The number of victims of a mass shooting that occurred on the 21st in Monterey Park near Los Angeles (LA) has increased to 11 people.
The medical center said the victim suffered “extensive wounds” after being shot. The sex and specific identity of the deceased were not known.
The death toll from an indiscriminate shooting at Star Dance Studio, a dance school in Monterey Park, has risen to 11.
Ten people which include five women and five men, were shot dead at the scene by gunman Huu Can Tran.
But the death toll could rise as LAC+USC Medical Center said there were three more victims with severe injuries.
The Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Office said two of the 10 people killed at the scene were My Nhan, 65, and Lilan Li, 63. Nationality unknown.
While the investigative authorities focused on finding a motive for the crime, it was found that the gunman Tran aimed at some victims and fired a gun.
According to the New York Times (NYT), an official from the investigative authorities said that based on the testimony of witnesses, it is believed that Tran aimed and fired a gun at some victims.
The official said the gunman appeared to have specifically targeted some of the dead and then randomly opened fire on others.
However, it is not known who the specific victims he was targeting were.
In addition, there were testimonies that the rampage was a regular at the dance school where the incident occurred, and that he hated the people at the school.
According to her friends, Tran was a regular at the dance school, informally tutoring others and meeting her ex-wife.
His ex-wife said he met Tran here 20 years ago and they divorced her in 2005. After her divorce, he reportedly never remarried and never had a girlfriend.
There were also testimonies that the rampant was quick-tempered and distrustful of the people at the training center.
His ex-wife told CNN that Tran taught her how to dance for free. “Tran wasn’t violent, but he would quickly get angry if he stumbled a step while dancing,” his ex-wife told CNN.
“He’s hot-tempered, aggressive and doesn’t trust people,” Adam Hood, who said he spoke often, told Reuters.
He added, “He was mad at the people in the studio, and he distrusted them.”
CNN, citing an unnamed friend, said Nansha-beom was unhappy that dance instructors had “said bad things” about him, and that he was hostile towards many people in the studio.