Man ‘with machine gun’ opens fire after Chinese New Year party in Los Angeles
Several people have been shot after celebrations for Chinese Lunar New Year in California.
Police rushed to the incident in Monterey Park, about seven miles from downtown Los Angeles.
Videos posted on social media showed deserted, cordoned-off streets guarded by officers.
The shooting took place after 10pm local time around the location of a party for Chinese Lunar New Year, the LA Times reported.
Tens of thousands of people had attended the annual festival, scheduled to end just an hour before the attack.
According to eyewitnesses, a man with a machine gun was spotted in the area.
The gunman, they said, had multiple rounds of ammunition on him, so that once it ran out, he reloaded and continued his rampage.
It is yet unclear how many people were shot, or if anyone has died, but footage shows people being rushed to hospitals.
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