American immigrant shooting

Around the Lunar New Year, Chinese Americans who were supposed to celebrate the Year of the Rabbit were shot on a large scale.

In less than 48 hours, there have been three shootings in California, and most of the victims are Chinese. At present, the death toll from the shooting has reached 19.

According to statistics, as of June 23, local time, there were 39 shooting incidents in the United States in 2023, with an average of 1.6 per day. It is difficult to control guns in American society, and frequent shooting incidents have become a chronic disease.

Three cases in three days, 19 people died, mostly from China.

Less than 48 hours after the New Year's shooting in Los Angeles County, California, two more shootings occurred in the state.

According to CCTV news, a shooting incident occurred in Oakland, a city in the San Francisco Bay Area, California, around1October 23rd18th local time. Eight people were shot, 1 people died. At present, the information of the murderer and the victim has not been disclosed.

According to CBS, a shooting incident occurred in Half Moon Bay, about 50 kilometers south of San Francisco, California, on the afternoon of June 23rd, 65438 local time. The first crime scene was the magic mushroom farm beside the expressway, which caused 4 deaths 1 serious injuries. The second crime scene was another mushroom farm more than 3 kilometers south of the magic mushroom farm, and three people died.

Suspect Zhao Chunli Image source: CBS

According to ABC, the suspect in this case, Zhao Chunli, works in one of the farms, and the victims are all his colleagues. A city councilor in Half Moon Bay told the media that Zhao Chunli and the victim were both from China. Local residents told ABC7News that one of the farms actually grows marijuana.

According to the police, Zhao Chunli, a 67-year-old suspect and a local resident of Banyuewan, drove to the police station and surrendered himself. An automatic pistol was found in the car. The police said that Zhao Chunli's motive for killing is still unclear.

Zhao Chunli was arrested by the police. Image source: ABC

Two days ago, on the evening of June 65438+1October 2 1 local time, it was Lunar New Year's Eve, and the first grand celebration after the outbreak was suspended because of a bloody shooting.

According to American media reports, the celebration of New Year's Eve has been over for more than an hour at around 22 10: 22 local time. The 72-year-old suspect HuuCanTran came to the Dance Star Ballroom with a gun and fired. Dead on the spot 10 people, injured 10 people. The police said that the murderer fired at least 42 shots.

According to the latest news from the local police, 1 injured people died of their injuries, and the total death toll rose to 1 1. A 73-year-old female patient was discharged on June 23rd, 65438. A local councillor said that this was "the most serious mass shooting incident in the history of Los Angeles County".

According to the police, 1 1 The victims were middle-aged and elderly people aged 50 to 70. On the evening of 23rd local time, the police confirmed the identities of five victims and released the information of four victims, including 65-year-old Meinhan, 63-year-old Leland Li, 57-year-old Yu Xiujuan and 68-year-old valentino Valo. Judging from the names, most of the victims are Asians. The police said that the identities of other victims would not be announced until the police informed their families.

According to CBS, Ma Mingwei, the manager of Dance Star Ballroom, was the first to stop the murderer from shooting and was killed. Professional dance coach DariuszMichalski posted a photo of him and Ma Mingwei on social media: "Mr. Ma, your love and joy will never be forgotten."

Dance teacher Twitter Image source: DariuszMichalski

It is reported that the Dance Star Ballroom is an old-fashioned Chinese ballroom with a high reputation in the local area. After the dancing star was killed, the suspect went to the "Lailai Ballroom" about 3 kilometers away to prepare to shoot. Fortunately, BrandonTsay, a 26-year-old programmer, the son of the ballroom owner, fought bravely with the suspect. After a minute and a half of scuffle, Tsay seized the suspect's semi-automatic gun and drove the latter away with a gun.

Brandeisai struggled with the suspect. Image source: Lailai ballroom

Tsay said that when the ballroom activities had ended, he saw Tran coming in with a gun and looking around. He said that judging from the model of the gun and Tran's facial expression, he knew Tran had not come to rob. "My heart sank and I knew I was going to die." Then he immediately got into a fight with Tran and finally took the gun. After he got the gun, he pointed it at Tran and threatened, "Get out of here, or I'll shoot. Go, go. " Tran hesitated for a moment, then turned and left. Tsay then called the police.

The police said that they used the registration information of this gun to confirm the identity of the gunman.

Tran then fled in a white van. On the afternoon of 22nd local time, police surrounded a white van about 50 kilometers away from Monte Lipack. When the police approached, gunshots rang out in the van and Tran committed suicide.

Suspect HuuCanTran's white van Image source: CBSLA

What's the motive?

He is also an Asian middle-aged man, and he is also a group shot. Two shootings in three days shocked the Asian-American community. What is the motive behind the murderer?

