Mass shooting leaves at least 9 dead in California after Lunar New Year festival

At slightest 9 radical were killed and respective much injured successful a wide shooting successful Monterey Park, Calif. precocious Saturday, the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department said.

The Sheriff Information Bureau said the incidental took spot astatine astir 10:20 p.m. section clip (1:20 a.m. ET).  

It came aft thousands of radical had gathered for a Lunar New Year Festival successful the tiny metropolis astir 10 miles eastbound of Los Angeles of astir 60,000 radical with a ample Asian population.

The two-day lawsuit features "food booths with assorted types of delectable items, amusement rides, and tons of unrecorded entertainment," according to the city's website.

Police and occurrence units could beryllium seen swarming the country successful video posted to societal media. Others showed victims being transferred to ambulances.

It was unclear if the fishy was successful custody.