Brandon Tsay honored at Lunar New Year festival in Alhambra

The 26-year-old man who disarmed the Monterey Park shooting gunman was honored at a Lunar New Year Festival on Sunday in Alhambra.

Alhambra is the city where the Monterey Park gunman went after shooting 20 and killing 11 on Saturday, January 21 at Star Ballroom Dance Studio.

A crowd chanted his name before he was honored by the California State Assembly and Senate. 

"I wish I had a million dollars to give him," said Becki Pang, who attended the event. "Because you deserve so much." 

Video of Brandon Tsay, manager of Lai Lai Ballroom & Studio, showed him wrestling away the gun from Huu Can Tran as he tried to enter the second dance studio.

The City of Alhambra honored Tsay with a 'Medal of Bravery' for his quick action to disarm the gunman. The ceremony on Main Street also included food, vendors, games, and performers. 

Tsay said he is trying to recover emotionally after the incident and wants the focus to be on the victims who lost their lives.

"I wish for all the victims' families to heal," Tsay said. 

Governor Gavin Newsom met with Tsay last week and Tsay also received a phone call from President Biden who thanked him for saving lives in the face of danger.