Kamala Harris To Meet With Monterey Park Victims' Families Wednesday

MONTEREY PARK, CA — Vice President Kamala Harris will be in Monterey Park Wednesday to meet with the families reeling from the deadliest mass shooting in Los Angeles County history.

Eleven people were shot and killed in the Monterey Park mass shooting Saturday, and the death toll from subsequent mass shootings in California quickly piled up to 24 this week.

"As we grieve Saturday's mass shooting in California, we already face two more this week alone in Half Moon Bay and Oakland," Harris tweeted Tuesday. "Tomorrow I will visit Monterey Park to stand and mourn with the community."

The families of victims Mymy Nhan, 65; Valentino Marcos Alvero, 68; Lilan Li, 63; and Xiujuan Yu, 57, Ming Wei Ma, 72; Muoi Dai Ung, 67; Hongying Jian, 62; Yu Lun Kao, 72; Chia Ling Yau, 76; Wen Tau Yu, 64; and Diana Man Ling Tom, 70 are forever changed this week.

The shooting took place Saturday night at Star Dance Studio. Ten victims died at the scene, while another died Monday at a hospital, according to authorities.

Harris follows Gov. Gavin Newsom, who was in a Los Angeles County hospital visiting with victims' families when news of another shooting in Half Moon Bay broke Monday night.

President Joe Biden also acknowledged the tragedies.

"Our hearts are with the people of California," Biden said at the White House, adding that "the vice president's going to be going out."

Biden said he has been having discussions with local officials including county Supervisor Hilda Solis and Rep. Judy Chu, D-Claremont, in addition to Gov. Gavin Newsom.

"We're working out a number of things that we can and are going to be doing," he said.

According to her office, Harris will arrive in Los Angeles late Wednesday afternoon, then meet with victims' families in Monterey Park.

Harris spoke out about the Monterey Park shooting during a Sunday appearance in Florida.

"All of us in this room and in our country understand this violence must stop," Harris said. "And President Biden and I and our administration will continue to provide full support to the local authorities as we learn more."

City News Service contributed to this report.