California gun laws can’t stop mass shootings without federal support The Golden State will struggle to stop mass shootings and protect citizens until uniform federal laws on firearms are signed The Guardian - US · Feb 3, 2023
‘He’s trying to reload the gun’: Voices of terror from Monterey Park shooting 911 calls LOS ANGELES — The voice on the 911 tape was quiet but terrified. Los Angeles Times · Feb 2, 2023
Monterey Park shooting 911 calls reveal panic and confusion at dance studio Emergency calls to the Monterey Park police after a dance hall shooting that killed 11 people and wounded nine reveal the confusion and chaos in the first moments the shots rang out The Independent UK · Feb 2, 2023
Dance hall 911 caller: 'He might start shooting again' Emergency calls to the Monterey Park police after a dance hall shooting that killed 11 people and wounded nine reveal the confusion and chaos in the first moments the shots rang out The Independent UK · Feb 2, 2023
Voices of terror echo in 911 calls from Monterey Park massacre LOS ANGELES — The voice on the 911 tape was quiet but terrified. Los Angeles Times · Feb 2, 2023
Commentary: How do we help Monterey Park shooting survivors now left with horrific trauma? I was 10 minutes from the Monterey Park shooting on Lunar New Year’s Eve, eating dim sum with 12 of my closest family members and friends, most Chinese. Monterey Park is where we have usually celebrated since my family and I moved to the U.S. from Asia, and the San… Los Angeles Times · Feb 1, 2023
Daughter of slain Monterey Park dance hall manager plans to carry on his legacy LOS ANGELES — Mary Ma holds three lit incense sticks in front of the almost life-size photo of her father displayed outside Star Ballroom Dance Studio in Monterey Park. Los Angeles Times · Feb 1, 2023
Our psychological armor helps us cope with mass shootings, but numbs us to the destruction LOS ANGELES — The news of the mass shooting in Monterey Park broke early last Sunday morning and crashed into the expectations of a new day. Details were slow to develop — a gunman still at large — but soon enough the scope of the tragedy was laid bare. Los Angeles Times · Jan 30, 2023
Commentary: Our children can handle mass shootings. And that’s a shame For anyone worried about how children handle mass shootings like the one in Monterey Park, I have an answer: Probably better than American children of any previous generation. Los Angeles Times · Jan 30, 2023
Alhambra prepares for Lunar New Year Festival and 'healing' after mass shooting LOS ANGELES — Alhambra officials hope to "start the healing" by moving forward with the city's annual Lunar New Year Festival on Sunday, a week after the event was canceled following a mass shooting in neighboring Monterey Park that left 11 dead. Los Angeles Times · Jan 29, 2023
Ballroom comforts for Chinese Americans The importance of ballroom culture to many senior Asian Americans brings the Monterey Park tragedy into focus Salon · Jan 28, 2023
First Lady MOCKS Joe Biden and blocks questions over classified docs at White House event First Lady picks on Joe Biden 'ruining the evening' at Lunar New Year celebration Daily Mirror · Jan 27, 2023
Dancing again at studio targeted by Monterey Park gunman: ‘Don’t be afraid. Don’t be intimidated’ ALHAMBRA, Calif. — Lucy Wong was not sure at first whether it was safe to go back to Lai Lai Ballroom & Studio in Alhambra. Los Angeles Times · Jan 27, 2023
Joe Biden pays tribute to victims of California shootings Eleven people were killed at a Southern California ballroom dance hall late Saturday and seven others died Monday at two mushroom farms in the northern part of the state. Irish Mirror · Jan 27, 2023
Los Angeles Times · Jan 27, 2023 Red envelopes and tragedy: A Monterey Park restaurant owner moves forward the only way she knows how MONTEREY PARK, Calif. — It was quiet in the parking lot of the Cantonese restaurant. By then, the news helicopters had left Monterey Park airspace.
Daily Mirror · Jan 27, 2023 Monterey Park gunman pestered women and BANNED from dance studio before massacre Huu Can Tran, 72, fired 42 rounds in the Star Ballroom Studio on Saturday night in California, US, killing 11 and injuring 9 during the Lunar New Year celebrations
Los Angeles Times · Jan 27, 2023 Commentary: Older mass shooters are rare. Here’s how they differ from young assailants The killing of 18 people in California just two days apart — 11 in Monterey Park and seven in Half Moon Bay — are the latest horrors in America’s long history of gun violence. But there is a factor in these mass shootings, and with the suspects, that stands out.
The Independent UK · Jan 27, 2023 A look at California's back-to-back mass shootings In less than 48 hours, two gunmen went on shooting rampages at both ends of California that left 18 dead and 10 wounded
The Independent UK · Jan 27, 2023 Biden pays tribute to victims of California shootings President Joe Biden says the nation's prayers are with two California cities where 18 people were killed in separate shootings over the last week
Los Angeles Times · Jan 26, 2023 Monterey Park shooter’s motives remain a mystery; cops can’t connect him to victims LOS ANGELES — In the days since 72-year-old Huu Can Tran opened fire at a Monterey Park dance studio, fragments of his life and possible motives for the attack have slowly emerged.
The Independent UK · Jan 26, 2023 Monterey Park shooting suspect had ‘no connection’ to 11 victims and hadn’t been to dance hall in 5 years Authorities say the 72-year-old gunman who sprayed bullets into a Southern California ballroom dance hall, killing 11 people, had no known connection with the victims and investigators are still trying to determine a motive for the massacre
Los Angeles Times · Jan 26, 2023 ‘What drove a madman to do this?’ Domestic violence probed in Monterey Park shooting Hours before Monterey Park shooter Huu Can Tran was found slumped over the steering wheel of his white cargo van, before his name was released or his victims identified, rumors swirled about his motive.
Irish Mirror · Jan 26, 2023 Gunman didn't know Monterey Park dance hall victims, sheriff confirms Huu Can Tran, 72, killed 11 people and injured nine others during Lunar New Year celebrations
The Independent UK · Jan 26, 2023 Sheriff: Gunman who killed 11 didn’t know dance hall victims Authorities say the 72-year-old gunman who sprayed bullets into a Southern California ballroom dance hall, killing 11 people, had no known connection with the victims and investigators are still trying to determine a motive for the massacre
The Independent UK · Jan 26, 2023 Monterey Park, an Asian cultural hub, shaken by shooting For decades, Monterey Park has been a haven for Asian immigrants seeking to maintain a strong cultural identity — and a culinary heaven for anybody near Los Angeles craving authentic Asian cuisine