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We need a ban on a salt weapons in this country, i cannot say it more clearly than that. >> to your point there is that piece of, it of course, weve talked about over the last few hours. theres also the resources that are needed when something like this does happen. in a community. so the community does not feel like they are left to fend for themselves to deal with the aftermath on their own. when you talk about culturally competent resources. what does that look like from the community like th...

When they go out on a saturday night, to go dancing, or to enjoy their family and friends in the middle of the lunar new year. like they might face some type of terrible violence. so that sense of security has certainly been shattered but the community here this eager to start building, once again a sense of belonging and safety here in monterrey park. >> what sociologists often referred to as an ethan overt. josh lederman, thank you so, much were gonna be coming back to you in just a few minute...

Most affected. by this particularly tragic the. specifically. but also, in terms of the resources. the aapi community is one of the lease rescores communities in the united states. less than, i think, 3% of all found trumpet dollars actually go to aapi communities. when things like this happen were already short of short staffed and under-resourced. and it adds to the level of trauma because when you are trying to provide resources to the community. we are trying to activate a community. we are ...

Particular sensitive issue for the aapi community. weve just gone through three years of anti asian hate. or thereve been 11,500 crimes and incidents, so the aapi community, he is particularly sensitive at this time. and i know that when i first heard about this, i actually thought, or wondered why there was a hate crime. but regardless, this is a true tragedy, that is not tolerable, and we have to make sure that these victims, to get the resources that they need that our community also feel saf...

Weapon, a gun u . and she didnt dare look at his face. she was scared. >> reporter: the shooter said nothing. grace said most of the people she saw had been shot in the head. the city of monterey park is 65% asian, and thousands of people out for the largest celebration of the year. >> this is unfortunate, happening here on the day that we celebrate. its a holiday that is so well-respected and celebrated by so many in the aapi community. >> reporter: now leaders throughout los angeles fielding q...

Just joining us. were waiting for an update on that california shooting. josh, youre there, on the ground youre talking with that vigil. can you give us a sense of where the community is, how theyre doing, what are you hearing from people on the ground? >>, while in the first hours after we arrived on the scene here this morning. you could start to see people who were walking around in the area almost with curiosity. it wasnt even clear everyone had fully heard about what had transpired here. bu...

They need. whether its counseling, victims of crimes funds, legal services, government benefits, anything else. >> county, we just got a new statement from the mayor of los angeles. im gonna read it to you. reports coming out of monterey park or actual be -- absolutely devastating. families deserve to celebrate the holidays and peace. masterings and gun violence are played on our communities. as investigations determine whether this was caused by asian hate, we continue to stand united against a...

Colleague, andy blake steam. but what we have not heard for moral confirmation from police at this the same person, the suspected gunman, that they are, in, fact dead. that is clearly a critical piece of information. because it answers the question, alicia, of whether there is still an ongoing threat to this community and to the broader region. whether there could still be a gunman on the loose. and whether this man hunt could have indeed and it. police have not change a description of the perso...

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Coconspirators, associates, who might be involved with the person. but i can further put the public in danger. certainly, as he planted an explosive devices anywhere near home? were used to live? what else, loved ones significant others? other fathers or family members. at some other location, has he killed someone else as a precursor to this event? those are the biggest questions the commanders are going to have on their mind. are there confederates who could act and kill again as a planted tho...