美国国家公共电台 NPR--Monterey Park community is relieved shooter is no longer a threat, Rep. Chu says

Monterey Park community is relieved shooter is no longer a threat, Rep. Chu says

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A mass shooting at a dance studio in Monterey Park, a city east of Los Angeles, killed 10 people and left 10 others injured over the weekend.

The next morning, the shooter was found dead.

Huu Can Tran, 72, was pronounced dead at the scene following a self-inflicted gunshot wound, Los Angeles County Sheriff Robert Luna said during a news conference Sunday afternoon.

The attack took place in a city just east of Los Angeles, where a festival was held earlier in the day on the eve of the Lunar New Year. The southern California Asian community is still reeling from the aftermath of the shooting, and police are still trying to determine the shooter's motive².

On Morning Edition, Representative Judy Chu, chair of the Congressional Asian Pacific American Caucus³, tells A Martinez the Monterey Park community is relieved the shooter is no longer a threat.

This interview has been edited for length and clarity.

Interview Highlights

On how Monterey Park is dealing⁴ with the mass shooting

We feel so relieved that this shooter no longer poses a threat. All day long, people in the community were so fearful and anxious about whether they could continue doing what they do and attend Lunar New Year celebrations. They were frightened and shocked by all that happened, so now they can feel safe again.

Having been its mayor and council member, it was beyond shocking to see this utter act of terrible violence taking away ten lives and putting ten others in the hospital. And it was especially horrendous⁵ that it occurred only hours after our Lunar New Year Festival celebration, where thousands of people were only one block away.

On how Asian American communities will celebrate in the future

I just hope that it can be revived because it was something that brought the whole community together. We do have other celebrations around the area and I encourage residents to go to those as well.

For the past three years, we have been victims of anti-Asian hate crimes and incidents. That's why I felt it was so important to say to the people in the press conference that you are safe. This shooter is no longer active. And it is important to make sure that we go back to our activities.

On the two community members who disarmed⁶ the shooter

I have to praise them so much for their quick action. This could have been even more of a massacre⁷, but because they did that, lives were saved. And so they are role models for us.

1 transcript   

n.抄本，誊本，副本，肄业证书

参考例句：

• A transcript of the tapes was presented as evidence in court.一份录音带的文字本作为证据被呈交法庭。
• They wouldn't let me have a transcript of the interview.他们拒绝给我一份采访的文字整理稿。

2 motive   

n.动机，目的；adv.发动的，运动的

参考例句：

• The police could not find a motive for the murder.警察不能找到谋杀的动机。
• He had some motive in telling this fable.他讲这寓言故事是有用意的。

3 caucus   

n.秘密会议；干部会议；v.（参加）干部开会议

参考例句：

• This multi-staged caucus takes several months.这个多级会议常常历时好几个月。
• It kept the Democratic caucus from fragmenting.它也使得民主党的核心小组避免了土崩瓦解的危险。

4 dealing   

n.经商方法，待人态度

参考例句：

• This store has an excellent reputation for fair dealing.该商店因买卖公道而享有极高的声誉。
• His fair dealing earned our confidence.他的诚实的行为获得我们的信任。

5 horrendous   

adj.可怕的，令人惊惧的

参考例句：

• He described it as the most horrendous experience of his life.他形容这是自己一生中最可怕的经历。
• The mining industry in China has a horrendous safety record.中国的煤矿工业具有令人不安的安全记录。

6 disarmed   

v.裁军( disarm的过去式和过去分词 )；使息怒

参考例句：

• Most of the rebels were captured and disarmed. 大部分叛乱分子被俘获并解除了武装。
• The swordsman disarmed his opponent and ran him through. 剑客缴了对手的械，并对其乱刺一气。 来自《简明英汉词典》

7 massacre   

n.残杀，大屠杀；v.残杀，集体屠杀

参考例句：

• There was a terrible massacre of villagers here during the war.在战争中，这里的村民惨遭屠杀。
• If we forget the massacre,the massacre will happen again!忘记了大屠杀，大屠杀就有可能再次发生！