Multiple casualties in a shooting in Los Angeles as police respond, reports LA times

The shooting took place after 10 p.m. around the location of a Chinese Lunar New Year celebration. Tens of thousands of people had attended the festival earlier in the day.

Screenshot from a video shows emergency responders working at the scene of a shooting at Monterey Park| TNLA| Reuters

Los Angeles: Police were attending a shooting in Monterey Park, California with multiple casualities on Saturday night, the Los Angeles Times reported, citing a law enforcement source.

The shooting took place after 10 p.m. (0600 GMT) around the location of a Chinese Lunar New Year celebration held in Monterey Park, the newspaper said.

Tens of thousands of people had attended the festival earlier in the day.

Monterey Park is a city in Los Angeles county, around 7 miles (11 km) from downtown Los Angeles.

(Writing by Raissa Kasolowsky; Editing by Frances Kerry)

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