Dance teacher to mass shooter: Huu Can Tran, 72, 'taught lessons almost every ... trends now
The Monterey mass shooter was once a dancer at the studio where he killed 10 people during Chinese Lunar New Year celebrations.
Huu Can Tran, 72, taught lessons at the Star Ballroom Dance Studio almost every night in the early 2000s when he lived five minutes away in the San Gabriel Valley.
Tran's friends, who was close to the gunman from around the early 2010’s, revealed to CNN that he was 'hostile to a lot of people' at the studio and believed they said 'evil things about him.'
The gunman's ex-wife also revealed that she met Tran decades during a dance lesson and it wasn't long until they tied the knot.
Saturday's shooting left five women and five men dead and wounded another 10 people. Tran died Sunday from a self-inflicted gunshot wound after a standoff with police.
Huu Can Tran, 72, taught lessons at the studio where he killed 10 people. He also met his ex-wife at the studio
Tran taught lessons at the Star Ballroom Dance Studio almost every night in the early 2000s when he lived five-minutes away in the San Gabriel Valley
Aside from teaching dance nearly five times a week, Tran was also a truck driver and registered a business, Tran’s Trucking Inc., from 2002 to 2004, according to documents obtained by CNN.
It's unclear when Tran stopped teaching lessons at the studio, but he relocated to Hemet in 2013 after about 20 years in Los Angeles.
Tran's friend lost contact with the gunman around the time he moved and was shocked to hear about the massacre.
The friend also recalled Tran being quick to anger and didn't trust people.
Tran's ex-wife, whose identity wasn't revealed, said she was only married to the gunman for a short time before he filed for divorce in 2005.
She recalled the first time she met Tran and he offered her free dance lessons.
Tran's love appeared to fade quickly as she claimed her former instructor lost interest in her and became easily angered when she messed up on choreography.
Their marriage license showed that Tran is an immigrant from China.
Multiple casualties were reported after the shooting in California during New Year celebrations
Police can be seen on Sunday swarming the van Tran used to flee after he killed five women and five men - and wounded another 10 people
He was found dead of a self-inflicted gunshot wound in the van he used to flee after his attempt at a second shooting that was thwarted by 'hero' patrons
