With a bouquet of flowers in hand, Vice President Harris visited Star Dance Studio in Monterey Park and paid her respects to members of the community who lost their lives in Sunday’s mass shooting.
Harris only spoke briefly to the press, calling for further change to avoid mass shootings like the one in Monterey Park that took 11 lives. Harris said she would meet with local law enforcement officials, lawmakers, and family members of the deceased.
Sunday’s mass shooting at the Star Dance Studio has now become the deadliest mass shooting in Los Angeles County, exceeding the 2008 Covina Massacre.
After Harris’s visit, a vigil was held outside the dance studio for the victims of the mass shooting. Tonight is the third night in a row a vigil was held in Monterey Park, as local residents continue to grieve in the aftermath of the tragedy.
Harris looks out the window as she sits in the second row of a Chevrolet Suburban, looking at the Star Dance Studio. (Photo by Yannick Peterhans)
Harris carries a bouquet of flowers to the entrance of the Star Dance Studio. (Photo by Yannick Peterhans)
Harris looks back and responds to a reporter's question in regards to new gun control legislation, saying, “will they do something, well we all need to speak up.” (Photo by Yannick Peterhans)
Harris, with a Secret Service agent in tow, walks back to her motorcade and promptly leaves Star Dance Studio’s parking lot. (Photo by Yannick Peterhans)
A woman cries after leaving flowers outside the entrance to Star Dance Studio. (Photo by Yannick Peterhans)
A man leaves incense outside one of the wooden vigils built for one of the victims of Sunday's mass shooting. (Photo by Yannick Peterhans)
A woman looks down and writes a note outside the Star Dance Studio. (Photo by Yannick Peterhans)
A child looks up after drawing a blue heart with chalk in the parking lot outside Star Dance Studio. (Photo by Yannick Peterhans)
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