New York Sen. Schumer, Rep. Schiff and other liberals accuse Monterey of ‘bigot’ before facts come to light

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A gunman killed 10 people and injured 10 others at a ballroom dance studio in Southern California on Saturday amid Lunar New Year celebrations.

Twenty to 30 minutes later, a man armed with a gun entered the Lai Lai ballroom near the Alhambra, but patrons snatched the gun from him and he fled, it said. authorities.

This combination image created from photos provided by the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department shows a male suspect who was allegedly involved in a shooting on Saturday, Jan. 21, 2023, in Monterey Park, Calif. (Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department via AP)

Although police did not release the identity or race of the suspects, some liberals on Twitter were quick to pin horror on white supremacy and anti-Asian hatred before all the facts were out. .

Sen. Chuck Schumer, DN.Y., tweeted, “We must stand against bigotry and hate wherever they raise their head, and we must continue to work to stop gun violence.”

Rep. Adam Schiff, D-California, said Saturday’s shooting was “a horrific example of unnecessary gun violence. With bigotry toward AAPI (Asian American Pacific Islander) individuals as a possible motive.”

Meanwhile #StopAsianHate, many Twitter users condemned the violence, punctuating their tweets with “#StopAsianHate”.

Wisconsin State Representative Francesca Hong, sharing her condolences for the victims, tweeted: “We are broken as a nation for mass shooting and white supremacy to reign over terror.”

Although full details were not known as of Sunday afternoon, authorities say the suspected shooter was an Asian man between the ages of 30 and 50.

Authorities said on Sunday they knew the suspect’s name but declined to release it because it could complicate their ability to apprehend him. They posted a photo showing an Asian man wearing glasses and a winter hat. The image was taken from the attempted shooting at the Alhambra.

Chester Chong, president of the Los Angeles Chinese Chamber of Commerce, told ABC 7 that the mass shooting was linked to a “domestic conflict”.

A police officer tapes around a lamp post in Monterey Park, Calif., Sunday, Jan. 22, 2023. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)

At noon on Sunday, police in tactical vehicles and bomb trucks surrounded a white pickup truck in a parking lot in Torrance, about 30 miles southwest of Monterey Park.

Hours earlier, Los Angeles Sheriff Robert Luna said authorities were looking for a white van after witnesses reported seeing the suspect flee the Alhambra in such a vehicle.

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The sheriff declined to say what type of weapon was recovered from the Alhambra. He said investigators believe the weapon used at Monterey Park was not an assault rifle.

The shooting and manhunt sent a wave of fear through Asian American communities in the Los Angeles area and cast a shadow over Lunar New Year festivities across the country.

A pickup truck is surrounded by SWAT members in Torrance, Calif., Sunday, Jan. 22, 2023. (AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes)

Monterey Park is a city of about 60,000 people located east of Los Angeles and is made up mostly of Asian immigrants from China or first-generation Asian Americans. The shooting unfolded in the heart of its downtown area where red lanterns decorated the streets for Lunar New Year festivities. A police car was parked near a large banner that read “Happy New Year of the Rabbit!”

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The shooting took place at the Star Ballroom Dance Studio, a few blocks from City Hall on Monterey Park’s main thoroughfare, Garvey Avenue, which is dotted with strip malls of small businesses whose signs are in English and in Chinese. Both Cantonese and Mandarin are widely spoken, Chinese holidays are celebrated, and Chinese films are regularly screened in the city.

The Associated Press contributed to this report.

Bradford Betz is a Fox News Digital reporter covering crime, political issues and more.

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