Breaking: Suspect in California Church Shooting Motivated by Anti-Taiwan Sentiment, Police Say

Orange County law enforcement said Monday that the suspect in a shooting at a church in Laguna Woods, Calif., on Sunday engaged in a “politically motivated hate crime” against Taiwanese people.

The shooting on Sunday left one dead and five injured at a church whose congregants are Taiwanese. The Orange County Sheriff’s Office identified the suspect on Monday as David Chou, 68, of Las Vegas, Nev., in a Twitter post.

Chou has been jailed and “booked on one felony count of murder and five felony counts of attempted murder,” the post stated.

Orange County Sheriff Don Barnes told reporters at a press conference on Monday that the suspect was motivated by “tensions” between China and Taiwan.

“This was a politically motivated hate incident, a grievance that this individual had between himself and the Taiwanese community,” Barnes said. “It is believe the suspect was upset about political tensions between China and Taiwan.”

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