12 days ago
Yahoo News
It happened as thousands had gathered in the majority Asian-American city of Monterey Park, California, for the festival. Many expressed shock and fear on learning that a gunman had entered the Star Ballroom Dance Studio, a popular dance hall, and fired multiple rounds at patrons before fleeing the scene. Seung Won Choi, the owner of a seafood barbecue restaurant across the street from the club, told the newspaper that three pedestrians had run inside and asked him to lock the door. Monterey Park City Council member Thomas Wong, whose district is where the shooting occurred, told the Washington Post he was in shock, and anxiously waiting for news about the victims. Pastor and writer Raymond Chang said this tragedy was another shock to a community still reeling from the spike in anti-Asian hate.
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