Lunar New Year massacre raises fears of anti-Asian hate even as detectives seek motive
by Julia Wick, Debbie Truong, Summer Lin, Rong-Gong Lin II and Brittny Mejia, Los Angeles Times
Jan 22, 2023
3 minutes
MONTEREY PARK, Calif. — The shooting occurred on the night of a Lunar New Year celebration in an iconic city in the history of Asian immigration to the United States.
When it was over, 10 people were dead and 10 others wounded. Authorities said based on a preliminary description that the gunman was an Asian male.
But among rising violence and incidents of bias, the killings in this city on Saturday have sent shock waves and questions through the Asian community.
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