MONTEREY PARK SHOOTING UPDATE: AIR7 HD was over the scene as police maneuvered SWAT vehicles on either end of the van and entered. A body was found in the driver's seat, but it's unclear if that person is the Monterey Park mass shooting suspect.
was possibly connected to the mass shooting. Investigators cleared that scene around 7 a.m. No injuries were reported at the location.
Luna said the department usually doesn't disclose the names of hospitals where victims of violent crimes are being treated. But in this case, he said, a disturbing incident reinforces the decision to keep that information private. Luna said said five women and five men are among the deceased victims. Those victims have not been identified yet.
Monterey Park is a small community of approximately 61,000 people, and it's a predominantly Asian community. The city was hosting the Monterey Park Lunar New Year Festival this weekend, marking the beginning of the Chinese lunar calendar. The annual two-day street festival is widely attended, with previous celebrations drawing as many as 100,000 daily visitors, according to the city. Saturday's events were scheduled to finish at 9 p.m.
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