Watch live: Police give news conference on mass shooting in California in which nine people have been killed while celebrating Chinese Lunar New Year -
Tens of thousands of people had been attending the events A heavy emergency service presence is in the area and a cordon has been put up nearby.Pictures purporting to be from the scene show multiple people on the floor, near overturned chairs. On its Facebook page, Star Dance Studio says it offers group lessons and private lessons in Latin dance and American smooth.
While it is too early to suggest a motive or ascertain whether this was a targeted or random attack, there has been a significant rise in hate crimes against Asian Americans in recent years.The first images we're getting from the scene of the attack show a large number of emergency responders in the area, a police cordon set up and victims being treated.
Footage on social media appears to show officers swarming the area and firefighters treating victims.
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