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Los Angeles bishop’s death is being investigated as a homicide, authorities say

LOS ANGELES — The shooting death of Los Angeles Auxiliary Bishop David O'Connell — known as a “peacemaker” — is being investigated as a homicide, sheriff’s officials said Sunday. “This incident is being handled as a murder investigation,” the L.A. County Sheriff’s Department said in a brief statement. “There is no additional information available at this time.” Sheriff’s deputies responding to ...
Roman Catholic Auxiliary Bishop David O'Connell in 2020..

LOS ANGELES — The shooting death of Los Angeles Auxiliary Bishop David O'Connell — known as a “peacemaker” — is being investigated as a homicide, sheriff’s officials said Sunday.

“This incident is being handled as a murder investigation,” the L.A. County Sheriff’s Department said in a brief statement. “There is no additional information available at this time.”

Sheriff’s deputies responding to a medical emergency call found the body of

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