At least 10 dead in a shooting in Monterey Park, California

() — At least ten people have been killed in a mass shooting in Monterey Park, California, according to the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department.

The suspect in the mass shooting “fled the scene and is still on the run,” said Capt. Andrew Meyer of the Sheriff’s Department. He urged anyone with information about this incident to “call the Los Angeles Sheriff’s Homicide Department at 323-890-5500. Or if you prefer to remain anonymous, call Crime Stoppers at 800-222-8477.”

People were “leaving” a local business during the incident, Meyer said, during a news conference early Sunday morning.

Officers responded shortly after 10:22 p.m. local time, responding to a local business.

Meyer updated earlier figures to say that ten people were killed in the shooting and at least ten others were injured and taken to area hospitals.

“Officers with the Monterey Park Police Department responded to a local business in the 100 block of West Garvey Avenue in the City of Monterey Park regarding a call of gunshots.”

When the agents arrived at the scene, they saw numerous people, customers of the place, “running” and “screaming”.

An earlier news release from the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department said the mass shooting claimed the lives of 9 people.

The shooting incident occurred late Saturday near the Monterey Park Lunar New Year festival area, which was scheduled to take place until 9 p.m. local time on Garvey Avenue, between Garfield and Alhambra avenues.

Previous Lunar New Year events in the city have drawn crowds estimated at more than 100,000 people from across Southern California, according to the city. It is not clear how many people were still gathered in the area when the shots were fired.

Monterey Park is a city in the San Gabriel Valley of Los Angeles County, approximately 11 km from downtown Los Angeles.

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