UNITED NATIONS, Jan 24 (NNN-Xinhua) — UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres was shocked and saddened by the mass shooting in Monterey Park in the US state of California, his spokesman said.
Five women and five men were killed while another 10 people were injured in the mass shooting Saturday night in the city of Monterey Park, 16 km east of Los Angeles downtown, local authorities said Sunday. The death toll rose to 11 as of Monday.
Guterres “extends his heartfelt condolences to the families and loved ones of the victims, wishes a speedy recovery to the injured,” said Stephane Dujarric, the chief spokesman for the UN chief, in a statement.
The secretary-general also “expresses solidarity with the Asian-American community in the United States of America,” the statement added.
The late Saturday evening attack took place in a predominantly Asian American community on Lunar New Year’s Eve, after a popular festival in the area.
The suspected gunman was found dead from a self-inflicted gunshot wound in Torrance, about 30 miles southwest of Monterey Park, officials said. The suspect has been identified as Huu Can Tran, a 72-year-old Asian man. The motive for the shooting is not known. — NNN-XINHUA
