Hi everyone, it's 4 o'clock in New York. It is a story that has become all too common

in these United States. Just an instant, a scene of hope and joy and celebration becomes

one of horror and devastating violence and tragedy. The latest and the never ending

epidemic of gun violence in America, a 33rd mass shooting to happen so far this year.

At least 11 people were killed at a lunar New Year celebration and ballroom in Monterey

Park, California. It is a predominantly Asian-American suburb of Los Angeles. The deceased are all

in their 50s, 60s and 70s. Officials say that the shooter, a 72-year-old Asian male,

attempted a second attack. And another ballroom nearby. That attack was stopped by two patrons.

Here's how one of them describes what happened.

I launched at him with both my hands, grabbed the weapon and we had a struggle. We struggled

into the lobby trying to get this gun away from each other. He was hitting me across

the face, bashing the back of my head. I was trying to use my elbows to separate the gun

away from him, creating some distance. Finally, at one point, I was able to pull the gun away

from him, shove him aside, create some distance. Point the gun at him and timidate him, shout

at him and say, get the hell out here. I'll shoot. Get away. Go!

The suspect died of a self-inflicted gunshot wound when police surrounded his vehicle after

tens hours long manhunt. Now there is a search for answers with a motive yet to be determined

and police saying that it may take days before there are any findings, as well as recovery

efforts in a community that plays an historic role in the Asian American experience in this

country. As Washington Post reports, quote, here between the snowcap San Gabriel Mountains

and downtown Los Angeles is a place that decades ago made history, becoming the nation's

first Asian majority city after years of determined immigration from Taiwan, Hong Kong, and

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