Safe spaces?: US houses of worship increase security after shootings
DEEPA BHARATH and LUIS ANDRES HENAO, of Associated Press, report on how some faith leaders are increasingly looking to security amid a string of high-profile mass shootings in the US…
Pro-life or pro-gun?: Shootings expose divisions on gun issue in faith communities
DEEPA BHARATH and HOLLY MEYER, of Associated Press, report on responses among church pastors to the recent spate of mass shootings in the US…
California church leaders, shooting survivors join in prayer
Laguna Woods, California AP When a gunman began shooting at a Taiwanese American church luncheon, Shoei Su said he froze. The retired appraiser uses a walker and said he and many of the elderly congregants didn’t immediately know what was happening. He said the shooter said nothing before firing on churchgoers who were snapping photos […]
Doctor who fought Californian church gunman remembered as kind protector
Aliso Viejo, California, USAP He was known by all as simply Dr John, the quiet, calm physician who mentored kids in Kung Fu, finding time between patient appointments to encourage people to learn self-defence. So it was no surprise to friends and colleagues that John Cheng spent his final moments saving others by rushing a […]
Suspect charged in deadly California church shooting
Santa Ana, California, US AP The man accused of opening fire on a Taiwanese church congregation in California was charged Tuesday with first-degree murder and five counts of attempted murder for what a prosecutor called an effort to “execute” as many people as possible. Orange County District Attorney Todd Spitzer also announced that David Chou, […]
Taiwan’s President condemns California church shooting
Taipei, TaiwanAP Taiwan’s President has condemned the shooting at a Taiwanese church in California by a man reportedly driven by hatred of the island, while a lawmaker from her ruling party questioned whether Chinese propaganda was a motivating factor behind the violence. President Tsai Ing-wen’s office issued a statement Tuesday saying she condemned “any form of […]
Hate against Taiwanese led to US church attack – authorities
Laguna Woods, California, USAP A gunman in a deadly attack at a Southern California church was a Chinese immigrant motivated by hate for Taiwanese people, authorities said. The shooter killed Dr John Cheng, 52, and wounded five others during a lunch held by Irvine Taiwanese Presbyterian Church, which worships at Geneva Presbyterian Church in Laguna […]
Latest: Parishioners subdue gunman in fatal California church attack
Updated: 5pm, 16th May, 2022 (AEST)Laguna Woods, California, USAP A man opened fire during a lunch reception at a Southern California church, killing one person and wounding five senior citizens before a pastor hit the gunman on the head with a chair and parishioners hog-tied him with electrical cords. Crime scene tape is stretched across […]
Updated: California churchgoers detained gunman in deadly attack
Updated: 11am (AEST)Laguna Woods, California, USAP Police say churchgoers detained the gunman who shot multiple people Sunday at a California church, calling their intervention an act of “exceptional heroism and bravery”. Police say the suspect in the shooting is an Asian male in his 60s who investigators do not believe lives in the community. A […]