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Accused Southern California church shooter pleads not guilty

SANTA ANA, Calif. — A 68-year-old Las Vegas man pleaded not guilty on Friday to killing a doctor and wounding five other people during a shooting rampage at a Laguna Woods church that authorities allege was driven by a long-running hatred of Taiwanese people.

The Orange County Register

Taiwanese church shooting suspect is charged with hate crimes

LOS ANGELES — A 68-year-old man accused of killing one person and injuring five others at a Taiwanese Presbyterian church in Laguna Woods has been charged with hate crime enhancements, Orange County prosecutors announced Friday.

Los Angeles Times

Making sense of a senseless world

The horror-infused Korean fables my mother taught me as a child still resonate — especially her hopeful takeaways

Salon

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Orange County church shooting suspect makes first in-person court appearance

SANTA ANA, Calif. — A Las Vegas man charged with killing one man and injuring five others at a Laguna Woods church made his first in-person appearance in an Orange County courtroom Friday, nearly a month after allegedly carrying out a rampage that authorities say was driven by yearslong hatred…

The Orange County Register

Complex Taiwanese and Chinese identities are exposed after gunman enters church

A gunman who killed one man and shot others exposes the complex identities of Taiwanese and Chinese people.

WEKU

‘Attack on our identity’: Taiwanese Americans come together after tragic California shooting

Violence rocked a community already shook by years of rising hate crimes against Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders

The Guardian - US

A week after a gunman opened fire, worshipers return to Taiwanese church

It could have been any Sunday morning at the Taiwanese church.

Los Angeles Times

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California church leaders, shooting survivors join in prayer

Survivors and church leaders are joining in prayer nearly a week after a deadly shooting at a Taiwanese American church congregation in California

The Independent UK

Who is Taiwanese? : A Taiwanese American Christian’s Response to the Irvine Taiwanese Presbyterian Church Shooting

We are a complicated people with so many backgrounds, stories, and ways of understanding identity. We are all a part of Taiwan, whether we call ourselves Taiwanese or not.

The News Lens

‘Evil was in that church’: A stranger lurking, shots fired, then heroes rise in Laguna Woods

LOS ANGELES — Behind the pulpit of the Irvine Taiwanese Presbyterian Church, Pastor Billy Chang was in his element.

Los Angeles Times

Laguna Woods church shooting suspect ‘revealed anti-Taiwan motive’ in seven-volume diary sent to newspaper

David Chou has been charged with fatally shooting one person and injuring five others at a Taiwanese church in Laguna Woods

The Independent UK

Doctor who fought gunman remembered as epitome of kindness

Friends and colleagues of Dr. John Cheng say they were not surprised the quiet, kind and calm sports medicine physician saved others by rushing at the gunman firing on a Southern California church luncheon

The Independent UK

Why Laguna Woods? Mysteries still loom in Taiwanese church shooting

LOS ANGELES — While the suspect in the Laguna Woods church shooting has been charged with multiple felony counts, some key mysteries remain about the attack on a Taiwanese church that left one dead and five wounded.

Los Angeles Times

Roommate: No warning signs before deadly church attack

Prosecutors are calling the man charged in a deadly California church shooting a crafty monster but his Las Vegas roommate says he seemed to be kind and generous — if it wasn't all just an act

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Al Jazeera

Taiwan stunned after deadly shooting at Taiwanese-American church

Suspected gunman David Chou was born in martial-law era Taiwan but identified as Chinese.

WEKU

Suspect faces multiple charges in a deadly California church shooting

A prosecutor said the man charged with opening fire on a Taiwanese church congregation in Southern California wanted to "execute in cold blood as many people in that room as possible."

The Independent UK

Man killed in California church shooting called a hero

Authorities say the man killed trying to stop a gunman at a Southern California church may have saved dozens of lives

AFP

Man attacked US church over 'hatred of Taiwan': probe

Los Angeles (AFP) - A man who padlocked a church and opened fire on its Taiwanese-American congregation, killing one person and injuring five others, was motivated by hatred of the island and its people, US investigators said Monday.

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Los Angeles Times

Laguna Woods shooting was a hate crime targeting Taiwanese, sheriff alleges

LOS ANGELES — The suspect in the Laguna Woods church shooting Sunday appeared to be motivated by political hatred directed at the Taiwanese community, Orange County Sheriff’s officials said Monday.

Los Angeles Times

Doctor killed in Laguna Woods shooting was trying to disarm suspect, save others

LOS ANGELES — The churchgoer killed when a gunman opened fire at a Laguna Woods church Sunday was a sports medicine doctor and master of martial arts who was slain while trying to stop the shooting, authorities said Monday.

AFP

Chinese immigrant attacked US church over 'hatred of Taiwan': probe

Los Angeles (AFP) - A Chinese immigrant who padlocked a church and opened fire on its Taiwanese-American congregation, killing one person and injuring five others, was motivated by hatred of the island and its people, US investigators said Monday.

Los Angeles Times

Laguna Woods church shooting ‘politically motivated hate crime’ targeting Taiwanese, sheriff alleges

LOS ANGELES — The suspect in the Laguna Woods church shooting Sunday appeared to be motivated by political hatred directed at the Taiwanese community, Orange County sheriff’s officials said Monday.

WEKU

California church shooter was motivated by hate for Taiwanese people, officials say

A gunman in an attack at a California church was a Chinese immigrant motivated by hate for Taiwanese people, authorities say.

WEKU

Hate against Taiwanese led to church attack, authorities say

A gunman in an attack at a California church was a Chinese immigrant motivated by hate for Taiwanese people, authorities say.

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