Summer Lin

Summer Lin is a reporter on the Fast Break Desk, the Los Angeles Times' breaking news team. Before coming to The Times, she covered breaking news for the Mercury News and national politics and California courts for McClatchy's publications, including the Miami Herald. An East Coast native, Lin moved to California after graduating from Boston College and Columbia University's Graduate School of Journalism. Lin was among The Times' staff members who covered the Monterey Park mass shooting in 2023, which was recognized by the Pulitzer Board as a finalist in breaking news. Latest From This Author

Biography:  https://www.latimes.com/people/summer-lin

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Broke On: Tuesday, 23 July 2024 A 15-year-old girl, Alison Jillian Chao, went missing from Monterey Park, CA on July 16 and was found safe on July 23. Her father, Jeffrey Chao, was later arrested for child abduction and falsifying a police report. The investigation into the circumstances surrounding Alison's disappearance and reappearance continues.