On Saturday evening — the eve of Lunar New Year — a shooter opened fireplace on Star Ballroom Dance Studio in Monterey Park, California. At least 11 folks died and 9 extra had been injured. The shooter went to a second dance studio, Lai Lai Ballroom & Studio, the place 26-year-old Brandon Tsay disarmed him and undoubtedly prevented the loss of life toll from climbing a lot increased.
While the story was nonetheless creating, Simu Liu posted the next on Twitter: “A gunman has murdered ten people and injured over a dozen others in Monterey Park, where tens of thousands of Asian American families had gathered to celebrate the Lunar New Year that day. … This should be getting way more coverage in media.”
A gunman has murdered ten folks and injured over a dozen others in Monterey Park, the place tens of 1000’s of Asian American households had gathered to have a good time the Lunar New Year that day. He continues to be at giant.
This needs to be getting far more protection in media. A horrible act.
Simu Liu / Twitter: @SimuLiu
“For those who are unfamiliar, Monterey Park is a city in LA County that is majority AAPI. It’s home of Asian American families, parents, grandparents, siblings, sons and daughters, aunts and uncles.”
For those that are unfamiliar, Monterey Park is a metropolis in LA County that’s majority AAPI. It’s dwelling of Asian American households, dad and mom, grandparents, siblings, little kids, aunts and uncles. All of whom had been wanting ahead to celebrating the New Year this weekend.
Simu Liu / Twitter: @SimuLiu
“I am shocked, saddened, angered, and heartbroken for the families who have been affected tonight.”
I’m shocked, saddened, angered, and heartbroken for the households who’ve been affected tonight. Please use the replies right here to put up extra information because it comes out, in addition to any verified fundraisers for the victims. I’d like to present what I can.
Simu Liu / Twitter: @SimuLiu
In the time since he posted these tweets, news shops had been capable of present extra particulars, together with the truth that the shooter was an Asian man. Simu shared a robust Instagram put up as we speak in response to that news.
“This is what it feels like to be Asian American today: SWAT teams and red lanterns,” he wrote. “It’s what we all saw as we waited for details to unfurl surrounding the horrific shooting in Monterey Park that left 10 people dead and many injured. A shooting in the wake of the Lunar New Year? In the pits of our stomachs, we felt fear of the very real possibility that this could have been a hate crime committed against our community. Was that so far-fetched?”
“Asian Americans continue to be attacked on the streets, so much so that many local police departments have set up dedicated hate crime units. Seeing these images stirred up our worst fears and made us feel unsettled and unsafe,” he continued.
“As more details emerged about the shooter, a 72-year-old Asian man, we feel no sense of ‘relief.’ People are dead, and a community is still in mourning. This is what it feels to be Asian in America today, during what should have been a joyous time. We are confused, sad, and heartbroken for the families of everyone affected by this senseless act. Please have compassion for us as we sort through it all,” he concluded.