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told us he heard medal on metal sounds, turned around, saw the shooter, and in a matter of split seconds decided to attack him. there you see him walking toward him, lunging toward him -- it's hard to tell the actual speed. the video shows a portion of the struggle. then they're outside the camera's view as they're struggling. brandon was able to get the gun from him and got him to flee. the man had already fatally wounded 11 people. i spoke with brandon tsay earlier tonight. first the latest from all this from cnn's nick watt. >> additional units requested, multiple victims, gunshot wounds. >> reporter: the gunman shot his first victim in the parking lot, then went inside the star ball room and dance studio. by 10:26 p.m., police had arrived. >> it was chaos. there were wounded people. there were people trying to flee out all the doors. >> reporter: did the gunman know
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people inside? >> we're hearing that there were possible relationships there, but i'm not fwogoing to confirm that yet. >> reporter: around 10:40 p.m., the gunman pulled up armed with the same semiautomatic pistol at another dance hall in nearby alhambra, but fled after an employee confronted him, fought with him. he disappeared, police hunting him through the night. 10:20 a.m. sunday, 30 miles away in torrance, a van seen leaving the crime scene was spotted by local police. there was a standoff. 1:00 p.m., the suspect was found dead inside the van, apparently a self-inflicted gunshot. >> we do not have a motive yet. we want to know as much as all of you. >> in the end, the suspect left behind clothes he wore for the shooting and a weapon. at the scene, 42 shell casings and a large capacity magazine. and in his trailer home 80 or so miles away if had hemet,
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investigators found electronics, a rifle, lots of ammunition and -- >> items that led us to believe the suspect was manufacturing homemade suppressers. >> reporter: hemet p.d. says he came by twice in the past weeks, stating he would return to the station with document regarding his allegation but never turned. the suspect taught dance here informally. >> was it an issue of being disgruntled? we don't know. >> he met his now ex-wife at this very dance hall. they divorced in 2006. she told cnn he could be quick to anger if, for example, he missed a step on the dance floor. >> nick watt joins us now from monterey park. the police also briefly
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mentioned the suspect's criminal history. what did they say and what else did we learn from the press conference? >> reporter: the criminal history is very short, anderson, just one arrest back in 1990 for unlawful possession of a firearm. unclear how that was resolved. listen, the authorities right now are looking into the weapons. forensically and otherwise to try and figure out how he got these weapons. now, the magazine also, that extended magazine, that is currently illegal in the state of california. but authorities will try and figure out if it was also illegal when this man bought it. but enough of the suspect. we should talk about some of the heroes here. we heard from the local police chief that the three officers who were first on the scene here, anderson, were three young female officers, all within their first year of service. and they ran into this dance club. the way that the chief puts it, he says, knowing what they were going to run into, they did it without hesitation.
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anderson? >> appreciate it. thank you. now my conversation with brandon tsay. i spoke to him earlier. brandon, first of all, you've been through so much. how are you holding up? >> well, i'm doing way better than i was the night of the incident. >> so, can you just take me through what happened saturday night? >> okay. so, saturday night, it was chinese new year, the lunar new year. it was -- felt like a casual night, very typical. we had our customers coming in and out for our social dance party. i was in the office lobby most of the time. it was late into the evening when the incident occurred.
