Tag: David Chou

Man Accused of Shooting Laguna Woods Church Faces Nearly 100 Federal Hate Crimes

May 12, 2023
CaliforniaDavid ChouGeneva Presbyterian Churchhate crimeLaguna Woods ShootingRegional & State NewsSouthern CaliforniaSouthern California OC NewsState NewsUS
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An indictment returned by a federal grand jury in Santa Ana May 10 charged the man who opened fire, killing a prominent Orange County doctor and injuring five others, last May at the Laguna Woods Geneva Presbyterian Church with 98 federal hate crimes. If convicted, David Chou, 69, of Las Vegas, faces a maximum penalty…

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Accused Laguna Woods Church Shooter Found to Be From Taiwan

May 18, 2022
China-Taiwan RelationsDavid ChouLaguna WoodsLocal Newsmass shootingOrange County CommunityRegional NewsRegional-Local NewsSouthern CaliforniaSouthern California OC NewsTaiwaneseUncategorizedUS
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SANTA ANA, Calif.—A 68-year-old man accused of opening fire inside a Laguna Woods church, killing one person, and injuring five others in an attack was confirmed by authorities on Tuesday, May 17, to be an immigrant from Taiwan, instead of China. Orange County Sheriff’s officials initially said David Wenwei Chou, of Las Vegas, was born in…

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DA: Church Shooter Wanted to ‘Execute’ as Many as Possible

May 17, 2022
CaliforniaChurch shootingCrime and IncidentsDavid ChouLocal NewsRegional-Local NewsSouthern CaliforniaUSUS News
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SANTA ANA, Calif.—The man charged with opening fire on a Taiwanese church congregation of mainly elderly people in Southern California wanted to “execute in cold blood as many people in that room as possible,” a prosecutor said Tuesday in announcing murder, attempted murder, and other charges for the shooting that killed one person and wounded…

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