
An SoCal gunman sent a diary to the newspaper before the attack on the church
The man accused of opening fire on the congregation of the Church of Southern California because of its political hatred to Taiwan, described himself as “destroying angel” in syamitomnym diary sent to the newspaper before the attack, the newspaper said on Wednesday. 68-year-old David Chow spent 16.10 dollars to mail seven thick volumes kserakopiynyh handwritten Chinese text and stick to the office World Journal in the suburbs of Los Angeles in Monterey Park, as the photo published in the newspaper kitayskamovnay. The newspaper reported that the page had a headline: “Diary of an angel destroys independence” in an apparent reference to the self-government of Taiwan. The Chinese Communist Party continues to demand the reunification of Taiwan with China. Diary pages have been received in the Daily Mail on Monday, a day after authorities said Chou fired during lunch elderly parishioners in the Taiwan Presbyterian Church in the community of Irvine Laguna Woods. The newspaper did not report about the content of diary, and no one there does not seem to read them before you send them to the police through a lawyer of the newspaper, said the official, who declined to give names, because they were not allowed to speak publicly. The lawyer of the newspaper, however, told The Orange County Register late Wednesday that the papers were given to him late Tuesday, and they were still at it. Lawyer Maxwell Lin of West Covina said to share the documents with law enforcement authorities if he receives the agenda. “We do not intend to hide anything,” – said Lin register. Lin could not confirm the specified name. “The document will speak for itself, but the way you call it, is subject to interpretation of the reporter,” – said Lin, who do not fully read the documents. “Time will tell how important” documents – Register Lin said. The investigator was aware of reports that As the press-secretary of the County Sheriff Arynzh Kerry Brown, magazines were sent to the newspaper. As a result of firing one person was killed, five were injured. Chow could face a life sentence or the death penalty if convicted of murder and attempted murder. however, he admitted and remained in jail without bail in the county Arynzh prior to indictment on 10 June. District Attorney Todd Spitser said that Zhou was motivated by hatred of Taiwan, where he was born after his family was forced to Mainland China when the Communists won the civil war, which ended in 1949. Obviously, he chose the church by chance and no one there knew before Saturday traveled to California from Las Vegas, authorities said. Authorities said that Zhou was sitting in a church service before they come to the dinner in honor of the former pastor, where he mingled with the congregation for about 40 minutes before imprison and beat the door to the exit, and opened fire. When the shooting started, Dr. John Chen 52-year-old, accused Zhou, and was shot dead, but authorities said he broke the attack and may have saved dozens of lives. Former Pastor Billy Chang picked up a chair and threw it at the Zhou, who fell to the floor. Chang said he rushed to the Zhou, and several members of the congregation kept Zhou and tied him up. Zhou was armed with two legally purchased 9mm pistol and hidden bags of ammunition and four devices in the style of the Molotov cocktail in the church hall, where he was wounded lunch Age from 66 to 92 years, and it was expected that they would survive. The shooting stirred Taiwanese community of Southern California. “I’m starting to worry about our people”, – said at a press conference, Dr. Simon Lin, director of the Taiwan Center Foundation in Los Angeles. “The Taiwan Center is very friendly. It is open to the public. We never check your history. “In a small community center does not have enough budget to hire full-time protection, he added. Luis M. Huang, Director General of the Taipei Economic and Cultural Office in Los Angeles, said he trusts the US law enforcement authorities to investigate and justice will be zabyaspechana.On urged Taiwanese Americans to respect differences of opinion, but said that no one has the right to violate the rights of other people or to take away someone zhytstso.On urged community members to report to the police when they see something that they care about. “not silent “, – he said.
The man, accused of opening fire on the Congregation for the Church of Southern California because of his political hatred of Taiwan, called himself an “destroyer” angel in a seven-volume diary sent to a newspaper before the attack, the newspaper reported on Wednesday.
David Zhou, 68, spent $ 16.10 to mail seven thick photocopied volumes of handwritten Chinese text and a flash drive to the World Journal’s Los Angeles suburb of Monterey Park, according to photos published in the Chinese-language newspaper.
The newspaper reported that the pages were entitled “Diary of an Angel Destroying Independence”, clearly referring to Taiwan’s self-government. The Chinese Communist Party continues to demand the reunification of Taiwan with China.
The pages of the diary were received by daily mail on Monday, a day after authorities said Zhou opened fire during a dinner of elderly parishioners at Taiwan’s Irwin Presbyterian Church in the Lagoon Woods community.
The newspaper did not report the contents of the diaries, and no one there apparently read them before sending them to police through the newspaper’s lawyer, said an employee who declined to give a name because they were not allowed to speak openly.
The newspaper’s lawyer, however, told The Orange County Register late Wednesday that the papers were handed to him late Tuesday and they were still with him.
Lawyer Maxwell Lynn of West Covina said he would share the documents with law enforcement when he received the summons.
“We do not intend to contain anything,” Lynn told the Registry.
Lynn could not confirm the name.
“The document will speak for itself, but what you call it should be interpreted by a journalist,” said Lynn, who did not read the newspaper.
“Time will tell how important the paper is,” Lynn told the Registry.
According to Orange County Sheriff’s spokeswoman Carrie Brown, investigators were aware of reports that the magazines had been sent to the newspaper.
As a result of the shooting, one person was killed and five were injured. Chow could face life imprisonment or the death penalty if convicted of murder and attempted murder. He has not yet pleaded guilty and remained in jail without bail in Orange County until charged on June 10.
District Attorney Todd Spitzer said Zhou was motivated by hatred for Taiwan, where he was born after his family was expelled from mainland China when the Communists won the civil war that ended in 1949. Apparently he chose the church by accident and didn’t know anyone there before he traveled to California from Las Vegas on Saturday, authorities said.
Authorities said Zhou was sitting in church service before coming to a dinner in honor of the former pastor, where he mingled with parishioners for about 40 minutes before locking and nailing the exit door and opening fire.
If turned shooting, 52-year-old Dr. John Chen rushed to the attack on Zhou and was shot dead, but authorities said he broke the attack and may have saved dozens of lives.
Former pastor Billy Chang picked up a chair and threw it at Zhou, who fell to the floor. Chang said he rushed to Zhou, and several members of the congregation restrained Zhou and tied him up.
In the church hall where the dinner was held, Zhou was armed with two legally purchased 9mm pistols and hidden bags of ammunition and four Molotov cocktail-style devices.
The wounded ranged in age from 66 to 92 and were expected to survive.
The shooting shook the Taiwanese community in Southern California.
“I’m starting to worry about our people,” Dr. Simon Lynn, head of the Taiwan Center Foundation in Los Angeles, told a news conference. “The Taiwanese center is very friendly. It is open to the public. We never check your history. “
The small community center lacks the budget to hire full-time security, he added.
Luis M. Huang, director general of the Taipei Economic and Cultural Administration in Los Angeles, said he was confident that U.S. law enforcement would investigate and that justice would be served.
He urged Taiwanese Americans to respect differences of opinion, but said that no one has the right to violate the rights of others or to take someone’s life.
He urged community members to report to the police if they see anything that worries them.
“Don’t be silent,” he said.