Cali. Shooting Suspect Met Ex at Studio He Shot Up: Report

[Jilly_in_VA]

The ex-wife of the suspected gunman who killed 10 people and injured another 10 in a horror shooting at a California dance studio has provided telling insight into her ex-husband’s life as rumors swirl over the possible motive for his actions.

The woman, who spoke to CNN and asked not to be named, said the pair met at the same dance studio he shot up late Saturday night. Huu Can Tran filed for a divorce from her in 2005, which became final a year later.

Her account was verified by her sister, who also spoke to CNN. The Daily Beast has contacted the ex-wife for comment.

Before opening fire at the Star Ballroom Dance Studio in Monterey Park, Tran, a 72-year-old Chinese immigrant, was a regular, even providing “informal” lessons at the venue. It remains unclear if he had visited at all in recent years.

The pair met two decades ago at a dance where Tran introduced himself and offered to teach her for free. They married soon after. He wasn’t violent, she said, though he “was quick to anger.”

This manifested in various ways—including while they were dancing. If she took a wrong step, he would occasionally blow up, she claimed.

Tran’s affiliation with the dance hall was also backed by a “long-time acquaintance,” who also wished to remain anonymous, and who told CNN he would make the five-minute drive to the dance hall “almost every night.” The friend was reportedly a close friend of Tran between the late 2000’s and early 2010’s.

They painted a slightly harsher picture of Tran than the ex-wife, describing how he was “hostile to a lot of people” at the dance studio and that he believed other instructors said “evil things about him.”

https://www.thedailybeast.com/california-shooting-suspect-met-ex-wife-at-same-studio-he-shot-up-report?ref=home

Paranoia strikes deep...into your life it will creep...

[maxsolomon]

1. What a shock.

Motivated by animus for an ex-wife.

They were divorced 17-18 years ago. He sure held a grudge.

[Hugh_Lebowski]

3. Not sure the story is actually saying that ... did I miss something?

Could've been a grudge against the Studio in general, e.g. the people who frequent there or the ownership as I'm reading it

Also says he filed for divorce from this ex-wife.

If it turns out she's one of the victims, that could certainly change my assessment tho.

[chowder66]

4. Ditto...

[maxsolomon]

6. At least tangentially, it's likely.

But you're right, I'm making an assumption there. I think it's likely that he blamed the venue for his misery and his ex was tangled up in those homicidal/suicidal resentments. "I met her there and she ruined my life" or something like that.

Anger at ex-partners is among the most common gun homicide motives.

Certainly, assuming that played a role is less of a stretch than "it's an Anti-Asian Hate Crime".

[Hugh_Lebowski]

8. Agreed, it's far from UNlikely put it like that (nt)

[Hugh_Lebowski]

2. Paranoia the Destroyer

Self-destroyer, wreck your health
Destroy your friends, destroy yourself
The time device of self-destruction
Light the fuse and start eruption

~ the kinks

The lack of any 'political angle' (aside from the gun control aspect) in this story means it will be off the news within a day or two, sadly.

[Walleye]

5. This incident has echoes to me of the Happyland fire in New York 1990

Man went to a social club, looking for his ex girlfriend, the hat check clerk and with a gallon of gasoline, started a fire in that killed 87 people. Just because he had a grudge against one woman

[mainer]

7. Angry, toxic men come in all colors

Only his age is a surprise.
In a way it’s a relief that it’s not a white supremacist attack. That would be a lot scarier for the Asian community.