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    Authorities identify suspected gunman in Lunar New Year mass shooting; motive unclear

    by Summer Lin, Jeong Park, Rebecca Ellis, Richard Winton, Libor Jany, Rong-Gong Lin II, Julia Wick, Hayley Smith, Debbie Truong, Grace Toohey and Laura Newberry, Los Angeles Times Jan 22, 2023 6 minutes
    Community members watch as officials secure and investigate the scene where a gunman opened fire at a ballroom dance studio in Monterey Park, California, on Sunday, Jan. 22, 2023.

    MONTEREY PARK, Calif. — Authorities have identified the man responsible for a deadly shooting inside a Monterey Park dance studio as 72-year-old Hemet resident Huu Can Tran.

    Tran died of a self-inflicted gunshot wound in a strip mall parking lot, law enforcement sources said.

    “We still are not clear on the motive,” Los Angeles County Sheriff Robert Luna said. “The investigation continues … we want to know how something this awful can happen.”

    The manhunt began after the shooter opened fire inside Star Dance Studio on West Garvey Avenue around 10:20 p.m. Saturday, killing 10 people and injuring 10 others. It was Lunar New Year’s Eve.

    About 20 minutes after the shooting in Monterey Park, Tran walked into Lai Lai Ballroom & Studio in nearby Alhambra, officials said. “The suspect walked in there, probably with the intent to kill two more people,” Luna said. “But two community members disarmed him, took possession of his weapon, and the suspect ran away.”

    At 10:20 a.m. Sunday, police located the white

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