swat teams, tactical vehicles surrounding that white cargo van. and then just about two hours ago, we heard from the l.a. county sheriff, saying that the operation by the swat team for an armed suspect, in torrance, california, concluded. and the neighborhood is safe. we ve heard from local officials on the ground there.
torrance, police finally surround the vehicle seen near the scenes of the crimes on saturday night. they smash in the window and find a man inside that has died of an apparent self-inflicted gunshot wound. they have the white cargo van completely surrounded right now reporter: a dramatic standoff unfolding in southern california some 30 miles from the scene of a mass shooting in monterey park, that sent shockwaves through the region they re breaching the van. reporter: s.w.a.t teams closing in on this white cargo van, authorities calling it a barricaded suspect situation. enforcement authorities were able to identify the man as the suspect in the mass shooting that we had in monterey park the suspect had been identified as hu kan tran reporter: the man in the vehicle possibly the suspect has died from an apparent
officials, it s gonna take some time for police to identify positively who that person wise. because of the location of their injuries. so, still some unanswered questions here. but if you start to lay out the chronology of how this is unfolded over the last several hours. you get a sense of what might have transpired here. we heard first from l.a. county sheriff saying there was an individual they were looking for. but they were looking for this white cargo van. they put out a bulletin alert, trying to notify the public as well as public safety agencies. basically police departments elsewhere and in the los angeles region. then we saw this standoff start to take place over torrance, about half an hour from. here in a spanish language news conference, an official from the sheriff s office mentioned that this van had been involved in some type of a traffic stop. so, that s all the information we have on that.
those have been killed. as we pray for those who are injured. as we grieve for those many people whose lives are forever changed. let s bring in nbc news correspondent and monterey park allisonia. josh, what is the latest on the ground? what we know about that ban and alicia, violent occasions, the shooter from his tragic mass shooting here in monterrey park. appears to be dead, and neutralized. there s an important caveat there, which i will explain. for much of today, we watches that white cargo ban was surrounded by police. and los angeles county sheriff said they believed there was a person in there who could be the suspect that they were looking for. that they believe was responsible for this mass shooting. we saw this dramatic scene unfold with swat teams, and tactical vehicles, surrounding that white cargo van. and then, just about two hours ago. we heard from the l.a. county sheriff saying that the
and when you leave search, duckduckgo helps keep companies from watching you as you brows. join tens of millions of people making the easy switch by downloading the app today. duckduckgo, privacy simplified. park, where the l. a. county sheriff s department is holding a press conference on the shooting. it has been a very challenging day. so let me give you what i believe will be the last update of the day and then after this this week i will come back up to answer any questions you may have. earlier today the sheriff s homicide investigators working alongside all of our law enforcement partners were able to confirm the identity of the male inside the white cargo van, as the suspect in the mass shooting that we had in monterrey park. based on the previous information relayed by homicide investigators regarding the white van involved, and seeing