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>> when did you know something was happening? >> i heard a sound -- well, i knew something was happening, i heard the sound of the door, front entrance, shutting. and then there was the sound, a distinct sound of metal coming together, as if it was being rubbed together, like someone was moving metal on metal. >> and how far away was that sound from you? >> it was no more than two meters away. >> so, did you see the person then? >> no. what alerted me was the sound. i only turned after that i heard that sound. >> what happened then? >> after that, when i saw what i saw, i froze up. the man had a gun. the man was branding a gun. he had a gun pointed at me. it seemed like he was trying to
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scout out the room for other people. >> was he saying anything? i mean, you're saying he was two meters away. so, that's, what, about six feet away from you. he was pointing the gun at you the whole time or was he moving it around? >> it was in my general direction. but when i saw him, it was pointed straight at me. and he was trying to look for other people, scouting the room. and he didn't say anything at all. he was silent, even stoic, very scary, that he wasn't even saying anything or giving me any instructions. >> and so what happened? >> what happened was it seemed like he was preparing his weapon to fire, changing some sort of setting on the gun or fixing his
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gun to prepare to fire. that's when i sprang into action. i realized in the moment that i needed to do something at this moment. i need to grab the gun, try to disarm him so he couldn't do any harm to me or others. >> so -- and that thought -- i mean, a lot of people in this moment would have maybe thought to run away or to dive for cover. your thought was to get the gun. >> yes. i'm not going to lie. i did freeze up when i saw him with the gun. i had many thoughts where i would think, i'm going to die, this is it, this is the end for me. but then something happened, you know, something came over me. i just had this rush of thought and adrenaline in this sort of
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situation, and i was able to come to the conclusion that i needed to do something. i needed to grab the gun. i needed to save myself and the people inside. >> you're talking about all these thoughts you had. i assume this is all happening within split seconds in your head. how long were you standing there looking at him, seeing the gun, before you acted? >> no more than two seconds. >> wow. >> no more than two seconds. i saw a window of opportunity that he was distracted with his gun and took it. i took into action once i saw the opportunity. >> so, what exactly did you do? >> i made sure that nothing was in my way to attack him and lunged at him with both my arms and grabbed his weapon with both my arms. >> and were you immediately able
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to take it out of his grasp? >> no. there was a big struggle actually. the struggle went on into the lobby. he hit me several times in the face, behind my head. >> with what? with his hand? >> on the back. he was -- with his hands. he was trying to free me away from his gun while trying to gain control of his weapon. but at the same time, i was trying to divert the weapon away from me, away from the ballroom, down onto ground in case he did fire. i also was trying to free from his grasp using my elbows, using my shoulders, trying to use my body weight to free the weapon from him. >> and how long was this struggle for? >> i would say the struggle lasted 40 seconds.
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but it felt like way longer. it felt like an eternity with the adrenaline and my thoughts. i was always thinking about, if i let go of this gun, what would happen to me, the people around me, my friends, my family? how would they be affected if i let this dangerous individual run around? >> and were you saying anything to him during the struggle? was he saying anything to you? >> no. we had no verbal -- we had no verbal conversation. but he seemed like he didn't want to talk from the start. it seemed like he was trying to take action instead of have any type of conversation or commands. >> so, you said it went on for 40 or so seconds, and then what happened? how did you finally get it away? >> well, as he was trying to attack me with his arm and his
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hands, i used the opportunity to yank the gun away on his opposite side. so, he wasn't able to fully use his strength to keep the gun in position. and that's when i was able to pull the gun away from him and create some distance between him and the gun. >> and have you ever held -- have you ever -- go ahead. >> no, i have never held a gun before. it's scary to even -- the weight of the gun -- it daunted on me how this object was something that could end a person's life. >> so, you have the gun and you create some distance. did he -- did he run away then? >> no. at this point, he looked like he was still trying to fight. but i pointed the gun at him and
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told him, go, go away, you've got to leave, go, get out of here. and i also threatened him that i would shoot. and i had many thoughts. i thought i would actually have to kill him, actually shoot a person. >> were you prepared to do that? >> yes, i was prepared to fire, but i didn't want to shoot him anywhere that would be fatal. i wanted to see if i could aim at the legs or the arms, you know, something that would stop him from trying to recover the gun. >> so, you yelled at him. then what? >> then he -- he was trying to contemplate whether to attack. there was a brief standoff where he was just thinking about coming after me with his body.
