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United States: a double shooting leaves seven dead in California

2023-01-24T07:16:04.116Z


California was hit by two killings in 48 hours. The latest targeted Chinese workers on farms across the country.


As investigators continue to try to unravel the mystery surrounding the murder of 11 people at a California dance hall over the weekend, a double shooting broke out on farms in the western US state on Monday, taking the lives of seven other victims.

"At 2:22 p.m. today, sheriff's officers were dispatched... following a report of a shooting that resulted in multiple casualties," San Mateo County Police Chief Christina Corpus said during of a press conference in the evening.

“Upon arrival, officers found four deceased victims of gunshot wounds,” she continued, noting that a fifth seriously injured person had been hospitalized.

Chinese workers

Three other victims were discovered in another location, bringing the death toll to seven, she said.

The two shootings took place on farms in the municipality of Half Moon Bay, close to each other, local television affiliates ABC and NBC said.

The victims are Chinese agricultural workers, according to a local elected official quoted by NBC.

Suspect arrested at city police station

The suspect, Chunli Zhao, 67, then went to the city police station, Ms Corpus said.

Journalists were already waiting for a press conference.

The spectacular images of his arrest show him wearing a gray vest with red sleeves and a light gray cap, being tackled to the ground and handcuffed, then searched, before being escorted by several police officers.

Half Moon Bay mass shooting: Chunli Zhao was recorded on video as he surrendered to San Mateo County deputies at the media staging area.

Journalists were waiting for a news conference to begin when the suspected gunman suddenly showed up.


TIMELINE: https://t.co/XsW7XHdber pic.twitter.com/Iribsk8Usu

— Amy Larson (@AmyLarson25) January 24, 2023

“Zhao was taken into custody without incident and a semi-automatic handgun was located in his vehicle,” said Christina Corpus, adding that the motive for these two shootings was not yet known.

“Tragedy after tragedy”

This tragedy occurred less than 48 hours after a man burst into the Star Ballroom Dance Studio in Monterey Park, 600 km further south, on Saturday evening, where he fired 42 rounds and massacred 11 men and women, all aged over 50, which California Governor Gavin Newsom did not fail to deplore.

"I'm in the hospital meeting victims of a mass shooting when I'm pulled away to report another shooting.

This time in Half Moon Bay.

Tragedy after tragedy,” the Democrat tweeted.

Joe Biden has also been informed, his spokeswoman Karine Jean-Pierre said on Twitter.

The American president "has asked federal law enforcement to provide all necessary assistance to local authorities," she said.

.@POTUS has been briefed by the Homeland Security Advisor on the mass shooting in San Mateo County, California.

He has asked federal law enforcement to provide any necessary assistance to the local authorities.

As more details become available, the President will be updated.

— Karine Jean-Pierre (@PressSec) January 24, 2023

After this carnage, which also left 9 injured, the shooter, Huu Can Tran, 72, had tried to continue his murderous evening in another dance hall not far from there, but had been disarmed there before fleeing and commit suicide in his van, surrounded by the police.

Gray areas about the suspect

Many gray areas remained Monday about this suspect.

His criminal record only mentions an arrest in 1994 for illegal possession of a firearm, according to Los Angeles County Sheriff Robert Luna.

"We still have no motive," the sheriff admitted at a press conference.

Investigators are currently exploring the links between the killer and the two dance halls, in particular the relationship he had there, according to the Los Angeles Times, which cites police sources.

Source: leparis

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