The motive was announced on Monday by Orange County police, while the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) began investigating the incident as a hate crime. The detained suspect faces charges of murder and five assassination attempts.
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The shooter, identified as 68-year-old David Chou, attacked a meeting of a religious association in the local Taiwanese community. Of the about 30 people at the time in the church southeast of Los Angeles at the time, most said were from Taiwan. Choua was reportedly motivated by anger at a community associated with an island nation that China sees as part of its territory.
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The people in the church were able to neutralize the shooters and eventually tied him with an electric cable. Earlier, 52-year-old doctor John Cheng, who lost his life in the attempt, tried to disarm him, Orange County Sheriff Don Barnes said today. He called Cheng a hero who, by his actions, allowed others to intervene against the shooter.
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Of the five people the attacker shot, four had very serious injuries. According to the AP agency, their state of health was unknown today.
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