2023 Monterey Park shooting
On January 21, 2023, a mass shooting occurred in Monterey Park, California, United States. The gunman killed eleven people and injured nine others. The shooting happened at about 10:22 p.m. PST (UTC-8) at Star Ballroom Dance Studio, after an all-day Lunar New Year Festival was held on a nearby street. Shortly afterwards, the gunman drove north to Lai Lai Ballroom in nearby Alhambra to continue his shooting spree but was confronted by staff and disarmed before fleeing by car. The perpetrator was identified as 72-year-old Huu Can Tran. He died from a self-inflicted gunshot wound during a standoff with police in Torrance the next day. It is the deadliest mass shooting in the history of Los Angeles County.
| 2023 Monterey Park shooting | |
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Los Angeles County, California Encounters with perpetrator Central area of Los Angeles County | |
| Location | Monterey Park, California, U.S. |
| Coordinates | 34°03′43″N 118°07′25″W |
| Date | January 21, 2023 c. 10:22 p.m. (PST, UTC-8) |
| Target | People at Star Ballroom Dance Studio and Lai Lai Ballroom |
Attack type | Mass shooting, mass murder, murder–suicide |
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| Deaths | 12 (including the perpetrator) |
| Injured | 9 |
| Perpetrator | Huu Can Tran |
| Defender | Brandon Tsay |
| Motive | Unknown |
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