but you're talking about torrance.les away from where the actual mass shooting took place. the community in torrance, once they see s.w.a.t. vehicles zeroing in on the van and so forth, there's a lot of concern. so they want to let those folks know that, you know, that particular situation has been resolved. now, it doesn't go far enough to say that it also, you know, resolved the monterey park mass shooting, but one could assume that since they put that out, that they're pretty comfortable at this point in time, even though they're not 100% verified yet, that this is abindividual that they were look -- an individual that they were looking for initially. but that's me speculating. we'll find out more when sheriff luna has his next press conference. hopefully he can answer that particular question. >> all right. very good. thank you both very much. >>> stay with us. we have more on this breaking news coverage coming up next. we have been telling you all afternoon, the l.a. county sheriff's department announced that the

torrance police -- i'm sorry, torrance police officers located the white van matching the descriptionlevard and hawthorne boulevard. as torrance officers pulled behind the vehicle, the white van entered a shopping center parking lot. when officers exited their patrol vehicle to contact the occupant, they heard one gunshot. coming from within the van. officers retreated and requested several tactical teams to respond. two armored vehicles responded and were able to restrict the van's movement. at 12:52 p.m., our sheriff's s.w.a.t. team approached and cleared the van and determined the suspect sustained a self-inflicted gunshot wound and was pronounced dead at the scene. investigators conducted a search of the vehicle and determined the male inside the van was the mass shooting suspect. during the search, several pieces of evidence were found inside the van, linking the suspect to both locations in monterey park in alhambra. in addition, a handgun was discovered inside the van. the suspect has been identified as huu can tran, and that's spelled h-u-u, middle name c-a-n, last name, t-r-a

tell us about community there in torrance. if police do have this suspect surrounded or they have him in custody, are e hay safesome -- are they safe? >> i believe they are at this point because, one, there is a suspect who is now in the hands of police whether dead or alive, that's number one. number two, if, in fact, there was a domestic case, well, that's a lot of relief to a lot of people that this individual just didn't randomly go in and start shooting people couple which would lead to motive. i believe nerves are a lot calmer because the individual is now in custody, but understanding what the motive was will be bringing much relief to to that community. gillian: we don't know the motive yet, but we do know from the l.a. county sheriffs that of victims who died on scene last night, five were male, five were female, police also said hay believe that all of them are of asian-american descent. what, if anything, can you read into that? >> well, the suspect, i understand, was of asian-american descent. it kind of causes me

the torrance police department. now, in terms of how it is connected, that is what they want us to wait and hear from the l.a. county sheriff. that is expected at 4:30 local time. you mentioned 7:30 eastern time. because we're still waiting for that connection. we have heard from sources that have told cnn that this is connected. that this is, in fact, most likely the suspect in this case. and what we were told is that this white van was stopped and as it was stopped and they were giving that driver directions to get out of the van, there were at least one shot that was heard, and those sources believe that the man inside the van killed himself. now, we are waiting again for that confirmation from authorities, but that is how we got to this standoff with authorities here. that is how we got to the s.w.a.t. team and the helicopters and the many, many agencies that were involved in this massive operation. we were here for hours watching all of this happen, as authorities were telling us, essentially, to wait, because

we've sent her to torrance, california. she's on the scene.forgive us, getting ready and set and in these kind of situations could get hairy. are you with us now and what could you tell us from your advantage point? >> i am, jim. so i'm on the left side of that van on the driver's side of the van. and as you guys were talking there, they did block our view a little bit. that s.w.a.t. vehicle just covering sort of that part of

but develops from this white van in torrance. a lot of waiting in seeing.t pass conference from the l.a. county sheriff, sheriff luna, sheriff luna noted that a threat was called into one of the hospitals, or some of the victims from the shooting in monterrey, park valley fourniÉ, or being treated. and he said that he sharing the information with reporters so the community and reporters understand why they're being so tightlipped if you well about the status of the victims. how many, where they are. given your experience, what kind of precautions are law enforcement taking at these various hospitals right now? what could be happening to protect the victims who are there? >> well, normally, the l.a. county sheriff's department is the largest sheriff department in the world. they have 10,000 deputies. they have the resources to protect the people. at the hospital, at multiple hospitals, to enlist the help of city police nearby, like monterrey, or -- wherever the hospital may be. they have the manpower to do it. they will do the best they can to secure that. a

