Monterey Park shooting: two victims named as police seek motive

California officials yet to identify eight others who died in Saturday attack, at least 36th mass shooting in US so far this year

Authorities in California on Monday identified two of the 10 victims of Saturday’s gun massacre during a lunar new year celebration at a Monterey Park dance hall.

The Los Angeles county coroner’s office – whose jurisdiction includes Monterey Park – named the women as My Nhan, 65, and Lilan Li, 63. No other details about them were immediately forthcoming.