David O'Connell, Auxiliary Bishop of the Archdiocese of Los Angeles, was shot and killed in his home on Saturday. He was found with a gunshot wound to the chest.
A local Catholic church official was shot and killed inDavid O'Connell, the Auxiliary Bishop of the Archdiocese of Los Angeles, was fatally shot in the incident in Hacienda Heights, the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department said.Deputies responded to the shooting and when they arrived at the scene, they discovered O'Connell suffering from a gunshot wound to the chest. He was pronounced dead at the scene.
A local Catholic church official was shot and killed in Los Angeles County, California, on Saturday, according to the sheriff's department., according to deputies. The incident remains under investigation. "It's very early in the investigation," sheriff's department Homicide Bureau Detective Michael Modica said, according to KCAL."We got a lot more steps we have to take to make more determination to what's happening."David O'Connell, the Auxiliary Bishop of the Archdiocese of Los Angeles, was fatally shot in Hacienda Heights.
He served the Los Angeles area for more than 45 years. O'Connell had also served as the Episcopal Vicar of the San Gabriel Pastoral Region.
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