Some reports had said Huu Can Tran frequented the dance hall and fancied himself as an instructor, but Los Angeles County Sheriff Robert Luna said Tran hadn’t been there in at least five years and did not appear to target the victims specifically.
Vice President Kamala Harris visits a memorial set up outside Star Dance Studio in Monterey Park, Calif., Wednesday, Jan. 25, 2023, to honor the victims killed in last week's mass shooting. 5 min read
Tran's motive continued to elude detectives days after the tragedy as they searched piles of items and paperwork seized from Tran’s home and a van he used to flee, the sheriff said.About 20 minutes after the carnage in Monterey Park, Tran entered another dance hall about 3.5 miles away in Alhambra, where an employee confronted and disarmed him during a brief struggle. Tran later shot himself in the van where his body was found Sunday morning.
“I’m not going to send my officers door to door waking people up and telling them that we’re looking for a male Asian in Monterey Park,” Wiese told The Associated Press. “It’s not going to do us any good.” Marlene Xu gathered with fellow dancers by a row of flower-framed photos of the victims. Xu said she danced at the studio four times a week and spent an entire day and night in tears after the violence.
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