A gunman suspected of killing 10 people at a dance hall during Lunar New Year celebrations fatally shot himself in his van as officers closed in, it’s been confirmed.
A man identified as Huu Can Tran, 72, was found dead in the vehicle he allegedly used to flee the scene of an attempted second shooting.
No other suspects are at large and the motive is currently unknown, Los Angeles County Sheriff Robert Luna said.
All victims appear to be over 50 and seven of 10 wounded are still in hospital.
Officers had been hunting the gunman since the horrific shooting near Los Angeles in California on Saturday night.
Gunshots were first heard after 10pm local time near a party for Chinese Lunar New Year.
Five women and five men were left dead at the Star Ballroom Dance Studio in Monterey Park.
Around 20 to 30 minutes later, a man with a gun entered the Lai Lai Ballroom in nearby Alhambra. Police believe the two events are connected.
People wrestled the weapon away from the attacker before he made a break for it.
‘He intended to kill more people,’ Mr Luna said in a news conference on Sunday night. ‘They saved lives. This could’ve been much worse.’
A SWAT team and police surrounded the white van in a car park in Torrance, before a standoff ensued.
After police entered the van, the situation appeared to de-escalate, with officers lowering their weapons and then withdrawing from the area immediately around the vehicle.
Just a few minutes later, police entered another white van parked closeby, and it a body was reportedly found slumped in the vehicle.
Police earlier released a photo of the suspect wearing a black leather jacket, black knit beanie, and glasses, but withheld his name.
The SWAT operation on the first white van wrapped up around 11pm (GMT).
L.A. County Sheriff’s Department’s Special Enforcement Bureau said ‘Neighbourhood safe’ on Twitter.
