7/5/2023 0 Comments Inoted states shootings![]() ![]() ![]() They said he spent an hour with attendees before the attack, apparently to gain their trust, then closed the doors and started shooting. There have been 214 mass shootings defined by Gun Violence Archive as one in which at least 4 people were shotin the US within the first 145 days of the year. Online records show Chou is currently bein held without bail in Orange County and due back in court July 14.Īuthorities said Chou had no prior connection to the church. Messages seeking comment from attorneys who have represented Chou, 69, in a separate case in state court were not immediately returned.Īuthorities said Chou chained and nailed shut exit doors before launching the attack on a gathering of older parishioners from the Irvine Taiwanese Presbyterian Church in Laguna Woods on May 15, 2022.Ĭhou had two handguns, bags of ammunition and four Molotov cocktail-style devices, and was motivated by hatred of Taiwan, where he grew up, investigators said.Īmong the charges were 45 counts of obstructing free exercise of religious beliefs by force, “which resulted in the death of one person, included attempts to kill 44 others, and involved the use of a firearm and attempted use of explosives and fire,” the Justice Department said in a statement.Ĭhou was charged last year by Orange County prosecutors with murder and attempted murder including enhancements for a hate crime and other counts. Department of Justice charges David Chou, of Las Vegas, with 98 counts including weapons and explosives charges and forcefully obstructing the free exercise of religion. The indictment announced Thursday by the U.S. (AP) - A man accused of fatally shooting one person and wounding five others at a Southern California church luncheon last year has been charged with dozens of federal hate crimes in connection with the attack, which investigators said was motivated by political hatred of Taiwan. ![]()
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