Bishop David G. O Connell, auxiliary bishop of Los Angeles, explains his call to the priesthood on EWTN s "The Call," which aired on Oct. 3, 2019. / EWTNBoston, Mass., Feb 20, 2023 / 11:31 am (CNA).A suspect has been arrested in connection with the Feb. 18 shooting homicide of Los Angeles Auxiliary Bishop David O Connell, the Los Angeles Sheriff s Department (LASD) said Monday.A press conference will be held at 3 p.m. PST.Prior to the arrest, there was a standoff between the subject and law enforcement in the city of Torrance, Sergeant Cueva, who declined to give his first name, told CNA Monday. Cueva is the watch commander at the LASD Carson Station.Torrance is about a 45-minute drive southwest from Hacienda Heights, where O Connell was found dead.The LASD said in a statement Sunday that they responded to a medical emergency call around 12:57 p.m. on Saturday at the 1500 block of Janlu Avenue, Hacienda Heights.When authorities arrived, they discovered O Connell with a gunsho
Breaking News / CNABoston, Mass., Feb 20, 2023 / 11:31 am (CNA).A suspect has been arrested in connection with the Feb. 18 shooting homicide of Los Angeles Auxiliary Bishop David O Connell, the Los Angeles Sheriff s Department (LASD) said Monday.A press conference will be held at 3 p.m. PST.Prior to the arrest, there was a standoff between the subject and law enforcement in the city of Torrance, Sergeant Cueva, who declined to give his first name, told CNA Monday. Cueva is the watch commander at the LASD Carson Station.Torrance is about a 45-minute drive southwest from Hacienda Heights, where O Connell was found dead.The LASD said in a statement Sunday that they responded to a medical emergency call around 12:57 p.m. on Saturday at the 1500 block of Janlu Avenue, Hacienda Heights.When authorities arrived, they discovered O Connell with a gunshot wound. He was pronounced dead at the scene.An anonymous law enforcement official told the Los Angeles Times that O Connell, 69, was fo.