It’s been three weekends since a gunman left 11 people dead inside a Monterey Park dance hall on Jan. 21.
And still no clear picture of what motivated Huu Can Tran, 72, of Hemet, to walk into Star Ballroom Dance Studio in a rampage that could have left even more dead and injured at a neighboring dance studio in Alhambra.
As of Friday, Feb. 10 Sheriff’s Homicide Lt. Patty Thomas said there is no update on the investigation and Tran’s motive remained unknown.
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But outside of the ongoing investigation, this past week was one of reflection on the dead, even as those who emerged as leaders and heroes were celebrated and echoes of the tragedy found their way all the way to the nation’s Capitol.
All of this came as a funding support mechanism ticked into motion, focused on survivors and victims’ families.
The city of Monterey Park has partnered with the California Community Foundation to establish the Monterey Park Victim & Family Support Fund to provide assistance to the victims, their families and the community in healing.
To make a secure, tax-deductible donation online, visit https://www.calfund.org/monterey-park-victim-family-support-fund/. You can also send checks payable to the California Community Foundation, noting that the donation is earmarked for the Monterey Park Victim & Family Support Fund. Checks should be mailed to:
California Community Foundation717 West Temple StreetLos Angeles, CA 90012
Last week started off with the continuation of the sad timeline of burials and memorials for those killed. Just two days after Valentino Alvero was laid to rest, Ming Wei Ma — the 72-year-old, beloved dance instructor known not just for devotion to dancing but as a light in the community, and for a last act of self sacrifice — was memorialized on Feb 5. Such remembrances continued in a community that has valued privacy in such ceremonies, in…
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