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and i was thinking, oh, i would have to shoot him. but he actually came to the conclusion to turn around and leave. and that's when he exited the door and jogged back to his van. >> wow. >> after that, i immediately called the police still with the gun in my hand hoping that he wouldn't come back. >> you said something this morning, and i just want to read it out because i think it's important. you said, courage is not the absence of fear but rather the ability to have adversity to fear when fearful events happen such as this, meaning, i assume, you felt fear, and yet you were still able to act. it's not as if you didn't have fear, but you were able to overcome that fear in that split second in order to do what you knew had to be done, which you knew had to be done. >> well, yes. i feel like that without fear, there cannot be courage. if there was a level-headed person who is logical and
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actually thought about the situation, i'm not sure he would have taken the same actions i have. he would probably try to talk the gunman down or try to hide and try to run away and see if there's a safe place to just hide for the moment. when i was fearful and gained this courage, i knew that i needed to do something at that moment, and i was thinking about my friends and family, how fearl fearful i was for them. and that just gave me some strength to do what i did. >> brandon tsay. much more ahead tonight, including breaking news. another shooting with what authorities are calling multiple victims. this one in northern california. we're trying to get more information about that. also a closer look at the bigger picture of the state of matsz killings so far this year. what two law enforcement
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ask your doctor about switching to dovato. we are following news out of half moon bay, california, just out outside san francisco. authorities are reporting there was a shooting incident with, quote, multiple victims. california's governor gavin
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newsom tweeting tonight, pulled away to be briefed on another shooting. we're waiting to hear more from authorities. whatever to want's shooting, this weekend's wasn't the first or 31st of the year. so far there have been three dozen. harry enten looking into what is a uniquely american statistic. this is becoming all too familiar. the numbers are not just numbers. they are human beings. >> look, if you look at the mass shootings by year, right, we're less than a month in. let's look at the last few years. what we see is that number of mass shootings has gone up significantly since the pandemic began. it was well less than 500 in the two years prior to the pandemic in 2018, 2019. every year since, it's been 600-plus. >> first of all, how are we defining mass shootings? >> basically four people getting shot in the same event, not including the shooter himself. so, it doesn't necessarily include someone being murdered. that could be included in that,
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but we're talking about people getting shot. so, that's a good definition. we should point it out. when we talk about mass shootings this year in particular, remember the last few years were well above the years prior, right? take a look through this day, what we have right now. this number has been going up through the day. when we start off the day, it was at 36 for 2023. now it's up to 38. that gives a good understanding of how fast the mass shootings are occurring. that was above the 2020 level twels the 2021 level where it was 26, and those were record setting years. it seems to be getting worse, anderson. >> also, other developing countries, britain, new zealand, they've dealt with similar tragedies, but in the wake of those there were different actions taken. >> when you look at this country, you know the number of guns belonging to civilians per each person is above one.
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it's the only country in the world where that is so. the other countries that are the second most are the faulkland islands with .6 guns per person and yemen at .5 guns. that's an outstanding sta tis ec. it's not a perfect correlation between the number of guns and number of shootings, but you don't have to be much of a brain surgeon to figure out there is a correlation there. if you wonder why things change. people think it's the lobbying groups. no, it's public opinion, anderson. when we look at the public opinion at this point -- and the pew research center has a good question on this. essentially more importantly the right to own guns than gun ownership. back in 2000 less than republicans and democrats thought it was more important to own guns that protect gun ownership. 81% of republicans say it's important to protect gun
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ownership. republicans have moved more to the right to own guns. that's why republican members of congress have not moved to enforce or fight for stricter gun control. >> harry enten, appreciate it. >> thanks. we are waiting to hear from authorities in half moon bay, as if a reminder were needed gun violence is a problem today. two students were shot and killed in des moines, iowa. one employee is hospitalized in serious condition. i want to get information from charles ram see, and andrew mccabe. andrew, i want to talk about the mass shootings nationally. first, a lot has been revealed about the ammunition the california suspect had, 42 shell casings, a large capacity magazine recovered from the scene. there was a hand gun in the cargo van, a rifle with hundred of rounds of ammunition found in his home according to police, not to mention the weapon used in the shooting which was a mack
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10 pistol extended large capacity magazine. what does all that tell you? >> it tells you the perpetrator of this latest -- maybe not the latest since we seem to have another one in the last few minutes. but in this weekend's shooting in california is someone who is deeply involved in gun ownership. that's not a crime. it's certainly consistent with the second amendment rights in this country. but it tells you something when you see a video of the perpetrator of a mass shooting walk into a potential second location with a mack 10 pistol, which appears to be outfitted with a suppressor on the end of it. so, this is somebody who is spending a lot of time arming himself, acquiring ammunition, according to the l.a. county sheriff's office, experimenting and possibly producing silencers and suppressers, which is of course a violation of federal law.
