Ming Wei Ma the owner of the Star Ballroom Dance Studio has been identified as the first victim of the Monterey Park mass shooting case.
Ming Wei Ma was the owner of Star Dance Studio where the shooting has taken place. At least 10 people were killed in this shooting and another 10 were wounded with serious injuries. The gunman has been identified as 72-year-old Huu Can Tran who died from a self-inflicted gunshot wound when the cops closed in on him in his van.
Know who is Ming Wei Ma Monterey Park California shooting victim and Star Ballroom Dance Studio owner
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Ming Wei Ma was a dance instructor & owner of the Star Dance Studio. He was described as a caring person with a selfless nature. He was the first to rush towards the shooter to try & save others. pic.twitter.com/N4m7av6R2c
— Natasha ❀ (@ndelriego) January 23, 2023
Shortly before 10.30 pm on Saturday, gunman Huu Can Tran opened fire inside Star Ballroom Dance Studio in Monterey Park California. One of the first victims has been identified by the friends as Ming Wei Ma who rushed towards Tran with the intention to disarm him and then stop the massacre. Now, the Police officials have not yet released the names of the remaining victims.
Who was Ming Wei Ma?
Ming Wei Ma was the owner of the Star Ballroom Dance Studio and also a well-known dance instructor in his town.
“As per the chat, he was the one who was rushed to the shooter. He was just caring, and other first, people first kind of person,” Ma’s friend Eric Chen told CBS News.
“Heartbreaking and it’s really unthinkable that it would happen,” Chen stated
Star Ballroom Dance Studio has been offering dance classes for numerous years.
A story published in Pasadena by Star-News in 2016 said several of the instructors and the students were immigrants.
“I want to provide a good and active place for the Asian community of Monterey Park for helping out to prolong their life and improve their health,” Ming Wei Ma had told the outlet at the time.
“Having such a calm place where people from all over the world can come together and communicate through dance is how I can help.”
Huu Can Tran
Huu Can Tran the shooter was 72 years old presently in 2023 when he died. He died in a cargo van with a self inflicted wound.