Authorities are investigating the shooting as a suspicious death but no futher details were available late Saturday.
By Shannon Mullen, Courtney Mares, CNA,
LOS ANGELES — Los Angeles Auxilary Bishop David O’Connell, a popular priest in the Archdiocese of Los Angeles for many years known for his work ministering to immigrants, the poor, and victims of gun violence in South LA, was shot and killed Saturday, authorities said.
The shooting happened around 1 p.m. inside a home in the 1500 block of Janlu Avenue in Hacienda Heights, Los Angeles County, according to a statement from the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department, television station KABC reported.
Deputies found Bishop O’Connell, 69, suffering from a gunshot wound to his torso, KCAL News reported. He was pronounced dead at the scene.
Authorities are investigating the shooting as a suspicious death but no futher details were available late Saturday.
Earlier in the day, Archbishop José Gomez released a statement announcing that Bishop O’Connell, an Irish native who had worked in the Los Angeles area for the past 45 years, had died unexpectedly. …