Outpouring of support continues after Bishop David O'Connell fatally shot in Hacienda Heights
the city. We're going to see what happens next. We'll see what happens next. We'll see what happens next. Our other top story tonight. Shock and sadness. The local Catholic community is trying to come to grips with the sudden death of a bishop.
David O'Connell was murdered inside his home. Tonight. A vigil was held outside the bishops home in Hacienda Heights where K cows. Lori Perez is live right now. What can you tell us? Leslie just a short while ago, the mayor of the city of Hacienda Heights. The mayor of the city of Hacienda Heights in front of Bishop O'Connell's house. He and the heights home.
The house appears to be dark and empty and mourners have started to walk up the street here. They are gathering in front of his house at the end of the driveway and creating a new memorial here. And there's me on the. The songs and prayers are being held here in the neighborhood of Hacienda Heights. It's a Sunday evening in Catholic tradition. Mourners gathered for the rosary, a devotion for the soul of the departed. Holy Mary, Mother God pray for us sinners now with the hour.
My death. The 69 year old Bishop served LA's Catholic community for nearly half a century getting a start in local parishes, and he was a priest in the San Michael Church. The church was dedicated to the church. He was a Christian, a Christian priest, then making his national mark as an immigration education and anti abortion advocate Sunday morning, a mass was dedicated to the bishop at the Cathedral of Our Lady of the Angels in 2015 Pope Francis named O'Connell the auxiliary bishop of the Arch diocese of LA. He was a peacemaker with a heart for the church, which is the spirit of the bishop. He was a priest who was an army in the deputy say when they responded to Bishop O'Connell's home in Hacienda Heights at around one Saturday afternoon. They found he had been shot in the chest.
What was initially death became a murder investigation Sunday and still those who knew him say one of my friends mentioned that he would want us to pray investigators want to find out who did it as do many who knew the bishop, lots of city leaders, and well-known Angelinos posting their condolences on social media. We are live in Hacienda Heights tonight. I'm Lori Perez, K-Cal News, back to you.
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