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加州洛杉磯縣 慶祝春節 槍擊10死

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剛剛!美國突發大規模槍擊案,已有10死10傷!外媒:案發前成千上萬人正舉行慶祝活動

2023年01月22日  每日經濟新聞

  當地時間21日晚10點左右,美國加利福尼亞州洛杉磯縣蒙特雷帕克市發生大規模槍擊事件。據“CCTV國際時訊”,當地警方最新消息稱,槍擊已致10人死亡,此外還有10人受傷,目前槍手在逃。

  環球網此前援引美國《洛杉磯時報》報道,根據警方和當地居民的說法,當地時間21日夜間,洛杉磯蒙特利公園市的一個跳舞俱樂部發生槍擊案,導致多人傷亡。報道稱,案發前,現場附近正在舉行慶祝春節的活動,有大批人員聚集在那裏,這是該地區規模最大的農曆新年慶祝活動之一。

  加州發生致命大規模槍擊事件

  圖片來源:美國廣播公司報道截圖

  報道稱,警方正在處理這起槍擊案,目前沒有更多可以透露的細節,包括受害者人數。目前還不清楚是否有嫌疑人被捕。根據警方內部通訊,有多人在槍擊事件中死亡。報道稱,21日的春節慶祝活動時間被定在上午10時至晚上9時。

  一名住在案發現場附近的人告訴《洛杉磯時報》,他在晚10時左右到家,聽到了大約4、5聲槍響。他於晚11時20分左右下樓,嚐試了解槍擊事件是否發生在春節慶祝活動上,“我首先擔心的是,我知道他們正在舉行農曆新年慶祝活動”。他還說,當他到達現場附近時,他看到慶祝活動已經被清理,且看到了躺在擔架上或者纏著繃帶的人。

  據參考消息援引外媒報道,蒙特利公園是一座約6萬人口的小城市,亞裔人口眾多。該市距離洛杉磯市中心約16公裏。當天早些時候,成千上萬人參加了慶祝中國農曆新年的活動。報道稱,當地一家海鮮燒烤店與槍擊現場隻有一街之隔。店主對《洛杉磯時報》記者說,有三人衝進他的店鋪,讓他鎖門。

  美國槍支暴力案件,在新的一年有愈演愈烈之勢。上周末,伊利諾伊州芝加哥市有至少21人遭到槍擊,其中4人死亡。弗吉尼亞州諾福克市則有12人中槍,1人死亡。亞利桑那州菲尼克斯市也發生一起大規模槍擊案,導致4人受傷,傷者中包含1名孕婦和2名青少年。

  美國“槍支暴力檔案”網站的數據顯示,步入新年以來,截至15日,槍支暴力事件已經導致1699人死亡、1271人受傷。

Monterey Park mass shooting updates: 10 dead, suspected gunman at large

A Lunar New Year celebration had been underway in the Los Angeles suburb.

January 22, 2023, 10:24 AM
 
 

At least 20 people were shot, 10 fatally, near a Lunar New Year celebration in the Los Angeles suburb of Monterey Park when a gunman opened fire inside a crowded dance studio, authorities said.

The gunman has not been identified and remains at large Sunday morning, said Capt. Andrew Meyer, of the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department Homicide Bureau, which is leading the investigation.

Meyer said some of the injured were in critical condition, while others were reported as stable, he said.

PHOTO: Investigators gather at a scene where a shooting took place in Monterey Park, Calif., Sunday, Jan. 22, 2023.
Investigators gather at a scene where a shooting took place in Monterey Park, Calif., Sunday, Jan. 22, 2023.
Jae C. Hong/AP

Monterey Park had been hosting the Monterey Park Lunar New Year Festival this weekend, marking the beginning of the Chinese lunar calendar.

President Joe Biden has been briefed on the shooting, according to the White House, and the FBI has joined the investigation.

 

"The President has been briefed by the Homeland Security Advisor on the mass shooting in Monterey Park. He directed her to make sure that the FBI is providing full support to local authorities, and to update him regularly today as more details are known," the White House press secretary tweeted.

In early alerts sent to Washington, investigators said "they had no idea who the suspect was," Pierre Thomas, ABC News' chief justice correspondent, said on ABC's "This Week."

U.S. Attorney General ‎Merrick Garland has also been briefed on the shooting, according to a statement from the Department of Justice.

Monterey Park had been hosting the Monterey Park Lunar New Year Festival this weekend, marking the beginning of the Chinese lunar calendar. The annual two-day street festival is widely attended, with previous celebrations drawing as many as 100,000 daily visitors, according to the city. More than 65% of Monterey Park's about 60,000 residents identify as Asian American, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

PHOTO: Police patrol the scene along Garvey Avenue in Monterey Park, California, on Jan. 21, 2023, where police are responding to reports of multiple people shot.
Police patrol the scene along Garvey Avenue in Monterey Park, California, on Jan. 21, 2023, where police are responding to reports of multiple people shot.
Frederic J. Brown/AFP via Getty Images

In a statement Sunday morning, the city of Monterey Park clarified that the shooting did not occur at the Lunar New Year Festival but at the dance studio near the festival that was not connected to the festivities. Officials said Saturday's festival events were scheduled to finish at 9 p.m.

 

City officials said all festival activities for Sunday have been cancelled.

"Even though the incident did not occur at the 2023 Lunar New Year Festival, an active investigation is currently underway and the area near and around the festival is affected. As a precaution and for the safety of everyone, the City regrets to announce the cancellation of the second day of the festival," city officials said in a statement.

The Sheriff's Department said the shooting erupted around 10:22 p.m. on West Garvey Avenue, near the downtown blocks where the festival was being held.

The gunman opened fire shortly after entering a dance hall, where people had been celebrating the holiday, police said. It was unclear what type of weapon he used, police said.

PHOTO: Investigators gather at a scene where a shooting took place in Monterey Park, Calif., Sunday, Jan. 22, 2023.
Investigators gather at a scene where a shooting took place in Monterey Park, Calif., Sunday, Jan. 22, 2023.
Jae C. Hong/AP

Police officers who initially arrived at the scene, described a chaotic situation with panicked people running out of the dance hall.

 

Police in the nearby city of Alhambra were investigating an incident that might be connected to the shooting, officials said. The incident in Alhambra also occurred at a dance studio, according to ABC Los Angeles station KABC.

"To have this tragedy occur on Lunar New Year weekend, makes this especially painful," Alhambra Mayor Sasha Renée Pérez said in a Twitter post Sunday. "Monterey Park is home to one of the largest #AAPI communities in the country. This is a time when residents should be celebrating with family, friends and loved ones - not fearing gun violence."

The L.A. County Sheriff's Department said it would lead the investigation, after earlier saying it would assist Monterey Park Police. The FBI said it had responded to the scene to assist.

California Gov. Gavin Newsom released a statement on Twitter condemning the attack.

"Monterey Park should have had a night of joyful celebration of the Lunar New Year. Instead, they were the victims of a horrific and heartless act of gun violence," Newsom tweeted. "Our hearts mourn as we learn more about the devastating acts of last night. We are monitoring the situation closely."

 

This is a developing story. Please check back for updates. ABC News' Vanessa Navarrete contributed to this report.

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