Police are trying to track down the suspect (Photo: Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department)

This is the first photo of a man who, according to police, shot and killed 10 people in a mass shooting in Los Angeles.

The horrific shooting happened after a Chinese New Year celebration in California.

Photos posted to social media show deserted, cordoned-off streets in Monterey Park, about seven miles from downtown Los Angeles, after a man opened fire with a “machine gun.”

Gunshots were first heard around the site of a Chinese New Year celebration after 10 p.m. local time.

LA police have confirmed that the gunman behind the attack on a Garvey Ave store is still at large after fleeing the scene.

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Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department roeSntdpos63f24945ia878880g4cg65a49mc9 3 t 1 ht1f0gl5789h6lca m 6c ? At 10:22 PM on Saturday, January 21, 2023, the suspicious male/adult/Asian pictured above was involved in a shooting at the 100 block of West Garvey Ave in the town of Monterey Park. A second incident occurred at 10:39 p.m. at the 100 Block of South Garfield Ave in the city of Alhambra. Investigators have identified him as a murder suspect and he must be considered armed and dangerous. For more information, contact LASD Homicide at 323-890-5500. Credit LACSD

Officers called to locate the shooter (Photo: LACSD)

Police patrol the crime scene along Garvey Avenue in Monterey Park, California, on January 22, 2023, where police are responding to reports that several people have been shot dead. - Police were at the scene of a shooting in Southern California that claimed a number of lives, the Los Angeles Times reported Jan. 22, citing a law enforcement source. (Photo by Frederic J. BROWN/AFP) (Photo by FREDERIC J. BROWN/AFP via Getty Images)

Police patrol the crime scene along Garvey Avenue (Image: AFP)

Police are investigating a scene where a shooting took place in Monterey Park, California on Sunday, January 22, 2023. Dozens of police officers responded to reports of a shooting that occurred after a large New Year's Eve party in a community east of Los Angeles ended late Saturday night. (Photo by AP/Jae C Hong)

Dozens of officers responded to reports of a shooting (Photo: AP)

Screenshot of video shows emergency responders helping a person to an ambulance after a shooting in Monterey Park, California, on Jan. 22, 2023. TNLA/Handout via REUTERS

Rescue workers help a person to an ambulance (Image: Reuters)

Los Angeles Sheriff Robert Luna confirmed at a news conference today that a “preliminary description” of the alleged shooter was an “Asian male.”

They also confirmed that a “white van” is an interesting vehicle.

The Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department said on appeal tonight: “At 10:22 p.m. Saturday, January 21, 2023, the male/adult/Asian suspect pictured above was involved in a shooting at the 100 block of West Garvey Ave in the city of Monterey involved. Park.

A second incident occurred at 10:39 p.m. at the 100 Block of South Garfield Ave in the city of Alhambra.

“Investigators have identified him as a murder suspect and he must be considered armed and dangerous.”

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