Monterey Park shooting: Ten dead and suspect at large

By Regan Morris in Monterey Park & Gareth Evans in Washington

BBC News

A gunman is still at large after killing at least 10 people near Los Angeles in one of California's deadliest mass shootings.

Another 10 people were wounded and some are in a critical condition.

The shooting in Monterey Park, which has a large Asian population, happened shortly after thousands of people had gathered for a Lunar New Year festival.

The gunman opened fire on a busy dance studio in the downtown area of the city.

Officers arrived at the scene at 22:22 local time on Saturday (06:22 GMT on Sunday) and found people "pouring out of the location screaming", Captain Andrew Meyer said.

Victims were treated both inside the Star Ballroom Dance Studio and in the car park outside, police said.

Officers are hunting for a male suspect between the age of 30 and 50 who fled the scene, but have received different descriptions of the attacker. Dozens of witnesses are being interviewed.

"We need to get this person off the street as soon as possible," Los Angeles County Sheriff Robert Luna said at a news conference on Sunday.