CNN "Anderson Cooper 360" - TRANSCRIPT Death Toll In Monterey Park Mass Shooting Rises To 11 As Investigators Search For Gunman's Motive; One-On-One With California Mass Shooting Hero Who Confronted, Disarmed Gunman; At Least Seven Killed, One Critically Injured In New CA Shooting. Aired 9-10p ET

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Joining us now by phone, is California Democratic congresswoman, Anna Eshoo. Her district includes Half Moon Bay. Congresswoman, appreciate you joining us.

Do you know what happened here?

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ON THE PHONE: REP. ANNA ESHOO (D-CA): Well, what I know is what has been covered.

Half Moon Bay is a beautiful small tightly-knit community, on the coast side, the beautiful California coast side. It's about - a community of about 11,000 people. It's the home of the Pumpkin Festival of the - the big Maverick, the Big Wave. And it's a destination point for so many people to enjoy. It's always been a happy place. It's also, over the last century, or more, been an agricultural community, as well.

And today, this is yet another tragedy that's taken place, in California. Seven human beings had their lives, taken, one critically injured, airlifted to Stanford Medical Center. And I think really a traumatized community. When you hear this news, you can barely breathe, Anderson.

COOPER: Do you know anything about this location, this mushroom farm?

ON THE PHONE: ESHOO: Oh, I'm very familiar with it. As you drive over the hills, and get close to Half Moon Bay, one site, where four were reported killed, that's where, you drive past it.

COOPER: Uh-huh.

ON THE PHONE: ESHOO: It's a two-lane road. And then when you get to Highway 1, which is being reported as Cabrillo Highway, right near the Ritz-Carlton, on the other side of the Highway, again, two-way (ph), to a highway, is the other site.

COOPER: So, there were, to your knowledge, there were two sites, where shootings took place?

ON THE PHONE: ESHOO: Yes, two sites, and, at the first site, two different locations, on that site. Three killed, in one place, and one reported killed, in another, on that same piece of property.

COOPER: Gosh!

And, any idea of motive, at this time?

ON THE PHONE: ESHOO: No, nothing is - we don't know what the motive is. We know that the man that turned himself into the Sheriff's Department, at the substation there, really without any hassle whatsoever. He's acknowledged that he did this. He's a Asian American individual.

It's been reported that they are Chinese agricultural workers. There's also a sizable Hispanic American farm workers, on the coast side, too. So, we're waiting to hear from the Sheriff's Department. And I've been notified that the President's Homeland Security Adviser has briefed the President, and the President has said that federal law enforcement will provide all necessary assistance, to the local law enforcement effort.

COOPER: Do you know - and again, there's a lot we don't know. So, obviously, just, if you don't, you don't.

Given that there were multiple locations, two locations, at one spot, and then another location, does it seem like this was something targeted that the person had various targets in mind?

ON THE PHONE: ESHOO: Well, it seems intentional to me. I mean, he knew exactly where he was going, and what he was doing. The two locations are not very far away from each other, Anderson. Maybe, at best, two miles, maybe less.

COOPER: Well Congresswoman Anna Eshoo, I really appreciate you talking with us. I'm sorry it's under these circumstances. Thank you. Good to know.

ON THE PHONE: ESHOO: Thank you, Anderson.

COOPER: Thank you.

ON THE PHONE: ESHOO: We need to pray for the families.

COOPER: Yes.

ON THE PHONE: ESHOO: Thank you.

COOPER: Thank you.

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