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so, it's -- once again, we see a very strong kind of current of gun focus across the spectrum of individuals who are involved in these mass shootings. >> and chief ramsey, the l.a. sheriff says officials believe the suspect was, quote, manufacturing homemade firearm suppressers. what type of experience/expertise does someone need to be able to do that? >> well, i mean, you can google search it and find out how to do that. so, it's an increasing problem not only with gun suppression kits but also ghost guns in general. more and more ghost guns are being taken off the street. these are kits that people can assemble their own firearm. there's no serial number on the firearm. and we're starting to see more and more of them out there on the street over the last couple of years. there's been a dramatic increase in those kinds of firearms being recovered on the street.
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so, we're awash with guns, whether they're legally purchased, whether they're made themselves or on the black market, whatever it might be, we're just awash with guns. and it's not going to get any better any time soon. >> and andrew, i mean, i'm so impressed talking to brian tsay -- brandon tsay about his heroic actions. had he not in those split seconds decided even though he felt fear, to not run and hide, to not, you know, dive for cover, but to actually lunge at the gunman and ultimately take the gun away, there's no telling how bad this could have been. >> yeah, anderson, you have one courageous citizen in between safety and maybe another 10, 11, 12 -- god knows how many more deaths. this shooter fired, we think, according to the press
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conference this afternoon, at least 42 rounds at the first location. that is an extraordinary number of bullets to fire in one moment. let's remember, he didn't spend a lot of time in there. presumably, he got in, fired his weapon, and was able to get out without being tackled or approached in the way he was at the second location by mr. tsay. so, quickly is able to dispense 42 rounds at a bunch of innocent civilians who gathered at a dance hall on a saturday night to have some fun. and but for a fact you had one courageous citizen, maybe another 12 people, god knows how many more would be dead. >> the suspect visited their lobby earlier this month and alleged past fraud, theft, and poisoning involving his family in los angeles 10 to 20 years ago. he told officers he was going to return. he never did. does that suggest anything to you about him? >> well, maybe, i mean, that
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he's got a psychological problem, perhaps. i think we're going to find more and more as we start going through the evidence. believe it or not, it is not all that uncommon to have people come in with stories and you ask them what happened, they tell you 20 yearsing a, 25 years ago. it just -- it does happen. and i don't -- i have not seen anything or heard anything that would indicate the police did not handle it properly. it's just one of those things where people come walking in off the streets sometimes with those kinds of stories. >> chief ramsey, appreciate it. andrew mccabe as well. president biden under fire after more classified documents found in his home in delaware. plus a new face to manage the crisis, former white house chief of staff joins me to talk about the new chief of staff ahead.