and now here is the van and torrance, california. rosina coleman is where this all began in monterey park. and christina has a nuisance spread their that they may have the suspect now and who may be deceased? has that is spread there where you are? >> we are hearing it. but it is not confirmed. i can tell you i'm looking at live stream of video aerials over the swat team is closing in on that white vamp i got a brief glimpse of what appeared to be a man slumped over a wheel. at the video i am looking at right now this does not seem as though -- that the situation is a threat for law enforcement officers. they are standing around obviously clearing that seen there. but again, they did not confirm the man in that white man is the suspect for they also did not confirm whether he is dead or alive. but from what i did see he is not moving. again this is a very active situation. a very fluid is seen. they also confirmed and that press conference that the suspect, the man they are identifying as an asian mail, they say that was in the ballr

we've sent her to torrance, california. she's on the scene. we tried to go to you a few moments ago. forgive us, getting ready and set and in these kind of situations could get hairy. are you with us now and what could you tell us from your advantage point? >> i am, jim. so i'm on the left side of that van on the driver's side of the van. and as you guys were talking there, they did block our view a little bit. that s.w.a.t. vehicle just covering sort of that part of the van that we were looking straight at at the moment. so i'm seeing that the law enforcement agents at the back of that bear cat and then we also saw the drone coming closer to the ground. so i'm not sure if it landed or not. but i was seeing the drone and it appears that many of these law enforcement officers here are watching what was going on through video of the drone. as you guys have been mentioning, it has not looked urgent in any way over the last couple of minutes that we've been here. it has been a slow process and a lot of the things that my colleague josh campbell me

let's just show you these pictures from torrance in la. have surrounded suspect.n the south west of the state of california — a short distance from monterey park. we hear with the loss of ten people's lives and a further ten injured. the former prime minister, borisjohnson has made an unannounced visit to ukraine to show his ongoing support to the ukrainian government. mrjohnson said he had been invited by the ukrainian president volodymyr zelensky, saying it was a privilege to visit again. despite heavy fighting continuing in the east of the country, some civilians continue to return to towns close to the front line, against the advice of local authorities. lyman in the donbas region was occupied by russian forces last year. 13,000 people are living there in dangerous circumstances — andrew harding reports. in the ruins of liberated territory here in the donbas, a small town called lyman. it's three months now since the russians were pushed out of here. but they're still close. ukrainian fighterjets on their way to bomb the front lines 20 kilometres away. only th

in torrance, not far from the shooting that took place in monterey on saturday night.e understand that police have surrounded a person they believe to be the suspect, who has beenin believe to be the suspect, who has been in this white van that you can see, right in the centre of the shot. the shooting that took place, on saturday night, was at a dance venuein on saturday night, was at a dance venue in monterey park, about seven miles east of los angeles city seven terms and condition we don't know the motive for the attack, ten people were killed in that attack, and ten people, ten further people were injured. as you can see, events very much under way there, in terms of retrieving that suspect, or who the police have said they believe is the police have said they believe is the suspects. we don't have confirmation of that. we, the description and they have released a picture of the person they believe to be the suspect, the early description was that it was an asian man, againry pete we don't know what the motivation was for the attack. but this was a lunar new year

this is in torrance. it's important to note that this is being shown on a delay as it is still a dynamic situation. for officer safety. sometimes bad guys watch the news. we are not showing realtime images for officer safety reasons. but they don't believe that there is any reason to rush that vehicle. that vehicle has been immobilized by the tactical unites. before the break we saw situations end in different ways. sometimes when a suspect is confronted by law enforcement they take their own life. there's no indication that happened here but that is a possibility. authorities are trying to gather additional information. because they are backed away. the officers still behind the squad car doors didn't have the guns pointed at the vehicle in a ready position. tells us that at least based on the posture they don't believe there's an imminent threat from the vehicle. we'll see one of two things. if they can't open a line of communication with whoever is inside that vehicle we'll see either a robot come in.

we're looking at live shots as we speak of torrance, california.uspect reportedly shot himself in his inside the vehicle. surrounded by police. this is happening in torrance again near sepulveda and hawthorne boulevard. now monterey park, where the shooting took place is about a 35 to 45 minute drive to torrents. the description we have is an asian male dark complexion. and he is now a homicide suspect. what dots? can you connect at this early stage in this investigation? all i can tell you the first thing law enforcement is having to do in that scene is to be very, very patient. uh, they have this white ban surrounded , so the first thing they want to do is to run those tags and to try to see if they can connect the tags with the individual that's in the band at this immediate time. um so they're trying to learn as much as they can about the occupant of that van. now is it pertains to be the monterey ballroom shooting and, ah, an individual and stay on a day was that another location? they will know if there is any nexus between the two because wh

