LA’s ‘Peacemaker’ Bishop David O’Connell Found Fatally Shot In His Home; Death Ruled A Homicide

Los Angeles Auxiliary Bishop David G. O’Connell, a native of Ireland who spent most of his four decades as a priest ministering in LA’s inner city, was shot and killed Feb. 18 in his Hacienda Heights home, a neighborhood east of Los Angeles. His death is being investigated as a homicide, the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department confirmed to the Archdiocese of Los Angeles early Feb. 19.

Detectives treating Los Angeles bishop’s death as homicide

A Catholic bishop in Southern California was shot and killed Saturday just blocks from a church, a slaying of a longtime priest hailed as a “peacemaker” that’s stunned the Los Angeles religious community, authorities said.

BREAKING: LA Auxiliary Bishop David O’Connell Shot and Killed

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.

Catholic Bishop Shot Dead in Hacienda Heights

A beloved Los Angeles Catholic Bishop known as the “peacemaker” was found dead in his Hacienda Heights home on Saturday, shot in the torso in home by an unknown assailant.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.