Huu Can Tran

Huu Can Tran, 72, who opened fire at a busy event at the Star Ballroom Dance Studio in Monterey Park, near Los Angeles, on Saturday night is in a very small ...

"What evidence is available on first-time older offenders suggests that situational stress and lack of alternative opportunities play a primary role,” the authors said. Brandon Tsay, a 26-year-old coder and the operator of the Alhambra dance hall, told the New York Times he had disarmed the gunman. According to academics, the likelihood of committing a violent crime drops off dramatically by age. There he was wrestled to the ground by a 26-year-old family member of the building’s owner, who took the gun away from him. One friend said he hadn’t seen Tran in several years and was “totally shocked” when he heard about the shooting. Indeed, statistics from the US for 2020 show just 61 people aged 70 to 74 are guilty of homicide of any kind – less than half a per cent of murder offenders in the country that year.

Chester Chong, chairman of the Chinese Chamber of Commerce of Los Angeles, told NewsNation that conversations within the Asian community indicate Huu Can ...

The Monterey Park gunman was Huu Can Tran, a 72-year-old former trucker described as having a short temper but with no known criminal history. MONTEREY PARK, ...

Records show he previously owned a home in San Gabriel, selling it in 2013 after owning it for more than two decades. She said Tran had a short temper, though he was not violent. "I think there was tension between Tran and those instructors." At the Alhambra studio, a man wrestled a gun away from Tran when he walked through the door and he fled with no injuries. Tran introduced himself at a dance and offered her free lessons. Records indicate the business was formed in 2002 but dissolved in 2004.

This combination image created using photos provided by the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department shows a. Tran visited the Hemet Police Department lobby on ...

Tsay said he then pointed the gun at the suspect and shouted: "Get the hell out of here! "We struggled into the lobby, trying to get this gun away from each other. "No other country in the world is terrorized by this constant stream of gun violence," he said on Twitter. "Sometimes, the wife goes (to the dance studio) and the husband does not go," Chong said. He turned and saw a man holding a gun. After staging the attack at the Star Ballroom, investigators say, Tran entered the Lai Lai Ballroom in nearby Alhambra about 20 to 30 minutes later. “We do understand that he may have had a history of visiting this dance hall and perhaps the motivation has to do with some personal relationships," Monterey Park Mayor Henry Lo said. "This case is a personal case." 7 and 9, this year, alleging past fraud, theft, and poisoning allegations involving his family in the Los Angeles area 10 to 20 years ago. His ex-wife, who asked to remain anonymous because of the sensitivity of the case, told CNN she met Tran about 20 years ago at Star Ballroom, where he gave informal lessons. She said Tran met her one day at the ballroom, where he introduced himself and offered her free lessons. Tran's ex-wife told reporters that her husband used to give informal lessons at the Star Ballroom Dance Studio, where he staged the attack.

Chester Chong, chairman of the Chinese Chamber of Commerce of Los Angeles, told NewsNation that conversations within the Asian community indicate Huu Can ...

The Monterey Park gunman was Huu Can Tran, a 72-year-old former trucker described as having a short temper but with no known criminal history. MONTEREY PARK, ...

Records show he previously owned a home in San Gabriel, selling it in 2013 after owning it for more than two decades. She said Tran had a short temper, though he was not violent. "I think there was tension between Tran and those instructors." At the Alhambra studio, a man wrestled a gun away from Tran when he walked through the door and he fled with no injuries. Tran introduced himself at a dance and offered her free lessons. Records indicate the business was formed in 2002 but dissolved in 2004.

The suspected gunman who killed 11 people at a dance studio in California was a regular at the studio who "couldn't get along well with people," an ...

He said Tran "distrusted everyone" and could be characterized as paranoid. "I think there was tension between Tran and those instructors." A senior law enforcement official briefed on the matter told ABC News that investigators are searching for a motive, including reports that Tran might have been targeting his ex-wife. Tran, who was from Riverside County, appears to have been a professional trucker for at least 20 years. The former tenant, who asked not to be identified, said Tran was a regular at the Star Ballroom Dance Studio as well as the Lai Lai Ballroom and Studio in Alhambra, where two people took a gun away from Tran following the Star Ballroom shooting. Pat Roth, Tran's neighbor in Hemet, said that Tran was "just a nice guy" and that "everyone around here thought he was just some quiet little guy," according to a video obtained by ABC News.

Investigators collected 42 bullet casings from the scene of one of California's bloodiest mass shootings as they sought clues on Monday to what drove an ...

"But he was distrustful of the people at the studio, angry and distrustful. The sheriff said there was no immediate evidence that the gunman was related to any of his victims. A neighbor in his gated community described him as "meek" in an interview Monday. Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF), had recovered 42 spent shell casings and a large-capacity ammunition magazine from the Star studio. I think he just had enough." Ten people were killed and 10 others wounded when Tran opened fire at the Star Ballroom Dance Studio, a venue popular with older patrons of Asian descent, then drove off.

The Monterey Park shooter, Huu Can Tran, was a man who had built up a collection of grievances against his ex-wife, as well as the owners and instructors of ...

'I won the case and as soon as we stepped out of court, he cut me a check. Shortly after he was spotted at the hospital for treatment, Tran was pulled over by police. 'He had accumulated so much hatred and I think he wanted to end it there. He said she tricked him into selling his truck and his business.' the Los Angeles area 10 to 20 years ago' – a time period that corresponds with his marriage. 'He was always complaining about people, especially the bosses of those two studios and the instructors who worked there. Tran, shown in a hat and wearing all black, had just killed ten people at another studio After an hours-long standoff, Tran died of a self-inflicted gunshot wound in the van he used to flee after his attempt at a second shooting that was thwarted by 'hero' patrons on Saturday He is shown in surveillance footage from Saturday His motive for the rampage at Star Dance Studio remains unconfirmed, but police sources say it was a 'domestic dispute'. The Monterey Park killer Huu Can Tran, 72, was an 'unhappy' man without 'family, money or a future' who had built up a store of grievances against his ex-wife, and the owners and instructors at the two dance halls where he massacred 11 people on Saturday night. - Monterey Park shooter, Huu Can Tran, was a man who had built up a collection of grievances against his ex-wife, and the owners of the two dance halls

Huu Can Tran has been named as the gunman accused of opening fire on Chinese New Year in California. The 72-year-old was once a dance teacher at the venue ...

Records show he lived in San Gabriel, near Monterey Park, from the early 1990s until around 2014. "Angry" and "distrustful", he lived in a retirement community and recently spoke to police. I think he just had enough." The 72-year-old was once a dance teacher at the venue where he allegedly killed 11. They told CNN he was "hostile to a lot of people there" and that Tran had claimed the instructors at the time didn't like him and said "evil things about him". It is unclear if Tran had been to the dance studio in recent times and if he knew anyone who was inside during the shooting.