Authorities confirmed at least 10 dead in mass shooting at Lunar New Year festival in Monterey Park, California.
A suspect remains at large after at least 10 people were killed and multiple others were injured in a mass shooting in Monterey Park, California, late Saturday evening in an area where people were gathered to celebrate the Lunar New Year, authorities said.
Captain Drew Meyer from Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department Homicide Bureau confirmed early Sunday that 10 victims were pronounced dead at the scene, with 10 additional victims taken to local hospitals in various conditions ranging from stable to critical.
Meyer said the suspect, whom authorities earlier identified as a male, fled the scene after the shooting and remains on the loose.
A heavy police presence responded to the 120 block of West Garvey Avenue in Monterey Park, a city in Los Angeles County, according to photos and videos on Citizen, an app designed to allow residents to report crimes in their local area.
Several police vehicles were seen blocking an open area between a GBC International Bank and the TS Emporium, a Chinese grocery store. Entertainment venues, shopping, and dining locations lined W Garvey Avenue Saturday night.
The Monterey Park Fire Department told Fox News Digital a mass shooting took place, but could not confirm how many people may have been struck by gunfire. Monterey police have yet to release any information on the shooting, but said a news conference is scheduled for 7 a.m. PST.
A Citizen user reported 16 people were also injured in the shooting. A Twitter account that tracks the local police scanner similarly reported 16 people were injured. These figures have not been confirmed by local authorities.
Sgt. Bob Boese of the sheriff's department had earlier confirmed to the Associated Press that the shooter is a male but did not reveal any other identifying information.