UPDATE: The death of David O’Connell, the Auxiliary Bishop of the Archdiocese of Los Angeles, is being investigated as a murder, according to authorities, who said the bishop was found with a gunshot wound to his upper torso.
A Catholic bishop who spent more than four decades serving Los Angeles’ inner city has been shot dead at the age of 69, authorities confirmed Saturday.
His death is being investigated as a murder, according to authorities, who said the bishop was found with a gunshot wound to his upper torso. “I learned he was found deceased in the room, bleeding,” a spokesperson for the sheriff’s said in a statement. After news of his death broke, dozens gathered outside his home, offering prayers and lighting candles in honor of the deceased bishop.
Los Angeles police have not yet disclosed whether a firearm was recovered from the scene of the incident.
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