Four of the 11 people killed by a gunman as they took a ballroom dancing class have been identified
The coroner's office named three women - My Nhan, 65, Lilan Li, 63, and Xiujuan Yu, 57 - and one man, Valentino Alvero, 68
The other victims were men and women all in their 50s, 60s or 70s
It is one of the deadliest mass shootings in California's recent history
Huu Can Tran is the only suspect in the attack which happened in the predominantly Asian American city of Monterey Park as people celebrated the Lunar New Year festival
The 72-year-old's motive is unclear but police say they are looking at items found in his van
He died from a self-inflicted gunshot wound after armed officers surrounded his vehicle 12 hours after the shooting
A community vigil is planned for Monday evening 19:00 local time (03:00 GMT)
We are seeing reports that officers have now left the scene of the shooting in Alhambra, which is a few miles from Monterey Park.
We don't know if the two shootings are connected, but no injuries have been reported from there.
If you're just joining us, here's what we know so far about last night's shooting.
Image source, .Jeong Park, a reporter with the LA Times who has been covering the shooting, signed off his coverage for the night with a Twitter thread, external about Monterey Park and its significance to Asian Americans in the area.
"I was at the Lunar New Year celebration in Monterey Park just hours before, marvelling at its scale and buying (probably way too many) skewers," he wrote.
"Monterey Park, to me as someone who visits often, is a city and community that really crystallizes, in my opinion, the diversity and vibrancy of Asian Americans.
"It's hard to define Monterey Park - a city that's America's first 'suburban Chinatown', but also a city with multiple openly gay API [Asian/ Pacific Islander] council members.
"A city struggling with poverty - boarding houses, for instance - but also a city with [an] incredible amount of tenacity.
"In all the coverage that's to follow about this city, I hope all of this doesn't get forgotten."
US President Joe Biden has been briefed by Homeland Security on the mass shooting in Monterey Park, the White House press secretary says.
Karine Jean-Pierre adds that Biden is seeking regular updates on the situation there from law enforcement agencies
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Image source, Getty ImagesSaturday's shooting at Monterey Park was one of the worst in California's modern history.
In 2018, a former Marine combat veteran killed 12 people in a bar in Thousand Oaks before taking his own life.
Prior to that, a husband and wife killed 14 people at a workplace holiday party in San Bernardino in 2015 before dying in a shootout with police.
The deadliest shooting in modern California history was in 1984 when a gunman killed 21 people at a McDonald's restaurant in San Ysidro, near San Diego.
The Californian city of Monterey Park is home to about 60,000 people and its population is predominantly Asian American, according to US Census data.
About 65% of its residents identify as Asian American, while 27% are Hispanic or Latino.
Almost 14% of the city's population are white, 4% identify as two or more races, and 1% are Black.
We've put together a map to show you where the Monterey Park shootings happened. So far, we know that 10 people were killed when a gunman opened fire and least 10 others have been injured.
Some of those in hospital are in a critical condition and the suspect is still at large.
Monterey Park is about eight miles away from Los Angeles and was incorporated as a city in 1916.
Police say California shooting suspect is still at large
Earlier we heard from Captain Andrew Meyer at the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department, who said the suspect in the Monterey Park shooting was still at large.
He said there was no clear motive and it was too early to say whether the incident was being treated as a hate crime.
Multiple agencies are involved in the investigation into the incident, during which ten people were killed, Meyer said.
Among them are the FBI’s Los Angeles Field Office, as well local police and other law enforcement agencies, he added.
As we've told you earlier, police in California are looking into whether there is a link between the shooting in Monterey Park and another a few miles away in Alhambra.
Officials have said no-one was injured in the Alhambra shooting, and the Monterey Park suspect is still at large.
Police are looking into a possible link between the shooting in Monterey Park and another in the nearby city of Alhambra.
Monterey Park and Alhambra are only a few miles apart, both within Los Angeles County.
Speaking to reporters, Captain Andrew Meyer of the local sheriff's department said: “We’re aware of an incident that occurred in Alhambra and we have investigators on scene trying to determine if there’s a connection between these two incidents.”
