A long-serving Catholic bishop known as a 'peacemaker' was shot and killed in Los Angeles on Saturday, officials said.
Auxiliary Bishop David O'Connell, of the Archdiocese of Los Angeles, attends a news conference at the Fall General Assembly meeting of the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops, on Nov. 17, 2021, in Baltimore.A long-serving Catholic bishop known as a "peacemaker" was shot and killed in Los Angeles on Saturday, officials said.
Auxiliary Bishop David O'Connell, who had been a priest and then a bishop during his 45 years with the church, died "unexpectedly," José H. Gomez, the archbishop of Los Angeles, said inThe Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department said it responded at about 1 p.m. to the Hacienda Heights neighborhood, where an adult male was pronounced dead at the scene.
This is a developing story. Please check back for updates. ABC News' Vanessa Navarrete contributed to this report
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