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Catholic bishop David O’Connell shot dead near Los Angeles
A Catholic bishop in southern California who was hailed as a “peacemaker” was shot and killed on Saturday blocks away from a church, stunning the Los Angeles religious community.
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Well-known Irish bishop shot dead in America as tributes paid to ‘peacemaker’ and ‘great friend’
A well-known Irish-born bishop has been shot dead in America.
Tributes are being paid to Bishop David O’Connell, aged 69, following his shock death in Los Angeles on Saturday.
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LA Bishop O’Connell died by ‘murder,’ sheriff says
The death of Los Angeles auxiliary Bishop David O’Connell has been ruled a homicide, according to the Archdiocese of Los Angeles.
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Statement on the death of Auxiliary Bishop David O’Connell of Los Angeles
Below is a statement from Bishop Jaime Soto on the passing of Auxiliary Bishop David O’Connell of Los Angeles.
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Death of high-ranking bishop, David O’Connell, being investigated as a murder
The fatal shooting of high-ranking bishop, David O’Connell, was being investigated as a murder, officials said Sunday.
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Catholic Bishop David O’Connell shot to death in California
Authorities are investigating the death of an auxiliary bishop with the Roman Catholic Church who was shot to death in Los Angeles County Saturday afternoon.
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Bishop David O’Connell’s shooting death investigated as a homicide
More than a hundred people gathered in prayer next to Bishop David O’Connell’s Hacienda Heights home Sunday night, now the site of both a crime scene and a growing memorial.
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‘Peacemaker’ bishop shot and killed in Los Angeles
A long-serving Catholic bishop known as a “peacemaker” was shot and killed in Los Angeles on Saturday, officials said.
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Shooting death of LA bishop in Hacienda Heights being investigated as murder, authorities say
The shooting death of an auxiliary bishop with the Archdiocese of Los Angeles in Hacienda Heights is being investigated as a murder, authorities confirmed.
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Morning Briefing: Bishop’s shooting death; recusal of state AG’s wife; Huntington Beach officer honored
Catholics in Los Angeles and elsewhere are mourning the death of Auxiliary Bishop David O’Connell Sunday, one day after the longtime cleric was found dead of a gunshot wound at a home in Hacienda Heights, prompting a murder investigation.