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Suspect in Laguna Woods church shooting ID’d as 68-year-old Vegas man

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Suspect in Laguna Woods church shooting ID’d as 68-year-old Vegas man

The suspect within the Laguna Woods church capturing that killed one individual and wounded 5 others was recognized Monday as a 68-year-old Las Vegas man.

The gunman, recognized as David Chou, was booked on one depend of homicide and 5 counts of tried homicide in reference to the Sunday afternoon capturing at Geneva Presbyterian Church on the 24000 block of El Toro Highway, in accordance with the Orange County Sheriff’s Workplace.

Authorities are nonetheless making an attempt to find out the motive behind the violence on the church.

The assault occurred throughout a lunch banquet after the morning service at Geneva Presbyterian, the place dozens of individuals have been gathered.

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The gunman entered the church and opened fireplace, putting a number of folks.

One man was shot and killed. His id is being withheld pending notification of his household.

5 different folks have been wounded, together with an 86-year-old lady and 4 males aged 66, 92, 82 and 75, officers stated. 

The capturing got here to an finish when, in an act of “extraordinary heroism,” the church’s congregants overpowered the suspect and hogtied him with an extension twine till first responders arrived, authorities stated.

A churchgoer advised the Los Angeles Occasions that the pastor hit the gunman with a chair as he was reloading his gun and different churchgoers tackled him.

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“I feel it’s secure to say, had folks not intervened, it might’ve been so much worse,” Undersheriff Jeff Hallock stated Sunday. “There have been 30 to 40 folks inside.”

After the lethal capturing, investigators reported discovering two handguns on the scene.

Because the weapons have been serialized, the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives positioned an “pressing hint” on the firearms to find out who purchased them, officers stated.

The capturing in Orange County got here simply at some point after a gunman opened fireplace at a grocery store in Buffalo, New York, killing 10 folks.

“It’s horrifying to be grieving one more tragic capturing in simply 72 hours – one other weekend in America outlined by mindless violence,” Democratic Congressman Adam Schiff stated in an announcement.

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Gov. Gavin Newsom’s workplace launched an announcement Sunday afternoon, saying they have been monitoring the capturing and dealing intently with native legislation enforcement.

“Nobody ought to should concern going to their place of worship. Our ideas are with the victims, neighborhood, and all these impacted by this tragic occasion,” the assertion learn.

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Anaheim police officers shot and kill robbery suspect

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Anaheim police officers shot and kill robbery suspect

Police in Anaheim shot and killed a man that they say was suspected of robbery on Friday night.

The officers were called to a reported robbery at about 8 p.m. in the 1200 block of E. South Street, according to the Anaheim Police Department.

After arriving to the scene, four officers were involved in a shooting with the suspect, a man police said was about 30 years old.

He was struck by gunfire and pronounced dead at the scene; he has yet to be publicly identified as of early Saturday morning.

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Police said a realistic-looking replica gun was found at the scene. No additional details about the shooting were immediately made available.

The California Department of Justice, among other agencies, will investigate the incident.

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Playful pod of orcas reappear off Orange County coastline

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Playful pod of orcas reappear off Orange County coastline

In a rare return to the Southern California coast, a beloved family of orcas made a few star appearances for whale watchers on Friday.

Lucky viewers got to witness a visit from a mother killer whale and three of her offspring around 9 a.m. off Laguna Beach and then again in the afternoon in Newport Beach, according to Davey’s Locker Whale Watching.

A company representative said this particular pod of orcas is well known among California whale-watching enthusiasts as the CA51 pod is “a family of orcas with a reputation for their playful nature interacting with boats.”

Footage from Friday’s sightings shows Star, the mother, who is about 40 years old, her two sons Orion and Bumper – Bumper is purportedly known for his 6-foot tall dorsal fin and playful behavior around boats – and Star’s daughter, Comet.

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These killer whales were last seen on Dec. 15 about 17 miles off the Orange County coast, according to Davey’s Locker Whale Watching, but, before then, the CA51 pod hadn’t been seen locally in around six years.

Experts said the members of this family are also referred to as ‘transient’ orcas, meaning they cover a large range between southeast Alaska to the Mexico border.

“Lucky passengers aboard our whale watching boats were thrilled to see this family of orcas again today, as they used to be one of the most frequently-sighted killer whale pods in Southern California between 2012-2018, but now, we don’t encounter them much at all,” said a company representative in a release.

Although a clear reason for their change of routine is not yet known, experts said the pod’s diet leads them to wherever seals and sea lions are plentiful.

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3 seriously injured in fiery sports car crash in Angeles Forest

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3 seriously injured in fiery sports car crash in Angeles Forest

Three people were transported to a Los Angeles County hospital with major injuries Friday morning after they were involved in a fiery crash on the Angeles Forest Highway.

The crash happened before 11 a.m. and involved at least two vehicles, one of which was a Maserati sports car.

First responders found the Maserati crashed on the side of the road with flames engulfing the vehicle. Firefighters were able to knock down the fire around 11:15 a.m. to rescue the injured patients.

According to the Los Angeles County Fire Department, three people were transported from the scene, including one person in critical condition.

The remnants of a Maserati sports car that was engulfed in flames following a crash on the Angeles Forest Highway on Dec. 27, 2024. (KTLA)

Video from Sky 5 showed the scorched car on the side of the roadway where it apparently hit the hillside. A second vehicle with major damage, a Toyota van, was being loaded onto a flatbed, with California Highway Patrol officials stating that the vehicle was driven by an innocent bystander traveling in the opposite direction of the Maserati.

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A third vehicle, which appeared to be a Porsche, was parked near the side of the road not far from the scene of the crash.

Authorities are investigating the possibility that the Maserati and the Porsche were street racing in the moments leading up to the violent crash.

The crash remains under investigation and the roadway was closed to through-traffic for over an hour as crews cleaned debris from the scene. By 12:20 p.m., all lanes of the roadway were reopened to traffic, according to the CHP incident log.

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