The Langley Senior Heart is serving as a spot for members of the Monterey Park group to entry wanted sources, like counseling, help and reunification, after Saturday night time’s horrific mass taking pictures on the Star Ballroom Dance Studio.
Authorities on Sunday recognized Huu Can Tran, 72, as the person believed to be chargeable for killing 10 folks and wounding 10 others. Tran additionally tried however failed to focus on one other dance corridor. He later took his personal life.
Three of these wounded have been handled and launched. One other seven victims stay hospitalized.
Eric Chen, who goes to the Star Ballroom Dance Studio commonly, stated he wasn’t there Saturday night time, however is aware of many individuals who could have been and have been undoubtedly impacted.
“It feels so near residence, and we’ve seen so many mass shootings on TV and I didn’t assume it might occur right here and it did,” he instructed KTLA.
Chen stated he’s involved about his beloved dance teacher who he believes was there on the time of the taking pictures and most of the different victims, who police say are of their 50s, 60s and 70s.
“It actually hurts and it’s complicated, after all,” he stated. “We’re all trying to find solutions.”
Lenora Corridor and her husband got here to the senior heart to see a few pal who additionally frequents the dance studio.
“It was comforting and cathartic simply to speak about it as a result of even my husband and I didn’t actually course of an excessive amount of. It was good for us,” she stated.
Corridor stated her pal didn’t occur to go final night time as a result of it was too chilly.
“We lastly reached her by cellphone simply now. Aid,” she stated.
Stephanie Tang, who grew up in Monterey Park, instructed KTLA that it’s exhausting to imagine a tragedy like this might occur there.
“It’s exhausting to think about that they might really goal this group, simply because a variety of elderlies stay right here, a variety of new immigrants stay right here, and they’re actually peaceable, peaceable folks,” she stated.
Los Angeles County Sheriff Robert Luna stated the coroner continues to be working to establish the ten individuals who have been killed.
The Langley Senior Heart will reopen to the general public Monday at 7 a.m.