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Shots were reported near a Chinese New Year celebration near Los Angeles in Monterey Park on Saturday night.
Several people were injured, as reported by the Los Angeles Times and other media.
The newspaper refers to information from the police, according to which some people were also killed.
Hardly any details are known so far.
It is also unclear whether a suspected shooter was arrested.
According to the New York Times, several people were killed.
The Los Angeles County Sheriff described the incident as a "mass shooting," without specifying the number of victims.
According to the report, the shots were fired around 10 p.m. (local time) at a location in Monterey Park where tens of thousands of people had previously celebrated the Chinese New Year.
Monterey Park is a city located in Los Angeles County, California, about six miles from downtown Los Angeles.
Video footage circulating on social media shows the injured being taken to hospitals.
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