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At least nine people were killed in a mass shooting late Saturday in a city east of The Angels following a Lunar New Year celebration that attracted thousands, police said.
The shooting took place after 10 p.m. (0600 GMT) around the location of a Chinese Lunar New Year celebration held in Monterey Parkthe newspaper said.
It was not clear how many people had been injured, or if the suspect was still at large.
Tens of thousands of people had attended the festival earlier in the day.
Footage posted on social media showed emergency staff treating casualties on the scene and police guarding cordoned- off streets.
The LA Times quoted the owner of a nearby restaurant as saying that people who sought shelter in his property told him there was a man with a machine gun in the area.
Seung Won Choi told the newspaper that he believed the shooting took place at a dance club.
Monterey Park is a city in Los Angeles county, around 7 miles (11 km) from downtown Los Angeles.
Watch Chinese New Year Mass Shooting in California: What we know so far
The shooting took place after 10 p.m. (0600 GMT) around the location of a Chinese Lunar New Year celebration held in Monterey Parkthe newspaper said.
It was not clear how many people had been injured, or if the suspect was still at large.
Tens of thousands of people had attended the festival earlier in the day.
Footage posted on social media showed emergency staff treating casualties on the scene and police guarding cordoned- off streets.
The LA Times quoted the owner of a nearby restaurant as saying that people who sought shelter in his property told him there was a man with a machine gun in the area.
Seung Won Choi told the newspaper that he believed the shooting took place at a dance club.
Monterey Park is a city in Los Angeles county, around 7 miles (11 km) from downtown Los Angeles.
Watch Chinese New Year Mass Shooting in California: What we know so far
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