people from torrance, alhambra, outside ofl torrance, alhambra, outside of la county and like we hearey never expected these things to happen in their neighbourhood. monterey park from what we hear is a safe place with a lot of older people going about their lives. everyone is really devastated by what is going on and all the communities impacted our grieving right now. i impacted our grieving right now. . , impacted our grieving right now. ., , ., " impacted our grieving right now. . , ., ~ , ., impacted our grieving right now. . , ., ~ ., now. i am sure. thank you for aaivin now. i am sure. thank you for giving us _ now. i am sure. thank you for giving us the _ now. i am sure. thank you for giving us the details - now. i am sure. thank you for giving us the details of - now. i am sure. thank you for giving us the details of what l giving us the details of what has been going on in los angeles. let's get some of the day's other news: the bbc has been told that the conservative party chair, nadhim zahawi, did pay a penalty to settle a dispute with the tax authorities. it's understood

the county supervisor that represents torrance, my message today is just a huge thank you to the torranceion between our sheriff's department and all law enforcement agencies in l.a. county. so, the sharing of information is what led torrance police departments to be able to do just good police work by spotting this van on their streets. my message today is that it is so important going forward that everyone talk to each other and share information and this is how i believe -- >> another press conference at 4:30 p.m. specific time. talking about the van located with the deceased individual inside. we will continue to watch us and bring the conference. we will be right back. >> welcome back to the big sunday show. time now for our big four. what we think will be the biggest story this week. buffalo bill's safety damar hamlin visited his teammates before the playoff match. the first appearance at a game in nearly three weeks since you remember he suffered cardiac arrest on the field. guy's, this is amazing. he visited the team. i know that they have a warmth in their heart having seen him a

the torrance police department was notified and at 10 20 am the torrance police. there were i'm sorry. torrance police officers located the white man matching the description near the area of suppose it a boulevard and hawthorne boulevard. as torrance officers pulled behind the vehicle, the white man entered a shopping center parking lot. when officers exited their patrol vehicle to contact the occupant, they heard one gunshot. coming from within, the van officers retreated and requested several tactical teams to respond to armored vehicles, responded and were able to restrict the vans movement. at 1252 p. m. r sheriffs, a swat team approached and cleared the van, and determined the suspect sustained a self inflicted gunshot wound and was pronounced dead at the same. investigators conducted a search of the vehicle and determine the mail inside the van was the mass shooting suspect. during the search, several pieces of evidence were found inside the van, linking the suspect to both locations and now and non monterey park in alhambra. in addition, a hand gun was dis

your cities now, monterey park and torrance are forever linked. what is your message to both of those community this is morning. >> first of all, i start with this, thank you for having me. and on behalf of my council, myself and the entire city of torrance, our hearts, condolences and prior to all of the victims and their families for this incident. our hearts go out to you. i think we just don't know what to say at this moment. because so many things are -- so many questions are going there you our heads right now. we in the city of torrance are very, very fortunate that we have a strong presence in terms of public safety. we worked very well with the sheriffs' deputies yesterday. it just so happened, we don't know why the person that came roughly 30 miles south here and we're just very happy that our police department and the sheriff were right on and that we could put an end to this -- this event. but we are definitely -- our hearts go out to the community. we're not even sure that everyone who was killed at the dance hall were residents of mo

so i really want to thank the torrance police department. i was with them yesterday. they did good police work. so thank you again to everyone to brought this situation to an end. >> you know, this was a moment that was supposed to be a moment of celebration. not only for the aapi community but for many of us that have friends, family members in this community, and one individual with guns caused this incredible tragedy. and i think it's important that we reflect on what has occurred. i want to thank, first of all, the family of the monterey park community, the police department, mayor, city organizations and others that were not only there immediately before many of us were able to get there, but they have continued to bear the brunt of the work. i think it's really a testament to the leadership in monterey park. i also want to thank our sheriff and the sheriff's department and both local and state and federal agencies that have worked together in order to make sure that we brought accountability to this case and that we stop a potential threat to our community so qu

about half an hour away in the city of torrance police searched a white van following a standoff.icials have not yet confirmed whether the man inside the van is the suspect in last night's mass shooting. christine coleman is live with the latest breaking details. christina. >> hi, john. law enforcement sources tell us the man in that white van shot and killed himself following a traffic stop. an aerial video streaming of that scene therein torrance, i was able to see a man slumped over the steering wheel in that vehicle. a swat team surrounded that fan this afternoon. again, the sheriff would not confirm if the person inside of that vehicle is the suspect. the witnesses from last night did say that they saw a man, a suspect, take off from one of the crime scenes in a white van. that mass shooting happened shortly before 10:30 last night at the start ballroom dance studio here in monterey park just east of downtown los angeles. near a site where thousands had gathered yesterday to celebrate lunar new year's eve. a large asian population in this area. ten people killed and 10 injure

