US police confirmed this Sunday that The lifeless body found inside the van cornered by law enforcement is that of the alleged perpetrator of the shooting that this Saturday killed ten people and injured ten others in Monterey Park, located 13 kilometers from the city of Los Angeles.
The vehicle coincided with the statements of some witnesses and when the agents approached to contact the occupant, they heard a shot coming from inside. The driver had shot himself, the Los Angeles County Sheriff said at a press conference, Robert Luna.
The shooting occurred around 10:22 p.m. local time on Saturday in a Monterey Park dance hall, where according to official data 65.5% of the residents are of Asian origin, they had gathered hours before. thousands of people to celebrate Chinese New Year. The festival was scheduled to continue today, but was cancelled.
The authorities are still unclear on the motive for the attack and the investigation remains open. The alleged perpetrator has been identified as 72-year-old Huu Can Tranand law enforcement terminated the search for suspects.
In the photo distributed on the networks during his search, he appeared in a leather jacket, glasses and a hat and warned that he should be considered “armed and dangerous.”
The man was located in Torrance, in southwestern Los Angeles County and about 46 kilometers from the site of the massacre.. In the search of his van, law enforcement confirmed that it was the person of Asian origin who was being tracked.
Inside the vehicle Various items were also found. that make it possible to determine that it was the same person as about 20 minutes after the Monterey Park shooting entered another dance hall in the neighboring suburb of Alhambra with the intention of attacking those present, but was disarmed and fled before you can shoot.