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Medina admitted killing LA Bishop O’Connell
The man arrested Monday for the killing of Bishop David O’Connell has admitted to the crime, an LA prosecutor said at a press conference Wednesday, but the motivation for the killing is not yet known.
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Murder charges filed in slaying of beloved LA Catholic bishop
Murder charges have been filed against a 61-year-old man in the fatal shooting of a long-serving Los Angeles Catholic pastor known as a “peacemaker” and appointed as an auxiliary bishop by Pope Francis.
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Los Angeles DA George Gascon announces murder charge against housekeeper’s husband in bishop’s killing
The husband of a housekeeper to Los Angeles County Catholic Bishop David O’Connell has been charged with his killing, authorities said Wednesday.
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Muerte de obispo de Los Ángeles es investigada como asesinato
Las autoridades están investigando como “sospechosa” la muerte de un obispo católico, quien fue hallado baleado en un hogar en Hacienda Heights.
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An arrest in L.A. bishop’s slaying as many mourn ‘a man of peace’
Two days after one of the region’s most beloved clerics was shot to death inside his home, authorities arrested the husband of a housekeeper to Auxiliary Bishop David G. O’Connell following an hours-long standoff Monday at the suspect’s Torrance home.
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Los Angeles police arrest suspect in connection with Bishop O’Connell murder
Police authorities in Los Angeles have arrested a 65-year-old man in connection with the weekend killing of Auxiliary Bishop David G. O’Connell.
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Mourners remember Bishop David O’Connell in Hacienda Heights
Denise and Joe Byrne had planned it perfectly: The Irish couple were taking a Pacific Ocean cruise ending in Los Angeles. Once they disembarked, they’d meet up with an old friend living in the area.
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BREAKING: Housekeeper’s Husband Arrested in Murder Case of Bishop David O’Connell
A suspect has been arrested and now publicly identified in the murder case of Los Angeles Auxiliary Bishop David O’Connell, who was shot and killed in his home on Saturday.
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Suspect arrested in shooting of Los Angeles bishop is housekeeper’s husband
The suspect arrested in Saturday’s shooting of Roman Catholic Bishop David G. O’Connell is Carlos Medina, the husband of the bishop’s housekeeper, according to Los Angeles County Sheriff Robert Luna. The sheriff made the announcement at a press conference Monday afternoon (Feb. 20) with a visibly distraught Archbishop José H. Gomez, O’Connell’s superior, who called his auxiliary bishop “a good friend to Los Angeles.”
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Police Arrest Housekeeper’s Husband for L.A. Bishop’s Murder
Bishop O’Connell (pictured) was discovered with a gunshot wound in his upper torso in the bedroom of his Hacienda Heights home on Saturday afternoon and was pronounced dead at the scene.