Bishop David O'Connell was shot and killed just before 1 p.m. inside his home in the 1500 block of Janlu Avenue, according to the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department. Investigators said O'Connell, who was a priest and later a bishop in L.A. for 45 years, was found in a room with a gunshot wound to his upper torso. O'Connell studied for the priesthood at All Hallows College in Dublin and was ordained to serve n the Archdiocese of Los Angeles in 1979. After ordination, he served as associate pastor in several parishes and as pastor at several parishes in L.A. He was the chairman of the Interdiocesan Task Force, helping coordinate the church's response to immigrant children and families from Central America. The sheriff's department said detectives are investigating this as a homicide and a suspect is in custody. O'Connell, who was born in Ireland in 1953, was named an auxiliary bishop for the Archdiocese of Los Angeles by Pope Francis in 2015.
Bishop David O'Connell was shot and killed just before 1 p.m. inside his home in the 1500 block of Janlu Avenue, according to the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department. Investigators said O'Connell, who was a priest and later a bishop in L.A. for 45 years, was found in a room with a gunshot wound to his upper torso. O'Connell studied for the priesthood at All Hallows College in Dublin and was ordained to serve n the Archdiocese of Los Angeles in 1979. After ordination, he served as associate pastor in several parishes and as pastor at several parishes in L.A. He was the chairman of the Interdiocesan Task Force, helping coordinate the church's response to immigrant children and families from Central America. The sheriff's department said detectives are investigating this as a homicide and a suspect is in custody. O'Connell, who was born in Ireland in 1953, was named an auxiliary bishop for the Archdiocese of Los Angeles by Pope Francis in 2015.
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