At least seven dead in another California mass shooting in Half Moon Bay | First Thing

Authorities respond to calls at two locations in second shooting in California in days, following Monterey Park killings. Plus, uproar over Kylie Jenner's fake lion head at Paris fashion week

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Seven people have been killed in an agricultural region of northern California, authorities said yesterday, the latest shootings to rattle the state in recent days.

Are the shootings related? The shootings are being treated as related, although the connection between the locations was not immediately clear. Dave Pine, the president of the San Mateo county board of supervisors, said the suspect was employed at one of the businesses and called him a disgruntled worker".

How did the dance hall manager die? Ming Wei Ma, known to instructors as Mr Ma, died when a 72-year-old gunman entered the Star Ballroom and opened fire. A friend told CBS News that Ma was the first to rush to try to stop the shooter". The report of Ma's death was corroborated by Dariusz Michalski, a professional ballroom dancing instructor at the Star Ballroom.

How was the shooter disarmed? Brandon Tsay was working in the lobby of the Lai Lai Ballroom and Studio in Alhambra when the shooting began. He has told of how he disarmed the shooter in a violent struggle.