California Mass Shooting Suspect: Everything You Need To Know

The suspected gunman of the deadly Lunar New Year mass shootings in Monterey Park, California has been found dead inside the vehicle, but motives for killing ten people remain unknown.

The Los Angeles Times reported, citing law enforcement sources, that the man inside a white van parked in a strip mall parking lot in Torrence had died of a self-inflicted gunshot wound.

Before they found the lifeless body of the suspected gunman, law enforcement officials surrounded the white van with tactical vehicles and bomb squad trucks for hours, the Associated Press reported.

Law enforcement sources told CNN that authorities ordered the man to leave the vehicle, but they heard a sound which led them to believe that he may have shot himself.

Pictures from the scene showed that at least two bullet holes could be seen in the driver's side window.

But the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department is still trying to determine whether the man inside the vehicle is connected to the mass shootings.

An advisory from law enforcement officials said the suspect in the Monterey Park mass shooting was an adult Asian man with a height of 5 foot, 10 inches and weighing 150 pounds.

The County Sheriff's office released a photo of the suspect showing a man wearing a black leather jacket, beanie and glasses.

Witnesses told authorities that the mass shooting suspect used a white cargo van.

Wong Wei, who lives near the crime scene, said one of his friends who went to the dance studio was injured from the incident and laid on the ground with a bloody face.

Wong was told by his friend that the gunman was carrying a "long" gun and firing indiscriminately inside the studio.

Los Angeles County Sheriff Robert Luna said they are still determining the possible motives of the suspect but stressed that "everything is on the table."

"We don't know if this is specifically a hate crime defined by law, but who walks into a dance hall and guns down 20 people? The description that we have now is of a male Asian. Does that matter? I don't know. I can tell you that everything is on the table," Luna said.

The shooting incident that killed ten people and injured ten others happened at the Star Dance Studio last Saturday amid the Lunar New Year's celebrations in the Asian American community of Monterey Park.

The mass shooting led Monterey Park officials to cancel the Lunar New Year events for Sunday, which have been attended by as many as 100,000 people in previous years.

The incident was one of California's worst mass shootings in recent history and the 33rd mass shooting in the country this month, sending a wave of fear in cities across the U.S. celebrating the festivities.

President Joe Biden said he and First Lady Jill Biden were thinking of the victims, adding that he directed federal authorities to assist in the investigation.

Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass called the incident "absolutely devastating," saying the people "deserve to celebrate the holidays in peace."