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Cities forge on to protect Lunar New Year celebrations after shootings

City leaders and Asian-American communities are mobilizing to protect Lunar New Year celebrations across the country after two separate mass shootings in California.

Tribune News Service

Chief defends delay telling public of mass shooter at-large

The police chief in the California city where 20 people were shot at a ballroom dance hall, 11 fatally, has defended his decision not to warn the public for hours that a killer was on the loose

The Independent UK

Here's what we know about the Monterey Park shooting victims

The families of the 11 people who died in the attack at the Star Ballroom Dance Studio are sharing memories of their loved ones.

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No Matter the 'Details on These Shootings,' Biden Says, Congress Should Respond by Banning 'Assault Weapons'

The president seems to have forgotten his concession that such laws leave murderers with plenty of options that are "just as deadly."

Reason

For older Asian American immigrants, ballroom dancing was supposed to be a safe haven

LOS ANGELES — When a gunman fatally shot 11 people and wounded nine others in Monterey Park over the weekend, it was more than just the latest tragedy in America’s horrific mass-shooting epidemic.

Los Angeles Times

3 California mass shootings force grieving Asian Americans to ask painful questions

LOS ANGELES — Their motives for mass murder appeared to be different — workplace enmity, law enforcement officials said, or personal resentment, or a political conflict in a homeland across the ocean.

Los Angeles Times

Eight days, 25 dead: California shaken by string of mass shootings

A series of four attacks have upended communities across the state, from a city to farming towns

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Half Moon Bay shooting - live: Suspect Chunli Zhao who killed 7 at California mushroom farm bought gun legally

Half Moon Bay shooting unfolded less than two days after massacre in Monterey Park

The Independent UK

First Thing: Monterey Park shooter was a patron of dance hall he attacked

The 11 victims of the shooting have now been identified, with all except one being in their 60s and 70s. Plus, the rise of pre-date questionnaires

The Guardian - UK

Older suspects in California shootings defy typical mass shooter profile

Given the rarity of the subjects, researchers know relatively little about the older perpetrators of mass public shootings

The Guardian - US

At least 18 dead in 3 days after mass shootings in California devastate 2 communities

The shootings in Monterey Park and Half Moon Bay, two towns just hundreds of miles apart in California, share devastating similarities.

WEKU

Why police took hours to warn public that Monterey Park mass shooter was on the loose

LOS ANGELES — As the investigation into the Monterey Park mass shooting continues, police officials are facing scrutiny over how long it took them to notify the public that the gunman was still on the loose.

Los Angeles Times

Typical mass shooters are in their 20s and 30s – suspects in California's latest killings are far from that average

The two men who shot dead 18 people in separate incidents just days apart in California are the latest perpetrators in America’s long history of mass gun violence. But something about these public shootings, and the men held responsible, stands out.

The Conversation

Grandparents, dancers, community builders: All 11 killed in Monterey Park shooting identified

LOS ANGELES — Diana Tom was out dancing with friends Saturday night, ringing in the Lunar New Year at Star Ballroom Dance Studio in Monterey Park, when the celebration was tragically cut short.

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Evening Standard

California shooting: Tributes to ‘bright light’ dance hall manager killed in Monterey Park attack

Ming Wei Ma, 72, has been named among the 11 to have died

France 24

Debunking false New York bomb attack claims

Following the mass shooting in California's Monterey Park, users on social media falsely claimed that many people were injured during an attack in New York on January 22. The picture used in the post is actually from a 2017 failed suicide bomb attack. We tell you more in this edition…

The Independent UK

Three days, three mass shootings, 19 dead: California reels from gun violence ‘suicide pact’

California’s reputation as a leading state for gun safety has been shattered by three mass shootings since Saturday night alone. Now, Governor Gavin Newsom has branded the Second Amendment a ‘suicide pact’. Graeme Massie and Rachel Sharp report

Los Angeles Times

Vice President Harris to travel to Monterey Park in wake of mass shootings

WASHINGTON — Vice President Kamala Harris will travel to Monterey Park on Wednesday to honor the victims of one of the three mass shootings that have left her home state reeling this week.

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Los Angeles Times

Why police say they took hours to warn public that Monterey Park mass shooter was on the loose

The Independent UK

Monterey Park mass killer may have been building homemade silencers for guns as police find ammo in search

Los Angeles County Sheriff Robert Luna said this week that there were “hundreds of rounds” found at the suspected shooter’s home

The Independent UK

Monterey Park shooting victims named; police seek motive

The Los Angeles coroner's office says the 11 people killed at a Monterey Park dance hall shooting ranged in age from 57 to 76

Los Angeles Times

California reeling from mass shootings: ‘Too much bloodshed’

As mourners were gathering Monday evening for a candlelight vigil in Monterey Park for 11 people killed by a gunman at a dance studio, word spread of another mass shooting in Half Moon Bay.

The Conversation

Monterey Park: A pioneering Asian American suburb shaken by the tragedy of a mass shooting

For Americans of Asian descent, Monterey Park – a town near Los Angeles, located in the San Gabriel Valley – is a cultural center.

Daily Mirror

Monterey Park shooting victims named after 11 brutally gunned down in massacre

The 11 people brutally gunned down at a dancehall in Monterey Park, California, US, have been named. Many of the victims had gathered to celebrate Lunar New Year as part of a long-running community of dancers

The Orange County Register

Could any law prevent the next Monterey Park mass shooting?

SANTA ANA, Calif. — California has some of the toughest gun laws in the country, with rules on everything from the types of weapons and ammunition that can be legally owned, to who can and can’t own any weapon, to broad funding for community programs aimed at curbing gun violence.

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