Gunman on loose after killing 10 near LA, say police

Investigators gather at the scene of the shooting in Monterey Park (Jae C Hong/AP)

A gunman killed 10 people and wounded 10 others at a ballroom dance club in California following a Lunar New Year celebration, setting off a manhunt for the suspect in the latest mass shooting to hit the US.

Captain Andrew Meyer, of the Los Angeles Sheriff’s Department, said the wounded had been taken to hospitals and that their conditions ranged from stable to critical. He said the 10 people had died at the scene in Monterey Park, a city east of Los Angeles.