USA: 3 new shooting incidents; at least 9 dead in California and Iowa, days after Lunar New Year attack

Days after a shooting attack during Lunar New Year celebrations in Los Angeles, fresh incidents of mass shootings were reported from California and Iowa.

At least 7 people were killed in 2 related shootings on 23 January 2023 in a coastal community south of San Francisco in California. Four of the victims were killed at a mushroom farm, and three at a trucking firm on the outskirts of Half Moon Bay.

A suspect was in custody, police were quoted as saying.

The shooting followed the killing of 11 people late Saturday at a ballroom dance hall in Southern California.

“We are sickened by today's tragedy in Half Moon Bay," Dave Pine, president of the San Mateo County Board of Supervisors, said in a statement. “We have not even had time to grieve for those lost in the terrible shooting in Monterey Park. Gun violence must stop.”

Meanwhile, in Iowa state's capital Des Moines, a shooting incident occurred at a youth outreach centre on 23 January.
At least 2 students died, while a teacher was seriously injured.

(With agency inputs)