BREAKING Shooting death of LA bishop in Hacienda Heights being treated as murder investigation, authorities say
According to the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department, deputies responded to a medical emergency call on the 1500 block of Janlu Avenue just before 1 p.m. Saturday.
The sheriff's department has not released information regarding a suspect or suspects. Investigators told ABC News that suicide was ruled out overnight.Earlier on Saturday, Archbishop José H. Gomez released a statement on O'Connell's death, saying he had "passed away unexpectedly.""As a priest and later a bishop here in Los Angeles for forty-five years, Bishop Dave was a man of deep prayer who had a great love for Our Blessed Mother.
O'Connell, who was born in Ireland in 1953, was named an auxiliary bishop for the Archdiocese of Los Angeles by Pope Francis in 2015. He was the chairman of the Interdiocesan Southern California Immigration Task Force, helping coordinate the church's response to immigrant children and families from Central America.
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