Suspect Could Face Death Penalty
(Santa Ana, CA) — The man accused of killing one and wounding five during a church shooting in Southern California could face the death penalty. Orange County District Attorney Todd Spitzer is filing ten charges against the suspect. The murder charge includes a special circumstance for allegedly lying in wait. That could make David Chou eligible for a death penalty prosecution. He’s also charged with five counts of attempted murder and four counts of possession of an explosive device. Investigators believe he targeted a mostly Taiwanese church congregation in Laguna Woods on Sunday for political reasons. They believe he is angry about tensions between mainland China and the Chinese island of Taiwan. Communist China considers Taiwan a breakaway province.
