Monterey Park mass shooting updates: Suspect had hundreds of rounds of ammo

The 72-year-old suspect has died following Saturday night's mass shooting.

Last Updated: January 23, 2023, 10:53 AM EST

Eleven people were killed and nine others were injured by a gunman who opened fire at a crowded dance studio in Monterey Park, California, on Saturday night, authorities said.

The suspect -- identified as 72-year-old Huu Can Tran -- fled the scene and traveled to nearby Alhambra, where he allegedly entered a second dance hall, where he was disarmed. Tran was found dead on Sunday from a self-inflicted gunshot wound inside a van in Torrance, about 30 miles southwest of Monterey Park, according to police.

A gunman opened fire at a dance studio during a Lunar New Year celebration in Monterey Park, Calif., before fleeing the scene on the night of Jan. 21, 2023.
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Jan 23, 2023, 10:53 AM EST

10 slain victims all in their 50s, 60s or 70s

The Los Angeles County Coroner's Office has released the names of two women killed in the mass shooting: 65-year-old My Nhan and 63-year-old Lilan Li.

The names of the other eight people killed have not yet been released. The coroner's office has only identified them as a woman in her 50s; two women in their 60s; two men in their 60s; and three men in their 70s.

People come together in a prayer as members of the community hold a prayer vigil in Monterey Park, Calif., Jan. 22, 2023.
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Jan 23, 2023, 9:51 AM EST

Governor visits Monterey Park

California Gov. Gavin Newsom tweeted photos of his Sunday visit to Monterey Park.

He said he met with "leaders and those impacted by this terrible tragedy" and called their strength "incredible."

"No other country in the world is terrorized by this constant stream of gun violence," the Democratic governor tweeted. "We need real gun reform at a national level."

Jan 23, 2023, 8:42 AM EST

Suspect had no documented criminal history

Authorities have found no criminal history for the suspect in the Monterey Park mass shooting, ABC News has learned.

Investigators are still looking into a possible motive, including domestic violence.

-ABC News' Josh Margolin and Alex Stone

Jan 23, 2023, 7:36 AM EST

'Something came over me,' says man who disarmed shooter

The man who disarmed the Monterey Park mass shooter recalled how "something came over me" during an interview Monday on ABC News' "Good Morning America."

Brandon Tsay is seen in surveillance video wrestling a gun away from Huu Can Tran, 72, who is alleged to have killed 10 people in nearby Monterey Park, in a dance hall in Alhambra, California, on Jan. 21, 2023.
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"I realized I needed to get the weapon away from him," Brandon Tsay said. "I needed to take this weapon, disarm him or else everybody would have died."