SANTA ANA, Calif.—A 68-year-old Chinese immigrant accused of opening fire on a Taiwanese congregation inside a Laguna Woods church, killing one person, and injuring five others in an attack, authorities said, was motivated by “political tensions between China and Taiwan,” was charged on Tuesday, May 17, with capital murder and nine other felonies.
David Wenwei Chou is expected to be arraigned Tuesday afternoon on the charges stemming from the shooting, which occurred around 1:25 p.m. Sunday, May 15, at the Geneva Presbyterian Church, 24301 El Toro Road.
Orange County District Attorney Todd Spitzer said Chou was charged with 10 counts, most notably murder for the killing of Dr. John Cheng, who authorities said was killed when he charged the gunman and attempted to disarm him — likely saving the lives of countless others inside the church at the time.
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