David O’Connell was the auxiliary bishop of the Los Angeles Archdiocese who was found dead in a home on February 18, 2023.
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Bishop David O’Connell.
David O’Connell was an auxiliary bishop of the Los Angeles Archdiocese who was found dead inside a California home on February 18, 2023, according to the Archbishop of Los Angeles.
Los Angeles Archbishop Jose Gomez wrote in a statement that O’Connell’s death is being treated as a homicide.
“Los Angeles County Sheriff’s investigators now believe the death of auxiliary bishop of LA Archdiocese David O’Connell to be murder. Suicide was ruled out overnight after O’Connell was found dead after a medical emergency call on Saturday afternoon in a home,” ABC News correspondent Alex Stone tweeted.
The suspect or suspects are not publicly known.
Here’s what you need to know:
According to a press release from the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department, homicide detectives responded to a shooting death in the 1500 block of Janlu Avenue in Hacienda Heights, California, at 12:57 p.m. on February 18, 2023, a Saturday.
The victim was described in the release as a “male adult” and the suspect as “unknown.”
“Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Homicide detectives are responding to a shooting death investigation that occurred on February 18, 2023 at approximately 12:57 p.m., on the 1500 block of Janlu Avenue, Hacienda Heights,” the press release said.
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LA County Sheriffs (@LASDHQ) February 18, 2023
“The victim was pronounced dead at the scene,” the release said, adding, “Anyone with information about this incident is encouraged to contact the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department’s Homicide Bureau at (323) 890-5500.”
According to the Whitter Daily News, Los Angleles County Sheriff’s homicide detective Michael Modica told reporters that deputies “received a call reporting a person was not breathing and bleeding in a Janlu Avenue home, where they discovered a person dead in a room from an apparent gunshot wound to the torso.” The news site reported that the man found in the home was O’Connell.
The Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department later tweeted that “Bishop O’Connell was a guiding light for so many, and his legacy will continue to live on.