According to CBS, Zhao Chunli, who committed murder at the mushroom farm, has just been detained. His motivation is unclear, but Zhao Chunli works in one of the farms and is not satisfied with her job.

Although the motive of the ballroom killing has not been determined, media reports have revealed some clues.

Tran himself has a deep connection with the dancing star ballroom. Than met his ex-wife here more than 20 years ago. According to his ex-wife, Tran taught her to dance in the dancing star ballroom. Although Tran has never used violence against her, she has a bad temper and will be angry because of her ex-wife's wrong dance steps, because it "embarrassed him".

A tenant who rented Tran's house for a long time described to Reuters that Tran was a combative and suspicious person with few friends. Dancing in the ballroom is his only social activity. The tenant said that Tran often complained that people in the dancing star ballroom talked about him behind his back. "I think he dances well, but he is very distrustful, angry and distrustful of the people in the ballroom. I think he has had enough. "

A friend told CNN that Tran used to drive to the dancing stars every night. He often complains that the coach of the ballroom often "speaks ill of him", and many people in Tran ballroom are hostile to him.

Dance Star Ballroom Image Source: star ballroon/ Facebook

The local sheriff said that whether Tran was related to the victim, or whether the motive was jealousy or emotional problems, was still under investigation. In addition, the police are still investigating Tran's mental health problems, especially Tran's abnormal behavior before the murder.

The police said that Tran came to the police station twice in 654381October 7th and 9th this year, claiming that his family had cheated and stolen in the past 20 years, and tried to poison him. He also said that he would go back to the police station with the documents to prove that he didn't go to the police station again in the end.

According to the marriage certificate presented by his ex-wife to the media, Tran is an immigrant from China. However, HuuCanTran's name spelling is more like a typical Vietnamese name spelling, and more identity information about Tran needs to be further disclosed. The ex-wife also said that Tran used to drive a truck as a profession.

At the beginning of this year, there were 1.6 shooting incidents every day, making gun control a chronic disease in the United States.

The police found a registered pistol in Tran's van and a semi-automatic submachine gun named "Mac- 10" in Lailai ballroom. The magazine of this gun can hold 30 rounds of ammunition and can be fired quickly without changing the magazine frequently. The police said that this submachine gun is illegal in California.

According to police records, Tran was arrested for illegal possession of guns as early as 1990. After the incident, the police searched Tran's home and found a rifle and hundreds of bullets. They also found that he made a gun silencer at home. At present, the police are investigating the sources of all the guns involved.

The perpetrators of the mushroom farm used semi-automatic pistol, and its source and legality have not been disclosed.

Gavin newsom, the governor of California, tweeted that before and after the incident, he was visiting the wounded in the shooting in Monterey Park in the hospital, and the staff pulled him aside to tell him about the shooting in Half Moon Bay. He said that this is really "one tragedy after another."

In an interview with the media, newsome said excitedly that the Second Amendment to the US Constitution, which gun rights supporters like to quote most, is becoming a "suicide clause". He said that it is understandable to hold a gun legally and responsibly, but large-capacity magazines should not be allowed to appear in the streets. "There are no mass shootings in other parts of the world like the United States," newsome said. "It's crazy to have a large magazine. There is no justifiable reason. "

California Governor gavin newsom Image Source: CBS

"No other country in the world is afraid of such a steady stream of shooting violence. We need to implement real gun reform nationwide, "newsome said after inspecting the site in Monte Lipack.

US President Biden announced on the 22nd local time that he ordered the White House and other federal government buildings to fly flags at half mast until sunset on the 26th local time.

In recent years, the gun incident in the United States has become a chronic social problem, and the gun control reform frequently faces resistance. The Associated Press and USA-Today set up a database to specifically count mass shootings that killed more than four people. The data shows that there were 42 mass shootings in 2022, which is the second highest number since the tracking system was established in 2006.

The "Gun Violence Archives" website has a broader definition of mass shooting, and its statistical caliber is that at least four people were shot. According to the archives, as of local time 65438+1October 23rd, there have been 39 mass shootings in the United States this year.

Biden urged Congress to pass two gun control bills as soon as possible, including banning submachine guns and large-capacity magazines, and raising the age of gun purchase to 2 1 year. "Most Americans would agree with these common-sense measures," Biden said.

In 2022, a shooting incident occurred at Rob Elementary School in yuval, Texas, USA, killing 19 children and 2 teachers. Under the pressure of public opinion, the two parties in the United States have introduced a compromise gun control bill, but Biden's appeal above is not among them. In the past 30 years, the federal government of the United States failed to introduce any major gun control legislation.