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Investigators work at the scene of a mass shooting in Monterey Park, California, on Sunday. A 72-year-old suspect was found dead with a self-inflicted gunshot wound inside a white van in Torrance, Calif.

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The suspected Monterey Park attacker was 72. Here's why older shooters are rare

5:00am January 24, 2023

by Emily Olson

Amidst the familiar pattern in gun violence stories, the suspect in the Monterey Park shooting appears to be an outlier.