as torrance officers pulled behind the vehicle, the white van entered a shopping center parking lot.cers exited their patrol vehicle to contact the occupant, they heard one gunshot coming from within the van. officers retreated and requested several tactical teams to respond to -- to respond. two armored vehicles responded and were able to restrict the van's movement. 12:52 p.m., our sheriff's swat team approached and cleared the van and determined the suspect sustained a self-inflicted gunshot wound and was pronounced dead at the scene. investigators conducted a search of the vehicle and determined the male inside the van was the mass shooting suspect. during the search, several pieces of evidence were found inside the van linking the suspect to both locations in monterey park and in alhambra. in addition, a handgun was discovered inside the van. the suspect has been identified as hu kan the way that is spelled is huu can last name, trang. he is a 72-year-old male asian. i can confirm that there are no outstanding suspects from the mass shooting incident that occurred in the city of

about 12 hours later and 27 miles away in the city of torrance a s.w.a.t. team surrounded and eventually entered this white van where a man's body was discovered. >> we will not forget the victims and survivors. it's our responsibility to wrap our arms around them. >> danya joins us now again from monterey park. and just how many agencies were involved in this investigation today? >> reporter: right now there are several agencies involved in this investigation. the fbi is assisting local and state police in trying to piece together a motive and what connection the suspect may have had to this dance hall. jericka? >> danya bacchus, thank you. the biden administration is also reacting to this recent mass shooting. cbs skyler henry is in washington with more on that. skyler? >> reporter: hey, jericka. president biden directed the fbi to provide full support to local authorities in california along with help from the atf, that's the bureau of alcohol, tobacco, firearms, and explosives. he also tweeted he and the first lady were praying for those killed and inju

jim, how are they handling the way that they expect that van in torrance?e first thing, when you get a van like that blocked him with a suspected mass killer -- a powerful gun. we have to worry about explosives. so, what needs to handle that very, very good allegedly. normal procedure they bus the window down, use a baton, it's a piece of wood shut out of a shotgun. they use a thing called a [inaudible] , flash bang at the end of a stick. or they use a beanbag round. [inaudible] manually. but normally don't put anybody out to do that. because it could fire up. so they have to bus the windows out. they may need to [inaudible] gas. but this is the time when someone might commit suicide because, you gotta understand about these homicidal -- that we see in america, like today. it is suicide often is the precursor, we talk so much about mental health. but often, the precursor is suicide. the person decides they're gonna kill themselves, and in addition to killing themselves, they're gonna go in this homicidal rage. maybe it's someone who they think has done them

torrance it's a half an hour from your, it's on the other side of los angeles. but like monterey park, it's a heavily asian american community. it's where police found a vehicle that matched the description that police and alhambra, had given for a van of interest. the police and torrance say, they got involved at the request of the los angeles county sheriff department. and were able to get involved in dealing with this fan. which police say they believe someone was inside, they don't know about the condition, wise they did no but suspected might be their suspect. so now the big unanswered question as. have they found the suspect, was he in that van, and is he still alive at this point in time? those are all answers we expect to get from law enforcement when they provide their next official briefing about an hour and a half ago. but in the meantime, this community reeling from this tragedy. with ten people dead, ten people have been transported to the hospital, and residents of this community are unsure why this happened, and who was behind it. >> josh, we talk

they want, i don't care if you work in torrance, long beach, monterey park, you name the city.ng like this happens, everybody who wears a batch wants that person in custody. i think that is what you see happening today. it is teamwork. and that is going on out there. >> [inaudible] i >> there is going to be more information that we will be putting out about the specifics but right now i am here to report that the suspect responsible for the tragedy is no longer a threat. >> [inaudible] >> we are still interviewing witnesses. we are interviewing witnesses at the monterey park. location, we are interviewing witnesses at the alhambra location and all of it will come together since weird for me some of this makes sense, putting it all together and figuring it out all out. we are still in the process of doing all of that. i want to take some days. >> [inaudible] let me give someone else a chance over here. >> [inaudible] can you clarify what type of pistol -- the weapons you found -- claude >> i believe the weapon that was recovered at the alhambra valley location is not legal to ha

as torrance officers pulled behind the vehicle, the white van entered a shopping center parking lot. when officers exited their patrol vehicle to contact the occupant, they heard one gunshot. coming from within, the van officers retreated and requested several tactical teams to respond to armored vehicles, responded and were able to restrict the vans movement. and following the story as rob reynolds, who joins us live from monterey park in california and raw. but we now have crucial details about the, the suspects who can try, what did the police have to say about him? well, he's a 72 years old. is resident of this area. he according to police, after committing suicide, when surrounded by officers in that car park. in torrance, he is, body was recovered and the evidence recovered from the white van has convinced the authorities here that he was indeed the person responsible for the massacre of the least 10 people in the ballroom dancing establishment here in monterey park. aside from that, we don't know a lot of detail about mr. who can't trans we, we, we know that he attempted to go

