TTUHSC says alum’s sacrifice in California shooting was ‘heroism in its purest form’

LUBBOCK, Texas (KCBD) – The Orange County Sheriff and the Texas Tech Well being Sciences Heart say a graduate of the TTU Faculty of Medication died a hero, after he died stopping a 68-year-old Las Vegas man accused of attacking a Taiwanese church in Laguna Woods, California.

Officers with the Sheriff’s Division say this was “a politically motivated hate incident.”

Folks on the church have been there to rejoice a pastor’s return. Officers say the shooter went in throughout lunchtime, chained the doorways and tried to gum up the locks with tremendous glue to forestall anybody from escaping. The gunman, recognized as David Chou, then began firing, wounding at the very least 5 individuals. That’s when police say Dr. John Cheng jumped into motion.

Witnesses described Cheng’s heroic actions to authorities. Cheng in all probability saved the lives “of upwards of dozens of individuals,” the Sheriff stated.

In an announcement to KCBD Monday night, The Texas Tech Well being Sciences Heart says Dr. Cheng’s actions yesterday mirror his life-long dedication to service. The college honors his loss of life “as heroism in its purest kind.”

Dr. Cheng graduated from medical faculty in Lubbock in 1995, the “proud product” of a household of physicians who immigrated from Taiwan. He was dedicated to affected person care, and carried that follow all the way in which to southern California.

Learn the complete assertion from the Texas Tech College Well being Sciences Heart and the Faculty of Medication, right here:

Texas Tech College Well being Sciences Heart and the Faculty of Medication are deeply saddened to be taught of the lack of alumnus John Cheng, M.D. We lengthen our sincerest condolences and prayers to Dr. Cheng’s household, together with his spouse, and their two youngsters.

Dr. Cheng’s heroic acts in Sunday’s taking pictures at Geneva Presbyterian Church in California mirrored his lifelong dedication to service. In a second of disaster, he positioned the lives of his neighbors earlier than himself—and by each account, that act of selflessness and braveness, which price him his life, saved the lives of many others. It was heroism in its purest kind.

Dr. Cheng was a 1995 graduate of the Faculty of Medication and the proud product of a household of physicians who immigrated to the U.S. from Taiwan. He earned a status as an brisk pupil who was deeply dedicated to affected person care and carried that very same ethic to his follow in Southern California, the place he served the neighborhood as a beloved household and sports activities medication doctor. TTUHSC and the Faculty of Medication are deeply happy with the instance and the legacy he leaves behind.

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