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Voices of terror echo in 911 calls from Monterey Park massacre

LOS ANGELES — The voice on the 911 tape was quiet but terrified. The caller was the first to reach out for help after a gunman opened fire at a Lunar New Year’s Eve party in Monterey Park. Caller: “We start the car and try to leave and suddenly somebody come next to the window and shoot the window.” Dispatcher: “Is your girlfriend awake?” Caller: “I’m not sure.” In the aftermath of the deadly ...
A view of the side entrance to the Star Dance Studio Ballroom, on Sunday, Jan. 22, 2023.

LOS ANGELES — The voice on the 911 tape was quiet but terrified.

The caller was the first to reach out for help after a gunman opened fire at a Lunar New Year’s Eve party in Monterey Park.

Caller: “We start the car and try to leave and suddenly somebody come next to the window and shoot the window.”

Dispatcher: “Is your girlfriend awake?”

Caller: “I’m not sure.”

In the aftermath of the deadly Lunar New Year’s Eve mass

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