International Desk: The gunman who attacked a ballroom dance studio in California, USA, committed suicide. The country’s police reported this information. News from BBC, CNN.
According to police reports, 72-year-old Hu Chan Tran was found dead inside a van. Police say he shot himself after being surrounded by security personnel.
Los Angeles County Sheriff Robert Luna said the suspected gunman had a self-inflicted gunshot wound and was pronounced dead at the scene. The county sheriff confirmed there were no other attackers.
However, the purpose of this attack is not yet known, said Robert. He said that the investigation is going on.
The attacker carried out an ambush in Monterey Park, about 13 km from Los Angeles, after 10 pm local time on Saturday. At least 10 people were killed and 10 others were injured.
Earlier, a witness told the Los Angeles Times that three men ran into his restaurant and told him to lock the door because a man with a machine gun had been seen in the area.
“The attack apparently took place at a nearby dance studio,” Jeong Park, a reporter for the newspaper, told the BBC, “where a gunman went, armed with what one witness described as a machine gun.”
A witness told him that a man was seen fleeing in a car a few minutes after the incident.
The Chinese Lunar New Year festival runs throughout the weekend, with over a hundred thousand visitors gathered earlier. Monterey Park has a population of about 60,000 and a large Asian population.
