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.<\/p>\n
The medical center said the victim suffered “extensive wounds” after being shot. The sex and specific identity of the deceased were not known.<\/p>\n
The death toll from an indiscriminate shooting at Star Dance Studio, a dance school in Monterey Park, has risen to 11.<\/p>\n
Ten people which include five women and five men, were shot dead at the scene by gunman Huu Can Tran.<\/p>\n
But the death toll could rise as LAC+USC Medical Center said there were three more victims with severe injuries.<\/p>\n
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.<\/p>\n
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.<\/p>\n
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.<\/p>\n
The official said the gunman appeared to have specifically targeted some of the dead and then randomly opened fire on others.<\/p>\n
However, it is not known who the specific victims he was targeting were.<\/p>\n
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.<\/p>\n
According to her friends, Tran was a regular at the dance school, informally tutoring others and meeting her ex-wife.<\/p>\n
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.<\/p>\n
There were also testimonies that the rampant was quick-tempered and distrustful of the people at the training center.<\/p>\n
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.<\/p>\n
“He’s hot-tempered, aggressive and doesn’t trust people,” Adam Hood, who said he spoke often, told Reuters.<\/p>\n
He added, “He was mad at the people in the studio, and he distrusted them.”<\/p>\n
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.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"