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Monterey Park California mass shooting suspect found dead after traffic stop : The man, Huu Can Tran, 72, died by suicide after being pulled over, authorities said.
NBC News ^ | 01/22/2023 | Linda Takahashi, Cristian Santana, Leila Sackur, Doha Madani and Andrew Blankstein

Posted on 01/22/2023 7:47:22 PM PST by SeekAndFind

LOS ANGELES — The suspect in Saturday night's Lunar New Year mass shooting in Southern California was identified Sunday after he appeared to have died from a self-inflicted gunshot wound, authorities said.

"The suspect in that tragedy is no longer with us," Los Angeles County Sheriff Robert Luna said. "He is no longer a threat."

Luna named the man as Huu Can Tran, 72. The question why, however, in the attack that killed 10 people and injured 10 others at a Monterey Park dance hall, remained.

"We still are not clear on a motive," Luna said at an early evening news conference Sunday. "We want to know."

Earlier, sources familiar with the investigation said the person in a white van subjected to a traffic stop in the coastal city of Torrance, about 30 miles from the violence, fit the description of a person seen at crime scenes in Monterey Park and adjacent Alhambra.

Luna said authorities believe the deceased person is indeed the suspect seen at both locations.

Authorities, including SWAT officers, surrounded and then breached the van, where the person was found dead in the early afternoon, Luna said. The vehicle had plates "that didn't belong on the vehicle," he said.

A search of the van turned up "several pieces of evidence" that linked the suspect to the crime scenes in neighboring San Gabriel Valley cities, Luna said. A handgun was also found in the van, he said.

Monterey Park police officers first responded to a dance hall, identified in government records as Star Ballroom Dance, after reports of a shooting came in at 10:22 p.m. Saturday, Luna said. People were rushing out of the hall as officers went into the business.

Ten people were killed at the venue, and 10 others were taken to hospitals

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TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; Front Page News; US: California
KEYWORDS: banglist; california; huucantran; massshooting; montereypark; vietcong
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To: ifinnegan

Says the pot to the kettle


21 posted on 01/22/2023 8:22:37 PM PST by DariusBane (Liberty and Risk. Flip sides of the same coin. So how much risk will YOU accept? Vive Deo et Vives)
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To: DariusBane

May be.

Maybe not.


22 posted on 01/22/2023 8:23:33 PM PST by ifinnegan (Democrats kill babies and harvest their organs to sell)
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To: SeekAndFind
What made Huu Can Tran go Fruit Loops all of a sudden?


23 posted on 01/22/2023 8:23:46 PM PST by x
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To: SeekAndFind

RE: Ten people were killed at the venue, and 10 others were taken to hospitals

Seems unreal to think of each of them alive with loved ones and suddenly killed. And the word injured can mean in really bad shape.

More prayers up.


24 posted on 01/22/2023 8:24:11 PM PST by frank ballenger (You have summoned up a thundercloud. You're gonna hear from me. Anthem by Leonard Cohen)
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To: caww

Used to be most people grew out of that kind of insanity when they got to be 72.


25 posted on 01/22/2023 8:25:55 PM PST by Sequoyah101 (Procrastination is just a form of defiance.)
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To: x

Ha! You beat me to it. That was the first thing that came to my mind when I saw the name.


26 posted on 01/22/2023 8:28:16 PM PST by Right Brother
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To: SeekAndFind

in the Philippines this is called amok.

When an ordinary guy snaps and kills folks from his pent up anger.


27 posted on 01/22/2023 8:28:17 PM PST by LadyDoc (liberals only love politically correct poor people)
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To: LadyDoc

GEEZE 72 years old wonder what the hell pissed him off at that age???


28 posted on 01/22/2023 8:29:28 PM PST by Trump Girl Kit Cat (Yosemite Sam raising hell)
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To: SeekAndFind

However. It works for me that he’s no longer in the picture.

He saved the taxpayers a lot of money.


29 posted on 01/22/2023 8:31:36 PM PST by metmom (...fixing our eyes on Jesus, the Author and Perfecter of our faith…)
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To: FarCenter

About 10 years ago you could get a MAC submachine pistol for about $3500 plus stamp. I wish I’d bought one then as a toy.


30 posted on 01/22/2023 8:36:50 PM PST by Fido969 (45 is Superman! )
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To: metmom

Tran is anhero


31 posted on 01/22/2023 8:37:13 PM PST by Portnoy001
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Hmongs had a lot of sudden death in their sleep. And they did it before it was trendy.

https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1988-04-24-me-2575-story.html


32 posted on 01/22/2023 8:38:51 PM PST by proust (All posts made under this handle are, for the intents and purposes of the author, considered satire.)
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To: Sequoyah101

Asian culture is quite different than ours when it comes to marriage and loyalty I think.........plus it’s difficult for an Asian women to divorce since there’s a stigma attached within their collective community... As a group, Asian-Americans have the highest percentage of marriage (65 % versus 61% for whites) and the lowest percentage of divorce (4% versus 10.5% for whites).


33 posted on 01/22/2023 8:39:56 PM PST by caww (O death, when you seized my Lord, you lost your grip on me......Augustine)
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To: SeekAndFind

Everybody knows white vans are racist.


34 posted on 01/22/2023 8:41:42 PM PST by bimboeruption (Trump = The best President since Washington. )
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To: imabadboy99

35 posted on 01/22/2023 8:41:45 PM PST by Syntyr (Happiness is two at low eight!)
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To: PROCON

So you can’t have a handgun with a magazine in California anymore? I thought they only outlawed magazines that held 10 rounds or more, and then that was found to be unconstitutional.


36 posted on 01/22/2023 8:48:51 PM PST by Prince of Space (Let’s Go, Brandon! )
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To: Trump Girl Kit Cat
you asked what could cause this in an old guy.

The answer: Alzheimer's disease can cause paranoia and violent outbursts in the elderly, but it could also be paranoid Schizophrenia. And if he is Vietnamese, he might have PTSS and a lot of anger if he had to flee the communists.

37 posted on 01/22/2023 8:50:27 PM PST by LadyDoc (liberals only love politically correct poor people)
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To: LadyDoc

some drugs cause extreme paranoia too- coke, meth etc- i know he was 72, but there are elderly folks who are drug addicts too- not saying he was- but it’s one possibility- not sure if some medications can cause paranoia or not? but might be another possibility


38 posted on 01/22/2023 8:56:27 PM PST by Bob434
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To: SeekAndFind

Hmmmmm.... so he was 17 when the Tet offensive lit off. Wonder what he was doing back in those days?

There’s a story in there somewhere.


39 posted on 01/22/2023 8:59:23 PM PST by DesertRhino (Dogs are called man's best friend. Moslems hate dogs. Add it up..)
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To: Dr. Sivana

Interesting. Thanks.


40 posted on 01/22/2023 9:01:02 PM PST by MarMema (Biden = Americans Last)
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