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Transcript/Script US CALIFORNIA SHOOTING
HEADLINE: Community Struggles with Aftermath of Mass Shooting
TEASER: People of Monterey Park, California, grapple with violence that claimed the lives of 11 Asian Americans, all over age 50, at a dance club Saturday
PUBLISHED AT: Monday, 01/23/2023 at 11:04 p.m.
BYLINE: Mike O’Sullivan
DATELINE: LOS ANGELES
VIDEOGRAPHER: Mike O’Sullivan
VIDEO EDITOR: Mike O’Sullivan
PRODUCER: Barry Unger
SCRIPT EDITORS: MCY, Holly Franko
VIDEO SOURCE (S): VOA Original, AP
PLATFORMS (mark with X): WEB __ TV X RADIO X
TRT: 2:16
VID APPROVED BY: Salem Solomon
TYPE: TVPKG/RADIO
EDITOR NOTES:))
((INTRO))
[[The death count has risen to 11 in Saturday’s shooting near the small city of Monterey Park near Los Angeles. Nine others were injured in the attack at a dance club that was popular with older Chinese Americans as Chinese New Year celebrations got underway. The suspected gunman, who was also Asian, died of a self-inflicted gunshot. Mike O’Sullivan spoke with residents about the tragedy that has shaken the quiet community.]]
((SHOW AP CLIP OF LOCAL OFFICIAL WITH FAMILY MEMBER, CREDIT ABC7/Los Angeles))
((NARRATOR))
Family members gathered for news of loved ones.
((SHOW AP CLIP OF YOUNG WOMAN WATCHING WOMAN DANCE IN CELL PHONE VIDEO))
As a young woman who lost her aunt shows a video of her doing what she loved: dancing at the club where she died.
((SHOW VOA CLIPS OF WOMAN PLACING FLOWERS AT MAKESHIFT MEMORIAL))
Outside the club, community members mourned.
[[For Radio: “… including Rita Fulmore.”]]
((Rita Fulmore, Mourner))
“My heart led me to be here just as a support to this community. I believe when you have tragedies that happen, no matter what community it is, that we have to come
together with our hearts, our minds and our soul because I believe united, we stand, divided we fall.”
((SHOW ASIAN WOMAN WALKING))
((NARRATOR))
Monterey Park is 65 percent Asian American, and people get along.
[[For Radio: “… says Frank Salazar, who is Hispanic.”]]
((Frank Salazar, Mourner))
“It’s a quiet and peaceful community. You know, I always felt safe and secure here, whether it be day or night.”
((SHOW VOA CLIP OF OUTSIDE OF STAR DANCE STUDIO))
((NARRATOR))
Police are seeking a motive for the shooting in Monterey Park...
((SHOW AP CLIP OF ALHAMBRA DANCE CLUB))
...and for a second failed attack at another dance club in a nearby city, averted when a man wrestled the gun away from the gunman.
((SHOW AP CLIP OF PHOTOS OF SUSPECTED GUNMAN))
((Mandatory Cg: Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department))
The suspected shooter, 72-year-old Huu Can Tran, ...
((SHOW AP CLIP OF WHITE VAN))
((Mandatory Cg: ABC7/Los Angeles))
...later took his life inside a getaway van.
((SHOW VOA SHOT OF BALLOONS, FLOWERS))
But the thoughts of residents were with the victims.
[[For Radio: “… Darren Yan came to grieve.”]]
((Darren Yan, Mourner))
“These innocent people, they don’t deserve to be gone in a situation like this.”
((SHOW VOA SHOTS OF FLAG AT HALF STAFF, WOMAN AND SON, FIRE TRUCK DRIVING BY))
((NARRATOR))
The flags flew at half-staff at Monterey Park city hall, and one resident came to thank the police and first responders. She’s saddened by the continuing mass shootings.
[[For Radio: “… Inez Arakaki.”]]
((Inez Arakaki, Mourner))
“Sandy Hook, Uvalde, here in Monterey Park, Columbine (high school in Colorado)). I could go on and on with all these different mass shootings that have happened over the years. You don’t feel it until it hits you where you live.”
((SHOW BALLOONS, FLOWERS))
((NARRATOR))
A resident says; however, the community will survive.
[[For Radio: “… Hilda Guzman.]]
((Hilda Guzman, Mourner))
“It’s resilient, it’s strong, it’s very family oriented.”
((SHOW BALLOONS, FLOWERS))
((NARRATOR))
She says the people are supporting one another.
((Mike O’Sullivan, VOA News, Monterey Park, California.))
NewsML Media TopicsArts, Culture, Entertainment and Media
NetworkVOA
Location (dateline)
LOS ANGELES
Embargo DateJanuary 23, 2023 22:04 EST
Byline
((Mike O’Sullivan, VOA News, Monterey Park, California.))
Brand / Language ServiceVoice of America - English
