Tag Archives: Monterey Park, Calif, Shooting (Jan, 2023)

The Victims and Suspects Are Asian American. The Crimes Are Something Else.

Asian Americans have been targeted in mass shootings before. This time, something was different. NYTimes New Year’s Eve https://www.nytimes.com/2023/01/28/opinion/asian-american-gun.html Jeff Yang Original Source: NY Times >>

‘The Atmosphere Was Joyful’: Monterey Park Survivor Captured Footage Minutes Before Shooting

Mike Zhang, 71, was filming videos of the Lunar New Year celebration at Star Ballroom Dance Studio on his phone just minutes before a gunman entered and killed 11 people on Jan. 21. NYTimes New Year’s Eve https://www.nytimes.com/video/us/100000008742122/monterey-park-survivor.html Isabelle Qian, Ang Li, Sarah Kerr, Ben Laffin and Zack Haskell Original Source: NY Times >>

Half Moon Bay Shooting: Suspect Faces Charges as Community Reels From Deaths

A 66-year-old man is facing seven counts of murder and one count of attempted murder. NYTimes New Year’s Eve https://www.nytimes.com/2023/01/25/us/california-shooting-half-moon-bay.html David W. Chen, Tim Arango, Edgar Sandoval and Soumya Karlamangla Original Source: NY Times >>

Your Tuesday Briefing: California Mourns, as Death Toll Rises

Also, resistance to Chinese influence in the Solomon Islands and Beijing’s efforts to subsidize I.V.F. NYTimes New Year’s Eve https://www.nytimes.com/2023/01/23/briefing/monterey-park-shooting-china-asian.html Amelia Nierenberg Original Source: NY Times >>

Your Monday Briefing: A Lunar New Year Shooting

Also, New Zealand’s next leader and a Lunar New Year travel surge in China. NYTimes New Year’s Eve https://www.nytimes.com/2023/01/22/briefing/mass-shooting-lunar-california.html Amelia Nierenberg Original Source: NY Times >>

Gunman Dies of Self-inflicted Gunshot After Mass Shooting in Monterey Park

The attack took place in a city just east of Los Angeles that earlier in the day had hosted a festival celebrating the eve of the Lunar New Year. NYTimes New Year’s Eve https://www.nytimes.com/2023/01/22/us/shooting-monterey-park-california.html Corina Knoll, Jill Cowan, Victoria Kim and Edgar Sandoval Original Source: NY Times >>