about 12 hours later and 27 miles away in the city of torrance a s.w.a.t. team surrounded and eventually entered this white van where they say they found the gunman dead. early sunday evening the l.a. county sheriff's department confirmed he shot and killed himself inside that white van. >> the suspect has been identified as huu can tran. he is a 72-year-old male asian. >> danya joins us now again from monterey park. and danya, just how many agencies were involved in this investigation today? >> reporter: right now there are several agencies involved in this investigation. the fbi is assisting local and state police in trying to piece together a motive and what connection the suspect may have had to this dance hall. jericka? >> danya bacchus, thank you. >>> the biden administration is also reacting to this recent mass shooting. cbs's skyler henry is in washington with more on that. skyler? >> hey, jericka. president biden directed the fbi to provide full support to local authorities in california. along with help from the atf, that's the bureau of alcohol,

i want to thank the torrance police _ want to thank the torrance police department for identifying the to thank all who come together from the nationat— who come together from the national level to the local level. _ national level to the local level. a _ national level to the local level, a local city council which _ level, a local city council which has been amazing but also i which has been amazing but also i got _ which has been amazing but also i got cails— which has been amazing but also i got calls today from the white _ i got calls today from the white house, from the secretary of homeland security and our mayor, — of homeland security and our mayor, all expressing concern and offering their resources to make — and offering their resources to make sure we could end this terrible _ make sure we could end this terrible situation. i still have _ terrible situation. i still have questions in my mind, which — have questions in my mind, which is, _ have questions in my mind, which is, what was the motive for this— which is, what was the motive for this shooter? did he have a mental—

van was identified as his getaway vehicle. 10:30 sunday morning that van ended up miles away in torrance where local police officers alerted by the sheriff's department the van was connected to the shooting in monterey park attempted to make a traffic stop. >> as torrance officers pulled behind the vehicle, the white van entered a shopping center parking lot. when officers exited their patrol vehicle to contact the occupant, they heard one gunshot. >> reporter: he says tran was found dead in the driver's seat from a self-inflicted gunshot. evidence collected in paper bags as part of the vegs, a handgun and other evidence the sheriff says confirming his connection to the two other locations. the lone suspect in the deaths of ten people, ten others injured. >> feel safe. you are no longer in danger because this shooter is gone. >> reporter: among those killed, five men and five women, the sheriff's department says they're in their 50s or 60s or maybe even older. as for the weapon that was taken from the suspect in the alhambra location, we are told that was a semiautomatic pistol with exte

he died by suicide hours later after police stopped him at a shopping center 45 minutes away in torrance>> when officers exited their patrol vehicle to contact the occupant, they heard one gunshot coming from within the van. our sheriffs s.w.a.t. team approached and cleared the van and determined the suspect sustained a self-inflicted gunshot wound and was pronounced dead at the scene. >> l.a. sheriff robert luna says the shooter's motive is still under investigation. cnn's natasha chen is on the ground in monterey park with more. >> reporter: on sunday evening, on lunar new year, when this community was supposed to be celebrating, law enforcement gave a press conference confirming that a man they had cornered in a white van in torrance, california, was, in fact, the shooter of this monterey park scene, just a couple of blocks away from us, where on saturday night, he opened fire, police said, killing ten people and almost 24 hours later still seven people are in the hospital. now we understand that the ages of the victims range in the 50s, 60s and beyond. the coroner's office began to t

in addition, a handgun was discovered inside the van torrance police moved in on the suspect hours after the los angeles sheriff's department released these images. l a. s d, describing the asian man pictured wearing a beanie as armed and dangerous suspect has been identified. as who. as who can tran he has a 72 year old. male motive for the shooting is still unclear. authorities say they are not ruling out anything , including the possibility of this being a hate crime. we still are not clear on the motive. uh the investigation continues. as for the surviving victims wounded in the shooting , they are still hospitalized. police have not released their names or ages in monterey park, california ashley soriano, fox news president biden and vice president harris say they are praying for all families affected by the tragedy. the president issued a statement today saying, we do know that many families are grieving tonight or praying that their loved one will recover from their wounds. the statement goes on to say, i want to assure the community of monterey park and the broader area that we w

