US van standoff ends as police hunt Lunar New Year mass shooter

This image provided by the Los Angeles Sheriff’s Department on January 22, 2023 shows the alleged suspect in the mass shooting in which 10 people were killed in Monterey Park, California. AFPPIX: California police hunting the gunman who killed 10 people at a dance club during Lunar New Year celebrations broke into a van after a lengthy standoff Sunday, with televised footage showing the driver apparently dead.

The police stand-off around a van began late Sunday morning in Torrance, south of Los Angeles, with the Los Angeles Times reporting shots had been fired at the scene. Sheriff's deputies in Monterey Park remained at the scene, an AFP reporter said, with decorations erected for the Lunar New Year hanging incongruously by the police tape.US President Joe Biden tweeted that he and his wife Jill were “praying for those killed and injured in last night’s deadly mass shooting in Monterey Park,“ adding, “I’m monitoring this situation closely.”

The paper reported that Seung Won Choi, who owns a nearby restaurant, said three people had run into the establishment and told him to lock the door.

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