‘Asian male' suspect sought in mass shooting at California ballroom that left 10 dead

Posted By TheNewsCommenter: From Nypost.com: “‘Asian male’ suspect sought in mass shooting at California ballroom that left 10 dead”. Below is an excerpt from the article.

MONTEREY PARK, Calif. — Law enforcement on Sunday described the gunman wanted for killing 10 people and wounding at least 10 more at a dance club following a Lunar New Year celebration as a man of Asian descent as they continued their frantic search for the suspect.

The motive behind the “heinous” crime at the Star Dance Studio in the Asian-American enclave of Monterey Park Saturday night was still unknown, but investigators were probing whether the massacre was driven by hate.

Five men and five women were slain during the rampage at the ballroom dance club, about eight miles outside downtown Los Angeles, according to police. Ten others were wounded and being treated at local hospitals — their conditions ranging from stable to critical, officials said.

The “assumption” is that the victims were “probably” of Asian descent, Los Angeles County Sheriff Robert Luna said at a press briefing. The victims had not yet been identified and it was not immediately clear how old they were, Luna said.

A manhunt was underway for the unidentified suspect, who police described only as an Asian man between the age of 30 to 50.

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