On Saturday night, 11 people were killed and nine others injured in a mass shooting at a dance studio in Monterey Park, California, as the city's majority Asian community celebrated the Lunar New Year. Los Angeles County Sheriff Robert Luna said those killed included five women and five men, and the eleventh victim, a woman in her 70s, died at a hospital on Monday. Mayor Henry Lo said the community is in shock and disbelief, and Rep. Judy Chu said people are fearful of this kind of situation, calling for the community to come together to heal and ensure such a tragedy never happens again. Investigators are still working to determine a motive for the shooting.
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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.