What we know about the victims of the Monterey Park shooting

At least 11 people were killed and nine more injured in a mass shooting that rocked the city of Monterey Park near Los Angeles over the weekend.

The attack took place Saturday night at a dance studio that was hosting an event to celebrate the Lunar New Year. Police said officers were sent to the scene after receiving a call announcing gunshots at the Star ballroom dance studio around 10 p.m. PT. Los Angeles County Sheriff Robert Luna said at a Sunday press conference that five women and five men were among those killed; The eleventh victim, described by the Los Angeles County coroner as a woman in her 70s, died in hospital on Monday.

The names of 11 victims were released Tuesday by the Los Angeles County Medical Examiner’s Office. They were identified as Mai Nhan, aged 65; Lilian Lee, 63; Xujuan Yu, 57 years old; Muoi Ung, 67; Hong Jian, 62; Yu Cao, 72; Chia Yau, 76; Valentino Alvero, 68; Wen Yu, 64; Ming Ma, 72; and Diana Tom, 70.

The medical examiner’s office previously released the names of four victims, three women and one man, including Lee. When the names of the rest of the victims were released on Tuesday, the office confirmed that the original spelling of the woman’s name, which is Lillian, was incorrect.

The Philippine Consulate General in Los Angeles reported that Alvero was a U.S. citizen of Filipino descent. statement.

Witnesses said one of those killed was the owner of the Star Ballroom, CBS Los Angeles reports.

Jennifer Liu told CBS News that both her parents, Nancy and Jeff Liu, were among the victims of the shooting. She said on Twitter that her parents were “separated in a panic”. Nancy Liu, 62, was shot and Jeff Liu was shot and taken to hospital but has since been discharged, she said. It was not clear if Nancy Liu was known by another name.

The four injured were taken to the Los Angeles County Medical Center + USC, the hospital said. One of those patients was a victim who died on Monday. Meanwhile, the 73-year-old woman was discharged on Monday afternoon, the medical center said. As of Monday morning, one victim remained in serious condition and the other was “recovering,” the hospital said.

After the shooter fled the scene, authorities said he drove to another location called Lai Lai Ballroom in Alhambra City, which is just a few miles from Monterey Park. Authorities said the suspect entered the Alhambra dance studio with a semi-automatic firearm about 20 or 30 minutes after the Monterey Park shooting, but a man identified as Brandon Tsai snatched the gun from him.

The suspected shooter was found dead Sunday of a self-inflicted gunshot wound in a white van that officials said he used to flee the scene.

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