https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2022-05-16/laguna-woods-gunman-worked-methodically-but-motive-a-mysteryThe suspect and his motive in the Orange County church shooting has been identified.
68 year old David Wenwei Chou, a Chinese immigrant, attacked a congregation of Taiwanese church-goers out of a politically-motivated hatred for the Taiwanese, due to the historical and current tensions between China and Taiwan.
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While investigators provided few details, they said what they’ve found so far suggests the deadly attack was a “politically motivated hate incident.”
“Evidence was collected linking him to this crime based on preliminary information in the investigation, it is believed the suspect involved was upset about political tensions between China and Taiwan,” Sheriff Don Barnes said.
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The man killed in the shooting was identified Monday as John Cheng, 52, of Laguna Niguel. He leaves behind a wife and two children.
The injured — four men ages 66, 92, 82 and 75, and an 86-year-old woman — were all Asian, officials said. All five were shot, and four sustained critical injuries.
The church-goers, all as elderly as the gunman, subdued him immediately. The pastor himself hit him with a chair, other members of the congregation tackled him, and hogtied him up with an extension cord.