Schumer, Schiff, other liberals blame Monterey Park shooting on ‘bigotry’ before facts come out
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Authorities say suspected gunman was Asian man between ages of 30 and 50
A gunman killed 10 people and injured 10 others at a Southern California ballroom dance studio Saturday amid Lunar New Year celebrations.
Twenty to 30 minutes later, a man with a gun entered the Lai Lai Ballroom in nearby Alhambra but patrons wrestled the gun away from him, and he fled, authorities said.
Despite police not releasing the suspect’s identity or race, some liberals on Twitter were quick to pin the horror on white supremacy and anti-Asian hate before all the facts were known.
Sen. Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., tweeted: “We must stand up to bigotry and hate wherever they rear their ugly heads, and we must keep working to stop gun violence.”
Rep. Adam Schiff, D-Calif., said Saturday’s shooting was “A horrific example of needless gun violence. With bigotry toward AAPI (Asian American Pacific Islander) individuals as a possible motive.”
Meanwhile, many Twitter users condemned the violence, punctuating their tweets with “#StopAsianHate.”
Wisconsin state Rep. Francesca Hong, sharing her condolences for the victims, tweeted: “We are broken as a nation to have mass shootings and white supremacy reign terror.”
Though not all details were known Sunday afternoon, authorities say that the suspected gunman was an Asian man between the ages of 30 and 50.
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