David Butow Photographs Star Ballroom Shooting Memorials and Resilience for CNN

January 29, 2023 | Source: Monroe Gallery of Photography

 Via CNN

January 29, 2023

 

By Elizabeth Wolfe, CNN. Photographs by David Butow

After tragedy struck Monterey Park's vibrant dance community, residents insist they will return to their beloved ballroom --click for full article.

 

clolor photograph of people gathered at the Monterey Park City Hall for a candlelight vigil honoring 11 victims of a mass shooting in the city on Lunar New Year's Eve.
People gather at the Monterey Park City Hall for a candlelight vigil honoring 11 victims of a mass shooting in the city on Lunar New Year's Eve.
 
 
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The gates outside the Star Ballroom Dance Studio have become surrounded by a makeshift memorial.
 

 

 

 

The gates outside the Star Ballroom Dance Studio have become surrounded by a makeshift memorial with flowers and portaits of the victims

 


The gates outside the Star Ballroom Dance Studio have become surrounded by a makeshift memorial.

 

 
 
Kevin Leung stands outside of the dance studio where he rented space for years to teach Kung Fu and traditional lion dancing. He knew two of those killed in the shooting.
Kevin Leung stands outside of the dance studio where he rented space for years to teach Kung Fu and traditional lion dancing. He knew two of those killed in the shooting.
 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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