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    Dancing again at studio targeted by Monterey Park gunman: ‘Don’t be afraid. Don’t be intimidated’

    by Carlos De Loera, Los Angeles Times Jan 27, 2023 5 minutes
    Lai Lai Ballroom& Studio in Alhambra, California, where patrons disarmed a "male Asian suspect" with a weapon about 20 minutes after 10 people were killed in nearby Monterey Park on Saturday, Jan. 21, 2023.

    ALHAMBRA, Calif. — Lucy Wong was not sure at first whether it was safe to go back to Lai Lai Ballroom & Studio in Alhambra.

    It was here where 72-year-old gunman Huu Can Tran came after fatally shooting 11 at another dance studio in nearby Monterey Park. Authorities believe he planned another attack in Alhambra, but a man at the club wrestled the gun away from him and Tran fled.

    But as more details emerged in the days since Saturday’s shooting, Wong and other Lai Lai patrons decided it was important to come back.

    “I was more scared when I didn’t know the details,” Wong said. “I was afraid it might be a hate crime against Asians, Chinese, but I found that it’s not — it’s just

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