California ballroom victims remembered for passion for dance






















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Eric Sham visits a makeshift memorial on Tuesday, Jan. 24, for those killed in a mass shooting at The Star Ballroom Dance Studio in Monterey Park.SARAH REINGEWIRTZ/THE ORANGE COUNTY REGISTER VIA AP
Eric Sham visits a makeshift memorial on Tuesday, Jan. 24, for those killed in a mass shooting at The Star Ballroom Dance Studio in Monterey Park.SARAH REINGEWIRTZ/THE ORANGE COUNTY REGISTER VIA AP
Dancer Lian Tang looks into The Star Ballroom Dance Studio on Tuesday, Jan. 24, where makeshift memorials have been set up for those killed in a mass shooting in the Monterey Park dance studio.ASSOCIATED PRESS
People write messages on wooden hearts displaying names of victims at a vigil outside Monterey Park City Hall, blocks from the Star Ballroom Dance Studio on Tuesday, Jan. 24, in Monterey Park, Calif. A gunman killed multiple people at the ballroom dance studio late Saturday amid Lunar New Years celebrations in the predominantly Asian American community.ASSOCIATED PRESS
A girl holds flowers near wooden hearts displaying names of victims at a vigil outside Monterey Park City Hall, blocks from the Star Ballroom Dance Studio, late Tuesday, Jan. 24, in Monterey Park, Calif. A gunman killed multiple people at the ballroom dance studio late Saturday amid Lunar New Year's celebrations in the predominantly Asian American community.ASSOCIATED PRESS
A woman writes a message on a wooden heart that displays the name of a victim at a vigil outside Monterey Park City Hall, blocks from the Star Ballroom Dance Studio, late Tuesday, Jan. 24, in Monterey Park, Calif. A gunman killed multiple people at the ballroom dance studio late Saturday amid Lunar New Year's celebrations in the predominantly Asian American community.ASSOCIATED PRESS
A woman lights incense during a vigil outside Monterey Park City Hall, blocks from the Star Ballroom Dance Studio, late Tuesday, Jan. 24, in Monterey Park, Calif. A gunman killed multiple people at the ballroom dance studio late Saturday amid Lunar New Year's celebrations in the predominantly Asian American community.ASSOCIATED PRESS
A man sets down a candle during a vigil outside Monterey Park City Hall, blocks from the Star Ballroom Dance Studio on Tuesday, Jan. 24, in Monterey Park, Calif. A gunman killed multiple people at the ballroom dance studio late Saturday amid Lunar New Years celebrations in the predominantly Asian American community.KRISTINA HAYES VIA AP
Ming Ma, center, with community members during a dance event in July 2021.KRISTINA HAYES VIA AP
From left to right, shooting victim Ming Ma with event organizers Lauren Woods and Kristina Hayes, and Star Ballroom Dance Studio's owner Maria Liang during an event in July 2021.FONDA QUAN VIA AP
This photo provided by niece Fonda Quan shows Mymy Nhan. Nhan, 65, and multiple other people were fatally shot when a gunman opened fire Saturday, Jan. 21, at the Star Ballroom Dance Studio in Monterey Park, Calif., leaving their survivors devastated.