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more now on our breaking news about that new shooting in half moon bay, california. multiple victims are now being reported. i want to go to cnn national correspondent camilla ber know for the latest. >> reporter: anderson, we have confirmed seven people have been killed in this latest shooting
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in half moon bay. we also know that at least two people were injured. at least one of them, critically injured. we heard from the california highway patrol air operation, and they air lifted at least one person that was in critical condition. we also know that the suspect turned himself in to police. that's the video that you're seeing right now. we know he is an older asian american male, and again, he turned himself in to police. so, there is no threat to the public. but there are seven families today that are grieving because, of course, again, seven lives lost, at least two injured, and at least one critically injured. we are waiting for a press conference from authorities to get more information on this, anderson. >> and obviously there's a lot we don't know. do we know anything about the facility, the location where this took place? >> yeah, we know this was at a mushroom farm. we are, again, waiting for authorities to confirm all of this. but what we're hearing from our sources is that these -- or this
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shooting took place at a mushroom farm. and that is sort of the area there in half moon bay that you're seeing on your screen. again, limited information from authorities, but we are waiting for them to give us an update. >> camilla ber gnaw, thanks for the details. joining us by phone, california congresswoman anna eshoo. appreciate you joining us. do you know what happened here? >> well, what i know is what is being covered. half moon bay is a beautiful, small, tightly knit community on the coast side, the beautiful california coast side. it's a community of about 11,000 people. it's the home of the pumpkin festival, the big maverick, the big wave. and its's a destination point fr so many people to enjoy.
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it's always been a happy place. it's also, over the last century or more, been an agricultural community as well. and today, you know, this is yet another tragedy that's taken place in california. seven human beings had their lives taken, one critically injured, air lifted to stanford medical center. and i think really a traumatized community. when you hear this news, you can barely breathe, anderson. >> do you know anything about this location, this mushroom farm? >> oh, i'm very familiar with it. as you drive over the hill and get close to half moon bay, one site where four were reported killed, that's where you drive
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past it. it's a two-lane road. and then when you get to highway 1, which is being reported as cabrillo highway, right near the ritz-carlton on the other side of the highway, again, two-way highway, is the other site. >> so, there were -- to your knowledge, there were two sites where shootings took place? >> yes. two sites. and at the first site, two different locations on that site. three killed in one place and one reported killed in another on that same piece of property. >> gosh. and any idea of motive at this time? >> no, nothing -- we don't know what the motive is. we know that the man that turned himself in to the sheriff's department at the substation there, really without any hassle
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whatsoever. he's acknowledged that he did this. he's an asian american individual. it's been reported that they are chinese agricultural workers. there's also a sizable hispanic american farm workers on the coast side too. so, we're waiting to hear from the sheriff's department. and i've been notified that the president's homeland security adviser has briefed the pres president. and the president has said that federal law enforcement will provide all necessary assistance to the local law enforcement effort. >> do you know -- and again, there's a lot we don't know. so, obviously, just -- if you don't, you don't.
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in just the last couple of days. joining us by phone is dave pine, president of the san mateo board of supervisors. dave, appreciate you talking with us. what do you know about what happened here? >> it was a senseless act of killing on two locations. we've lost seven residents in the half moon bay area. we don't know what the motives of the gunman were. fortunately, he is in custody. and we're trying to find out what had caused this terrible tragedy today. >> we're seeing video of the suspect being led away by police. he apparently -- i believe he gave himself up. is that your understanding as well? >> he was apprehended by law enforcement. so, he did not give himself up. >> okay. do you know the -- the two locations -- we're told there were two different locations within that location where the
