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The Los Angeles County Coroner’s Office on Tuesday released the remaining six names of the people killed in the Monterey Park mass shooting Saturday night, which also saw nine others injured.
The death toll from the shooting rose to 11 on Monday, when one of the victims succumbed to their injuries in a Los Angeles hospital. Ten people were killed on Saturday night at the Star Ballroom Dance Studio in Monterey Park.
Having released the names of two of the deceased victims on Monday, the coroner identified the rest of the men and women, all aged in their 60s and 70s, on Tuesday.
The six female victims are Xiujuan Yu, 57, Hongying Jian, 62, Lilan Li, 63, Mymy Nhan, 65, Muoi Dai Ung, 67, and Diana Man Ling Tom, 70. The five male victims are Wen Tau Yu, 64, Valentino Marcos Alvero, 68, Yu Lun Kao, 72, Ming Wei Ma, 72, and Chia Ling Yau, 76.
On the eve of the Lunar New Year, the victims were dancing at the studio when the suspected shooter, Huu Can Tran, 72, indiscriminately opened fire at around 10 p.m., according to police.
Eyewitnesses have stated that the perpetrator entered the studio and began shooting, leaving the building to retrieve more ammunition before returning and continuing his attack.
