Sheriff: Gunman Didn’t Know Monterey Park Dance Hall Victims

Sheriff: Gunman Didn’t Know Monterey Park Dance Hall Victims
Eric Sham visits a makeshift memorial for those killed in a mass shooting at The Star Ballroom Dance Studio in Monterey Park, Calif., on Jan. 24, 2023. Sarah Reingewirtz/The Orange County Register via AP
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MONTEREY PARK, Calif.—The 72-year-old gunman who sprayed bullets into a Southern California ballroom dance hall, killing 11 people, had no known connection with the victims and investigators were still trying to determine a motive for the massacre, the Los Angeles County sheriff said.

Before the shooting Saturday night, Huu Can Tran parked a motorcycle just a block away from the ballroom in Monterey Park, which investigators believe he had planned to use as a backup getaway vehicle, Los Angeles County Sheriff Robert Luna said during a news conference Wednesday hours after police seized the motorcycle.