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shooting took place and the other location was about two miles or so away. is that accurate? >> that's correct. that first was a shooting at a mushroom farm and another shooting about two miles away near a trucking facility. >> and do you know if -- do you know the reason for those different locations? was there a specific target, do you know? >> we do not know the reason why the gunman went to two different locations. >> how do you deal with something like this as president of the board of supervisors? >> well, number one, we have to come together as a community and recognize tragic loss of life and support the community in every way that we can. we'll have mental health services available for family members and reach out to the other workers at these locations and do the best we can with counseling and support them. >> have you had to deal with anything like this in san mateo? >> no, there's never been a mass shooting of this magnitude any
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time in san mateo county history. >> well -- >> it's something that you think is going to happen somewhere else and now it's happened here. >> dave pine, i appreciate talking to you. i'm sorry it's under these circumstances. back with charles ramsey who served as police commissioner of philadelphia and former fbi director andrew mccabe. andrew, a lot we do not know. an older asian man is in custody. as we've said, seven people dead. i mean, what stands out to you about this one? >> i guess just the brutal repetition of it. you know, i was thinking about -- talking about what investigators are likely doing or will do in the wake of this shooting. essentially the exact same thing that their colleagues are currently doing in monterey park in the shooting that happened there the day before yesterday. so, they're going to go back
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with help from people like the fbi and others. and they're going to try to look through this person's life and piece together what led to this awful moment. they're going to look at his writings. they're going to look at his social media, if he has any. they're going to look at his electronics devices to see if t he's communicated with friends, anything to indicate a grievance or world view, whatever it might be that led to this. and then they'll be able to offer that up to the community as some sort of tragic explanation as to what happened. but at the end of that process, we'll probably have to move on to another one. >> chief ramsey, you know, again, there's always the question of is somebody motivated by what they have seen on television, motivate bid another shooting that just happened. unclear. we don't know about this person's motivation. but, you know, these things -- i guess they happen regularly, so
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it's hard to tell if one motivates the other. >> well, that's something that they'll certainly be looking into. i mean, this is very close to the monterey park shooting in terms of time. whether or not this is a copy cat or if this is something totally different. but what's really unusual is "the san francisco chronicle" reporting this is an asian male, 67 years old. the shooter in monterey park is 72 years old. it's just unusual to have people that age engaged in this kind of activity. that stands out. there's no question about it. i don't know why, but, you know, that's definitely something unusual that's taking place there. >> we understand there's a press conference that's about to start, that we will be bringing live. andrew, do the multiple locations make it any more difficult for -- i mean, they're close together. it's a relatively small had community.
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does that add to the difficulty for investigators? >> it does. it makes it a bit more complicated to drk. >> i'm sorry. i'm going to interrupt and take this press conference live. >> condolences to the families of the victims, their coworkers, the coastal community, and the city of half moon bay. this kind of shooting is horrific. it's a tragedy that we hear about far too often. but today it's hit home in san mateo county. today at 2:22 p.m., sheriff's deputies were dispatched to the 12700 block of san mateo road, highway 92, in unincorporated san mateo county on the report of a shooting with multiple victims. upon arrival, deputies located four victims deceased with gunshot wounds. a fifth victim also suffering from a gunshot wound was
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transported to stanford medical center with life-threatening injuries. the suspect was not immediately located. shortly thereafter, three additional victims were also located deceased with gunshot wounds at a separate shooting scene in the 2100 block of cabrillo highway south. the motive for the shooting is currently unknown. through investigation, the sus suspect, identified as chung li that was located in his vehicle. in the parking lot of the sheriffs substation herron half moon bay. by a sheriff's deputy. he was taken into custody without incident, and a semi automatic handgun was located in his vehicle.
