The suspected gunman in a shooting at a California church that police believe was politically motivated could face the death penalty.
David Chou is accused of killing one person and wounding five others on Sunday afternoon when he targeted the Geneva Presbyterian Church in Laguna Woods, California.The suspected gunman in a shooting at a California church that police believe was politically motivated could face the death penalty in a murder charge announced by prosecutors on Tuesday.
Spitzer said Chou"did everything he could to fit in" as he mingled with parishioners before he pulled out a semi-automatic handgun and began firing into the crowd during a luncheon to honor a pastor returning from Taiwan. This included lying to greeters at the small church, saying he had been there before.
Chang then slammed a chair into the gunman, pushing him to the floor and allowing other congregants to subdue him, Barnes said.Flowers, cards and a photo of Dr. John Cheng are seen outside his office in Aliso Viejo, Calif., May 16, 2022, who was killed protecting others when a gunman opened fire at church services he was attending in nearby Laguna Woods, California on May 15.
Chou, who is Chinese but an American citizen, lived alone in Las Vegas, where he worked in security, Barnes said. Investigators believe Chou's anger began when he lived in Taiwan, where he felt he was an outsider and that his anti-Taiwan views were not accepted, Barnes said.Parishioners at the Geneva Presbyterian Church in Laguna Woods, California, take down alleged gunman David Chou on May 15, 2022.
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