Monterey Park city authorities have cancelled the rest of the Lunar New Year festival, external, which was scheduled to carry on today.
They say that although the shooting didn't happen at the event, an active investigation is currently underway and the area near and around the festival is affected.
This decision was taken as a precaution and for everyone's safety.
Image source, Getty ImagesThe shooting does not appear to have been related to the lunar new year celebrations, according to one local journalist.
Speaking to BBC News, Jeong Park of the LA Times said: "What we know is that this does not seem to have ties to the Lunar New Year celebrations that happened at Monterey Park.
“I was just at the celebrations on Saturday afternoon where tens of thousands gathered to celebrate. This does not appear to be related to that.
"It appears to have happened at a dance studio nearby where a gunman came in with what an eyewitness described as a machine gun - or a semi-automatic gun – and had fired multiple rounds at mostly Asian-Americans from what we can believe and what we heard from the eyewitness.
"I talked to a restaurant owner across the street from where the shooting happened. He described to me that three people had come rushing into the restaurant and told the owner to lock the door because there was a guy with a machine gun who was in the area.
“The guy told me that about ten minutes afterward, somebody fled in a car.”
The Monterey Park Lunar New Year festival is an annual event to mark the beginning of the lunar calendar, which is celebrated in China and other East Asian cultures.
According to the local government website, external, this year's festival featured traditional new year lion and dragon dancers as well as food stalls, rides, and other entertainment.
It also says that past events have attracted more than 100,000 visitors per day from across southern California.
Shocking to hear that something like this went on - resident
Two people from Monterey Park thought a firwork display had started when the suspect opened fire, killing ten people.
We'll show you some pictures from Monterey Park in California where a gunman has killed 10 people at a Lunar New Year festival. But first, here is what we know so far:
Image source, ReutersPolice say the suspect remains at large
Image source, ReutersThere were empty tents at the festival site as police responded to the mass shooting
Image source, Reuters
Image source, ReutersPeople at the festival left screaming as officers arrived
People inside the business where the shooting took place were "pouring out screaming" when officers arrived, police have said.
Captain Andrew Meyer of the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department said:
Quote MessageWhen officers arrived on scene there arrived numerous individuals – patrons of the location – pouring out of the location screaming.
Quote MessageThe officers made entry to the location and located additional victims."
He said that all the surviving victims were transported to hospital.
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Some of those injured in the shooting remain in hospital in a critical condition, police have said.
Captain Andrew Meyer of the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department said a total of ten people were pronounced dead after officers arrived on the scene.
"There were at least ten additional victims that were transported to numerous local hospitals and were listed in various conditions, from stable to critical," he said.
The suspect in last night's shooting remains at large, police have said.
Captain Andrew Meyer of the LA Country Sheriff's department said that, after the shooting, the suspect "fled the scene and remains outstanding".
Speaking at a press conference early on Sunday morning, Captain Andrew Meyer of the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department said:
"Last night, at approximately 22:22 [local time, 06:22 GMT] officers from the Monterey Park police department responded to a local business [on] West Garvey Avenue in the city of Monterey Park regarding a shots fired call.
"When officers arrived on scene they arrived numerous individuals – patrons of the location – pouring out of the location screaming.
"The officers made entry to the location and located additional victims. The Monterey Park police [and] fire department responded to the scene and treated the injured and pronounced ten of the victims deceased at the scene.
"There were at least ten additional victims that were transported to numerous local hospitals and were listed in various conditions, from stable to critical.
"The suspect fled the scene and remains outstanding."
He also asked anyone with information about the incident to call the LA County Sheriff’s homicide department on 323-890-5500. Anyone preferring to remain anonymous can also contact Crimestoppers on 800-222-8477.
Welcome to our live coverage of the shooting that took place overnight in the Californian city of Monterey Park.
Police say ten people were killed after a gunman opened fire at a business premises at about 22:20 local time on Saturday (06:20 GMT on Sunday).
Thousands of people had earlier gathered in the city, which sits just east of Los Angeles, to celebrate the lunar new year.
Follow this page for all the latest updates throughout the day.