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Authorities investigate California church attack motivated by hate

By Associated Press

May 16, 2022

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A doctor who was killed is being hailed as a hero for charging a shooter who targeted a Taiwanese church in California. Authorities say the shooter was motivated by his hate for Taiwanese people.
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An Orange County Sheriff's Department K-9 unit checks the grounds at Geneva Presbyterian Church in Laguna Woods, Calif., Sunday, May 15, following a fatal shooting.
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Orange County Sheriff's Department Crime Lab investigators walk outside the Geneva Presbyterian Church in Laguna Woods, Calif., Sunday, May 15, after a fatal shooting. A man opened fire during a lunch reception at the Southern California church on Sunday before he was stopped in what a sheriff's official called an act of "exceptional heroism and bravery."
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Crime scene tape is stretched across the exterior of the Geneva Presbyterian Church in Laguna Woods, Calif., Sunday, May 15, after a fatal shooting.
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An Orange County Sheriff's Department K-9 unit checks the grounds at Geneva Presbyterian Church in Laguna Woods, Calif., Sunday, May 15, after a fatal shooting.
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An Orange County Sheriff's Department officer guards the grounds at Geneva Presbyterian Church in Laguna Woods, Calif., Sunday, May 15, after a fatal shooting.
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Hector Gomez, left, and Jordi Poblete, worship leaders at the Mariners Church Irvine, leave flowers outside the Geneva Presbyterian Church in Laguna Woods, Calif., Sunday, May 15, after a fatal shooting.
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Laguna Woods Mayor Carol Moore, front left at podium, and Orange County Board of Supervisor, Lisa Barlett, right, surrounded by law enforcement officers, hold a press conference outside the grounds og Geneva Presbyterian Church in Laguna Woods, Calif., Sunday, May 15, after a fatal shooting.
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A crime scene investigator enters a building past an Orange County Sheriff's deputy at Geneva Presbyterian Church in Laguna Woods, Calif., Monday, May 16. A man opened fire Sunday during a lunch reception at the church, killing one person and wounding five older people before a pastor hit the gunman on the head with a chair and parishioners hog-tied him with electrical cords.
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A police tape blocks off the entrance to the parking lot of Geneva Presbyterian Church in Laguna Woods, Calif., Monday, May 16. A man opened fire Sunday during a lunch reception at the church, killing one person and wounding five older people before a pastor hit the gunman on the head with a chair and parishioners hog-tied him with electrical cords.
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Two Orange County sheriff's vehicles are parked at Geneva Presbyterian Church in Laguna Woods, Calif., Monday, May 16. A man opened fire Sunday during a lunch reception at the church, killing one person and wounding five older people before a pastor hit the gunman on the head with a chair and parishioners hog-tied him with electrical cords.
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Flowers are left outside Geneva Presbyterian Church for the victims of Sunday's shooting at the church in Laguna Woods, Calif., Monday, May 16. Police are investigating a deadly shooting at the church following Sunday services, in which they said parishioners hog-tied and detained a man in his 60s who opened fire.
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An apartment building formerly owned by David Chou is seen in Las Vegas, Monday, May 16. Authorities in Orange County, Calif., say Chou opened fire with a gun a day earlier at a Southern California church before a pastor hit him with a chair and parishioners hog-tied him with electrical cords.
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Balmore Orellana talks with a reporter about his former landlord and neighbor, David Chou, in Las Vegas, Monday, May 16. Authorities in Orange County, Calif., say Chou opened fire with a gun a day earlier at a Southern California church before a pastor hit him with a chair and parishioners hog-tied him with electrical cords.
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Orange County Sheriff's Sgt. Scott Steinle displays a photo of Dr. John Cheng, a 52-year-old victim who was killed in Sunday's shooting at Geneva Presbyterian Church, during a news conference in Santa Ana, Calif., Monday, May 16.
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Orange County Sheriff Donald Barnes, left, speaks during a news conference in Santa Ana, Calif., Monday, May 16. A photo of Dr. John Cheng, a 52-year-old victim who was killed in Sunday's shooting at Geneva Presbyterian Church, stands on display, at right.

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