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thou is believed to have acted alone and there is no further threat to his community. this is a devastating tragedy, for this community, and the families touched by this unspeakable acts of violence. i would like to thank our local law enforcement agency partners, allied agencies including cal fire, and ems. the city of half moon bay and our federal and state partners. i would also like to commend the deputy sheriffs for safely taking the suspect into custody. i will take part in the into this conference and all i will take part for the sacrifices president, david, mainz we like to say a few words. >> thank you cher for pat. we grieve tonight to seize members of our community. this is a horrific event, when
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that we would never have imagined in san mateo county. gun violence in this country was completely unacceptable levels. it is really hit home tonight. our hearts are broken, we are deeply grateful for law enforcement for their work this evening. but in the end, there is simply too many guns in this country. and there has to be a change. this is not an acceptable way for a modern society to conduct its affairs. and we are doing everything in our power to make those changes. right now i like to introduce my colleague who represents this area on the board of supervisors. >> thank you president -- i just want to start off by thanking or law enforcement officers today. for the bravery and apprehended the suspect. as quickly as possible. in my heart, first of, i want
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to say how much our hearts are broken tonight. there are far more workers affected tonight -- this is a truly heartbreaking tragedy. and it comes on the eve of what happened just, obviously, yesterday. and then just weeks after natural hazard events which have really struck this community. but when i want to say to the people who are out there, live, dare who are watching. please take advantage of the muddled crisis counseling that is available out there. the amount of stress that's been on this committee for weeks. for people out there for the people of reached out tonight. they have counseling service available -- here in half moon bay. if you can reach out on the county outlined. we want to make sure people know that they are not alone, we are here for you this evening. and then his supervisor pine has said, and the days, and
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weeks ahead of us. really have to come together and forgot how to go ahead and wrap our arms around getting to address this gun violence that has afflicted the state here in recent days. and afflicted is here, at home, it is something that is unimaginable. it happened here and half moon bay, frankly aired san mateo county. >> i let's introduce yachtswoman good friends. half moon bay by summer joaquin jimenez. >> thank you. first of all, how to send my condolences to the people who lost loved ones today. and to bring and offer the support for all the families of the farm workers that were affected. they're present at the shooting. then i would like to think -- for the rapid response. and emergency team.
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has been affected by the floods. as you, know the beginning of the year, the former community was affected. now this. we are offering a support. that seems from half moon bay, that kobe collaboration with mental health team shows a non profit organization. one of our local homes will be receiving the family with. this is something we have to watch news. the thing is just gonna comment it home. today, we're on the news. our community has been affected. and again, i think law enforcement, since we heard about the shooting, we heard the sirens. before law enforcement this is really not much i can say. but the pain that we're feeling right now.
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we know that the community has been really affected. we have been receiving phone calls, text messages, from family members. wanting to know information, about members, and relatives that are okay. we hope they are. i we hope they'll be reunited. we are here to support them. they support every step, especially the children that were present when the shooting happened. and hoping that this will be an eye-opener i and to change your community on getting a gun violence. let's think about this. and how we can be responding to the families that have been affected. thank you? >> we can open up for questions of this time. you betcha the cancels a motive at this time, what's new tells
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about the subs aspect? >> we can tell you that we know that he acted alone at this time. and that we are working with our district attorney's office at this time. to interview the suspect. and as soon as we -- >> was a work at one of these farms? >> it is believed to be a worker. >> was a semiautomatic weapon has found the vehicle? was that the only weapon that was believed to be involved? >> we believe that at that time. i [inaudible] we believe that we don't have the attack to next head that time. but there are two separate locations one was a nursery. and actually to nurseries.
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and what i can tell you is that we are working at trying to gather more information to figure out what the connection was to these victims as well. >> we'll be allowed to legally have that gun? was an extended clip on it. >> we're not able to release that information at that time. but as soon as we're able to we will. it's an active crime. i use >> what i can't say is we have multiple victims. some were deceased, we have one who is currently at stafford in critical condition. i >> [inaudible] >> there are seven casualties identification we made by the
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corners office. >> [inaudible] >> they're on site, on the property, so they're believed to be workers. but we can't confirm that yet. as soon as we're able to we will. >> why did he show pair? was he went to turn him south in? >> we can assume that that is what his motive was, to come here. but we still have been confirmed that. >> we knew what the vehicle looked like. and we had the license plate. and the deputy sheriff located the vehicle and he was inside the vehicle. the person at stamford we'd be number eight. had a prove there are seven casualties, yes. >> was their children who
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witnessed this? i can't imagine what they just went through. was there a crowd of people where the shots were fired? >> it was a big rule relocation. so people are working spread out the people that live in that location. it was in the afternoon, when kids right school. for children with this is unspeakable. >> do we need to have a warrant to further search the car? >> we work on the district office and we have a collaborative investigation. and i have all the confidence that, together, we'll get to the bottom of this and be able to i -- am understandings easily cooperating with us. i >> it's tragic. wherever this woul