Nine killed in mass shooting after Lunar New Year event near LA

A police officer stands near a scene where a shooting took place in Monterey Park, California (Jae C Hong/AP)

Nine people were killed in a mass shooting in a city east of Los Angeles following a Lunar New Year celebration that attracted thousands.

LA police said the shooting occurred at a business premises in Monterey Park, a city of about 60,000 people with a large Asian population that is about 10 miles from the city centre.