officials tweeting the operation for an armed suspect in torrance has concluded, and the neighborhood is safe enforcement officials had been seeking the suspect seen here. in an image released by the sheriff's department and heavily armed officers use their vehicles to form a blockade around the white van that was similar to one. the suspect was believed to be driving. authorities also brought in the bomb squadand flew drones to survey the scene from above. officers eventually entering the vehicle from the passenger side. our job is to collect every shred of this. awful puzzle that has been laid out by the suspect. 24 hours earlier. police say the suspect had entered the monterey park dancehall before 10 22. pm local time opening fire during lunar new year celebrations before fleeing the scene unresponsive inside and you have two that are still in critical condition of reading. we don't know. if this is specifically a hate crime defined by law. but who walks into a dance hall. and guns down 20 people. authorities say there was also a related incident in nearby alhambra. police say abo

authorities would later pulled the vehicle over right across from the del amo mall in torrance. that's where detectives recovered a handgun inside. people would attend the ball rooms for dance and t. we're simply heartbroken. i met my wife here. >> about 7 years ago, and we love to dance. who knows how long this will take time recover, you know, definitely is a big blow for a lot of the fans in people. >> well, that was carlos, a reporting for us this morning. now, governor gavin newsom responded to the shooting with a tweet on sunday saying monterey park should have had a night of joyful celebration. instead, they were the victims of a horrific and heartless act of gun violence. he went on to say our hearts mourn as we learn more about the devastating last night. governor newsom was also in battery park responding to that scene or you met with local leaders and those who are impacted by the tragedy, they stop at usc medical center to meet with victims and their families and small businesses in that area right near the shooting newsom's office tells us he's going to spend more t

not too far away from where you're standing in a place called torrance. i understand it is where these live pictures have been coming from that we've been watching all a police swat squad entering. in fact, the white transit van bring us up to date with what's been going on there. ha. that's right. jonah torrance is 48 kilometers a south west of of where we are now in monterey park. a for several hours police vehicles had surrounded this white van that police said was believed to be linked to the mass shooting of 10 people. fatalities, 10 fatalities here on saturday night. and now things are moving very, very quickly. at this moment. police have just entered the van. ah, they do not appear to be um, ah, acting defensively. oh, and earlier pictures that we saw of the van taken from the drivers side showed what appeared to be a figure slumped over the steering wheel and a bullet hole in the driver's side window. so it looks quite possible that we will find out shortly officially from the police that if this was indeed the suspect which police have not said

authorities tracked the van down in torrance where there was a standoff with swat. when sheriffs moved in, he was dead of an apparent self-inflicted gunshot. >> that closes a portion of a very long day for all of us. the investigation is still ongoing. sheriffs homicide detectives are working around the clock, gathering additional information and working on determining the motive behind this extremely tragic event. j.r.: the annual lunar new year festival that began in monterey park yesterday is one of the biggest in southern california. monterey park is a city of about 60,000 people located about nine miles east of los angeles. the city has a predominantly asian community. 65% of the population is asian, according to census data. city leaders say monterey park prides itself for being multigenerational, popular for both new immigrants and second and third generation asian americans. here in the bay area, the it api community and city leaders are reacting to the mass shooting with thoughts and prayers for two. now the talk is of public safety and increased police pat

law enforcement gave a press conference confirming that a man they had cornered in a white van in torrance, california, was, in fact, the shooter of this monterey park scene just a couple of blocks away from us where on saturday night he opened fire, police said, killing ten people. and almost 24 hours later still seven people are in the hospital. now, we understand that the ages of the victims range in the 50s, 60s, and beyond. the coroner's office began to take away remains on sunday afternoon, and they're still in the process of identifying the people who died. now, it took about 12 hours for police to find this person in torrance about 30 miles southwest of monterey park. this after police say he had gone from this dance hall in monterey park to a different one in alhambra, a city north of where we are. that's where law enforcement said a person matching the same suspect description went in armed and that a couple of people actually wrestled with him, tackled him and they were able to recover the weapon that he had. and that's how police were able to also recover that weapon and begin

investigators say the suspect shot himself inside a white cargo van in torrance, california, as police surrounded his car early sunday . the van is similar to a vehicle of interest, authorities say was spotted near a second attempted shooting in alhambra late saturday night. failed shooting that came just 20 to 30 minutes after the suspect opened fire, killing 10 people and wounding 10, others inside a ballroom dance studio in monterey park. several pieces of evidence were found inside the van linking the suspects to both locations and now and monterey park in alhambra. in addition, a handgun was discovered inside the van torrance police moved in on the suspect hours after the los angeles sheriff's department released these images. l a. s d , describing the asian man pictured wearing a beanie as armed and dangerous suspect has been identified. as who. as who can tran he has a 72 year old. male motive for the shooting is still unclear. authorities say they are not ruling out anything , including the possibility of this being a hate crime. we still are not clear on the motive. uh the inv

