The suspected gunman that killed 10 people and wounded at least 10 others in a mass shooting at a dance studio in Monterey Park, California, Saturday has been identifed, according to police.
He has been identified as 72-year-old Huu Can Tran, Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Office announced Sunday afternoon.
Police said Tran was found dead from a self-inflicted gunshot wound after law enforcement zeroed in on a white cargo van that was believed to have been connected to the shooting suspect.
Los Angeles County Sheriff Robert Luna did not have the exact ages of the victims but said they all appeared to be over 50 and said no other suspects were at large.
Speaking at an evening news conference, he added that the motive remained unclear for the attack, which wounded 10 more. Seven of the wounded people remained in the hospital, he said.
About 20 to 30 minutes after the first attack, the gunman entered the Lai Lai Ballroom in nearby Alhambra. But people wrestled the weapon away from him before he fled, according to Luna.
The sheriff added that the suspect was carrying what he described as a semi-automatic pistol with an extended magazine, and a second handgun was discovered in the van where Tran was found dead.
Live aerial footage shows the van sandwiched between two police armored vehicles as a SWAT team surrounded the vehicle, with the suspect believed to be inside.
“We believe there is a person inside of that vehicle. We don’t know their condition, but we’re going to handle that in the safest manner that we possibly can to try and identify that person,” Monterey Park Police Chief Scott Wiese said during a press conference before Tran was identified. “Could it be our suspect? Possibly.”
In addition to the armored police vehicles, the van was surrounded by numerous police officers, including SWAT members, many with their guns drawn and trained on the van.
At one point, SWAT officers approached the vehicle and entered. That’s when Tran’s body was found in the driver’s seat.
The standoff in Torrance came as the sheriff’s department released surveillance images of the homicide suspect, saying he was wearing a beanie cap and glasses and is about 5-foot-10 and 150 pounds.
L.A. County Sheriff Robert Luna said the suspect fled the scene and remains outstanding. A motive has not been determined.
