John Cheng, 52, a family practice physician with South Bay Medical Group in Aliso Viejo, was shot to death after—what all are calling—a selfless, heroic act at a mass shooting on Sunday, May 15, at Geneva Presbyterian Church in Laguna Woods, California.
The shooting, which killed one and injured five during a lunch gathering after a Taiwanese service, was “politically motivated” by tensions between China and Taiwan, officials said. Dr. Cheng was killed when he charged at the gunman and attempted to disarm him.
Orange County officials and residents everywhere hail Cheng as a hero for his selfless action.
“Dr. Cheng is a hero in this incident,” Orange County Sheriff Don Barnes said on May 16 during a press conference.
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