authorities surrounding a white van in torrance, about an hour away from the crime scene. s.w.a.t. teams using an armored drone before entering. they appealed to the community's help in locating him. authorities say the shooter entered the crowded dance studio and opened fire, killing at least ten people and wounding ten others, some of them critically. officials say another incident at a nearby dance hall is connected. at that location, a man with a gun entered. bystanders wrestled the gun away. the man fled. >>> tonight a dramatic end to a tragic day. a suspect accused of shooting 20 people in a ballroom dance hall in monterey park, california, killing ten of them, may have been located inside that white van in torrance, california. law enforcement officials say when tactical teams accessed the van, they found a dead man believed to have died from a self-inflicted gunshot wound. the operation for an armed suspect conclude and the neighborhood is safe. law enforcement had been seeking the suspect, seen here in an image released bit shey the she defeat. and they used law enforcemen

teams eventually surrounded his white van about 20 miles away in the city of torrance. that's where he took his own life. >> reporter danya bacchus is live in monterey park with the latest. >> reporter: good evening to you both. los angeles county sheriff says that threat to the community has been eliminated as you mentioned that suspect apparently shot and killed himself. there are still two very active crime scenes here in los angeles and the shooting scene here in monterey park and then another scene just about 30 miles away from here in torrance where that suspect took his life. monterey park is in mourning after deadly violence shocked the southern california community as it celebrated the lunar new year. >> when the fire department did get into the business, they did pronounce ten of the victims deceased at the scene. >> reporter: authorities say a gunman who killed those ten people at the star dance studio may have tried and failed to unleash more deadly violence at a second dance hall in nearby alhambra. >> was he by himself? were there other suspects? our detec

as torrance officers pulled behind the vehicle, the white van entered a shopping center parking lot. when officers exited their patrol vehicle to contact the occupant, they heard one gunshot. coming from within, the van officers retreated and requested several tactical teams to respond to armored vehicles, responded and were able to restrict the vans movement. while reynolds is in monterey park, california with more we don't know a lot of detail about mr. who can trans we, we, we know that he attempted to go to a 2nd location where he could have actually committed even more damage and more more murders. but the people who were there at that at that place at that ball room, they managed to disarm him and send him on his way g e. he was a he was able to escape then and some very quick police work canvassing the city and the whole los angeles county area resulted in the torrance police locating the van at surrounding it and eventually who can trans took his own life. 7 people remained in hospital, we heard several hours ago that some of them were in critical condition. spoke briefly to

authorities would later pulled the vehicle over right across from the del amo mall in torrance. that's where detectives recovered a handgun inside. people would tend the ballrooms for dance and t. we're simply heartbroken. i met my wife here. >> about 7 years ago, and we love to dance. who knows how long this will take time cook. you know, we cover, you know, >> definitely is a big blow for a lot of the fans in people. >> that was carlos saucedo reporting for us. >> meanwhile, in baton rouge, louisiana, 12 people were hurt in a shooting at a nightclub there. police say it happened inside the dior bar and lounge right around one 30 yesterday morning. one of the victims is listed in critical condition. the others are in stable. no arrests have been made. but police say at this point they think this was a targeted attack. they didn't say why they sought that or whether there was one or more shooters, but they're still looking into that. and san francisco, the gallery owner arrested for hosing down an unhoused woman outside of his business is scheduled to be arraigned in february. c

authorities would later pulled the vehicle over right across from the del amo mall in torrance.ctives recovered a handgun inside. people would tend the ballrooms for dance and t. we're simply heartbroken. i met my wife here. >> about 7 years ago, and we love to dance. who knows how long this will take time recover. you know, >> definitely is a big blow for a lot of the fans in people. >> that was carlos saucedo reporting this morning and will continue to give you new details as we learn them. >> meantime, in baton rouge, louisiana, 12 people were hurt during a shooting at a nightclub. police say happened inside the. do your bar and lounge. but upon 30 or so yesterday morning, they say one victim is listed in critical condition while the rest are listed in stable. no arrests have been made. but police say they do believe the attack was targeted. they do not say they'll help people were targeted or whether there was more than one shooter. so we'll keep you updated as we learn more. meantime, in san francisco, the gallery owner arrested for hosing down an unhoused woman outside of

authorities would later pulled the vehicle over right across from the del amo mall in torrance.tectives recovered a handgun inside. people would attend the ball rooms for dance and t. we're simply heartbroken. i met my wife here. >> about 7 years ago, and we love to dance. who knows how long this will take time recover, you know, definitely is a big blow for a lot of the fans in people. >> that was carlos saucedo reporting for us this morning. >> while in baton rouge, louisiana, 12 people were hurt during a shooting at a nightclub. there. police say it happened inside the dior bar and lounge at about one 30 yesterday morning. they say one victim is listed in critical condition. the other are all the others that were hurt are in stable condition. no arrests have been made. but police say they do believe the attack was targeted. they did not, however, say how the people were targeted or whether this was a situation of more than one shooter. just one shooter. they're still looking into it. >> in the east bay, newly elected mayor shank house says that her decision to place oakland's

