he fled the scene, but about 1k hours later was believed to be holed up in this white van, surrounded by heavily armed officers, some 20 miles away. we are utilising every resource to apprehend the suspect. in what we believe to be one of the county s most heinous cases. this community had been celebrating the lunar new year, full of hope and optimism for the future. but like so many other american cities before them, they are now mourning the dead from a horrific act of violence. investigators say it s too early to pinpoint a motive for the attack. the street party here was cancelled. it s one of the largest lunar new year celebrations in california, and had been due to continue all weekend. everyone was having fun and it s a really big festival for them. even though i m not of asian descent, but i ve always been celebrating it. this is the deadliest mass
dead at the scene, five men and five women. at least ten others were taken to hospital. this is the suspect, described by the police as an asian man, aged between 30 and 50. he fled the scene, but about 1k hours later was believed to be holed up in this white van, surrounded by heavily armed officers, some 20 miles away. we believe to be one of the counties most in cases. we believe to be one of the counties most heinous cases. were using we believe to be one of the counties most heinous cases. this community had been celebrating the lunar new year, full of hope and optimism for the future. but like so many other american cities before them, they are now mourning the dead from a horrific act of violence. investigators say it s too early to pinpoint a motive for the attack. the street party here was cancelled. it s one of the largest lunar new year celebrations in california, and had been due to continue all weekend.
but like so many other american cities before them, they are now mourning the dead from a horrific act of violence. investigators say it s too early to pinpoint a motive for the attack. the street party here was cancelled. it s one of the largest lunar new year celebrations in california, and had been due to continue all weekend. everyone was having fun. and it s a really big festival for them. even though i m not of asian descent, i ve always been celebrating it. this is the deadliest mass shooting in the united states since last may, when 21 people, most of them children, were killed at a school in texas. now, the scourge of gun violence will haunt another community. peter bowes, bbc news, in monterey park. i m joined now by peter bowes in los angeles. what s the latest what do we know so far? we are expecting more details of the news conference in about an hour and
he fled the scene, but about 1k hours later was believed to be holed up in this white van, surrounded by heavily armed officers, some 20 miles away. this community had been celebrating the lunar new year, full of hope and optimism for the future. but like so many other american cities before them, they are now mourning the dead from a horrific act of violence. investigators say it s too early to pinpoint a motive for the attack. the street party here was cancelled. it s one of the largest lunar new year celebrations in california, and had been due to continue all weekend. everyone was having fun. and it s a really big festival for them. even though i m not of asian descent, i ve always been