HALF MOON BAY, Calif., Jan 24 (Reuters) –
A deadly rampage by a 67-year-old suspect in Northern California was likely an act of workplace violence, authorities said on Tuesday, offering fresh details about the second in back-to-back mass shootings that killed 18 people and horrified the nation.Sign up to receive daily headline news from Ottawa Citizen, a division of Postmedia Network Inc.By clicking on the sign up button you consent to receive the above newsletter from Postmedia Network Inc.
On Monday, a gunman in Half Moon Bay opened fire on employees at Mountain Mushroom Farm, where he had previously worked, and Concord Farms, about a mile away. President Joe Biden said in a statement on Tuesday that he had been briefed on the Half Moon Bay shooting and had directed his administration to support local authorities.
Authorities said the suspect, Huu Can Tran, 72, then drove to a second dance hall nearby. The club’s operator wrestled his weapon away, thwarting another mass shooting there. Some were regulars at the dance studio, according to their family and friends. In a statement, the family of Valentino Marcos Alvero remembered the Filipino man as a loving grandfather and “the life of any party.”
The two latest shootings were also notable for the age of the suspects, one in his late 60s, another in his early 70s.
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