authorities would later pulled the vehicle over right across from the del amo mall in torrance. that's where detectives recovered a handgun inside. people would tend the ballrooms for dance and t. we're simply heartbroken. i met my wife here. >> about 7 years ago, and we love to dance. who knows how long this will take time recover, you know, definitely is a big blow for a lot of the fans in people. >> was saito reporting for us this morning. >> well, meanwhile, in baton rouge, louisiana, 12 people were hurt during a shooting at a nightclub. there. police say this happened inside of the dior bar and lounge at about one 30 yesterday morning. they say one victim is listed in critical condition. the others are in stable. no arrests have been made. but police say they believe at this point the attacker or the attack was targeted. they do did not say how people were targeted or whether there was more than one shooter. but we'll obviously keep following the story for you. in the meantime, in san francisco, the gallery owner arrested for hosing down an unhoused woman outside of his bus

authorities would later pulled the vehicle over right across from the del amo mall in torrance. that's where detectives recovered a handgun inside. people would attend the ball rooms for dance and t. we're simply heartbroken. i met my wife here about 7 years ago to and we love to dance. who knows how long this will take time recover. you >> definitely is a big blow for a lot of the fans in people. >> that was latest from carlos saucedo and will continue to keep you posted. if we get more details on that. >> well, meanwhile, in baton rouge, louisiana, 12 people were hurt during a shooting at a nightclub. police say it happened inside the dior bar and lounge about one 30 or so yesterday morning. one of the victims is listed in critical condition. the other 11 or all listed in stable. no arrests have been made. but police say they do believe this attack was targeted. they don't say how many people or how people were targeted or whether there was more than one shooter. but there they don't think this is a random act that will continue to endanger the community. meanwhile, in san fra

security forces surrounded a white van in torrance, california, 45 kilometers from the side of the mass, shooting authority say the suspect had already shot himself before the swat team approached the vehicle. he was named as who can trans 72 years old police say he entered a 2nd club in a neighboring city but was disarmed by 2 citizens. the manhunt extended across the los angeles area. when i got here and i saw, and i told you this morning, the look in the eyes of the homicide investigators and all of their staff. you could just tell there were going to get this guy. we still are not clear on the motive of the investigation continues, and that is something we are all extremely oh, we want to know. we want to know how something like this something this awful can happen in monterey park, residents are dismayed by the violence that broke out at this ballroom dance studio . during lunar new year celebrations. i cannot believe it. i was stunned and shocked that this could happen here in our peaceful community. this is a community where my kids could art lessons. we come down here for food a

a white van was identified as his getaway vehicle. 10: 30, that van ending up miles away in torrance where local police officers, alerted by the l.a. county sheriff's department, attempted to make a traffic stop. >> as torrance officers pulled up behind the vehicle, the white van entered a shopping center parking lot. when officers exited their patrol vehicle to contact the occupant, they heard one gunshot. >> reporter: he said that tran was found dead in the driver seat from a self-inflicted gunshot. evidence collected included a handgun and other evidence confirming his attachment to the two other locations. >> feel safe. you are no longer in danger because this shooter is gone. >> reporter: among those killed, five men and five women. the sheriff's department says they are in their 50s or 60s or maybe older. as for the weapon taken from the suspect in the alhambra location, we are told that that was a semiautomatic pistol with extended magazine and it is not legal to possess in california. as for a motive, that is yet to be determined. in monterey park, lolita lopez, nbc bay area.

the sheriff confirmed investigators found trans a lifeless body inside a white van in torrance. he shot himself to death. they believe he's the sole suspect in the shooting that began here in monterey park during the new year celebrations, tran allegedly walked into a dance studio and shot multiple people. then allegedly headed hambre next. >> and another dance studio that he targeted. but he didn't get far too people. they wrestled with him after noticing that he had a god and grabbed it from him. he took off the witnesses, described a white van near the scene of the crime in around 10 o'clock this morning, torrance police, they saw a vehicle matching that description tran allegedly drove to a parking lot. they heard the sound of one gunshot and that's when tactical teams moved in and found him dead. they also found a handgun. many people there still shocked by the shooting. you hear about mass shootings everywhere in at least for me. i always hear that they're so far away in other states and other counties and other cities. but this one is. >> and i'm pretty close to home and