A 12-hour manhunt for a gunman who killed 11 people and injured almost as many at a Monterey Park, California dance studio Saturday night ended with the arrest of 72-year-old Huu Can Tran. Brandon Tsay, who confronted the suspect in the lobby of a dance hall run by his family, was praised for his heroic actions by Sheriff Robert Luna. Monterey Park Police Chief Scott Wiese described the scene as "chaos and extensive carnage" when officers arrived, and the motive behind the attack is still under investigation.
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Brandon Tsay, a 26-year-old man, bravely disarmed a gunman who had opened fire at a nearby Lunar New Year celebration in Monterey Park, California, killing 10 people and injuring 10 others. Tsay heard the sound of metal in the lobby of a dance hall and realized he needed to disarm the man or else everyone in the building would have been killed. He managed to take the gun away from the man in a tussle captured on video, and the Monterey Park shooter is now in police custody.
Brandon Tsay, the owner of the Lai Lai Ballroom & Studio in Alhambra, was hosting a social dance party when he saw a man walk in with a gun. Tsay lunged at the man, not knowing that he had already killed 10 people and wounded 10 others. Tsay was able to successfully wrestle away the weapon and prevent any further casualties, and is being celebrated as a hero for his brave actions.
Monterey Park, California was left shaken on Monday after a deadly shooting at a dance hall left 10 people dead and 10 others injured. The suspect, Huu Can Tran, was pronounced dead following a self-inflicted gunshot wound and authorities are still searching for a motive. A separate incident occurred at a second dance studio in nearby Alhambra, though it is unclear if the two incidents are related.
Two community members are being hailed as heroes for disarming a mass shooter in Los Angeles County on Saturday night, who had already killed 10 people. The suspect, an Asian male, has not been identified and the motive is still unknown. The Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department is continuing to investigate the incident and is asking anyone with information to come forward.