‘Loving’ Bishop of the Archdiocese of Los Angeles Shot Dead
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.
David O’Connell, the Auxiliary Bishop of the Archdiocese of Los Angeles, was found with at least one gunshot wound and pronounced dead at the scene in Hacienda Heights on Saturday afternoon around 1 p.m., the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department said in a statement.
A call had alerted police to the scene of the incident, according to the San Gabriel Valley Tribune.