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Detectives treating Los Angeles bishop’s death as homicide

A forensic investigator leaves the home of Bishop David O'Connell in Hacienda Heights, Calif., Sunday, Feb. 19, 2023. O'Connell was shot and killed Saturday just blocks from a church, a slaying of a longtime priest hailed as a “peacemaker” that's stunned the Los Angeles religious community, authorities said. Detectives are investigating the death as a homicide, according to the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department. (AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes) An image of Bishop David O'Connell is posted on the post of a street sign near his home in Hacienda Heights, Calif., Sunday, Feb. 19, 2023. O'Connell was shot and killed Saturday just blocks from a church, a slaying of a longtime priest hailed as a "peacemaker" that's stunned the Los Angeles religious community, authorities said. Detectives are investigating the death as a homicide, according to the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department. (AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes) Candles and messages are left near Bishop David O'Connell's residence in Hacienda Heights, Calif., Sunday, Feb. 19, 2023. O'Connell was shot and killed Saturday just blocks from a church, a slaying of a longtime priest hailed as a “peacemaker” that's stunned the Los Angeles religious community, authorities said. Detectives are investigating the death of Bishop David O’Connell as a homicide, according to the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department. (AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes) Authorities talk near the home of Bishop David O'Connell in Hacienda Heights, Calif., Sunday, Feb. 19, 2023. O'Connell was shot and killed Saturday just blocks from a church, a slaying of a longtime priest hailed as a "peacemaker" that's stunned the Los Angeles religious community, authorities said. Detectives are investigating the death as a homicide, according to the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department. (AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes) An image of Bishop David O'Connell is posted on the post of a street sign near his home in Hacienda Heights, Calif., Sunday, Feb. 19, 2023. O'Connell was shot and killed Saturday just blocks from a church, a slaying of a longtime priest hailed as a “peacemaker” that's stunned the Los Angeles religious community, authorities said. Detectives are investigating the death as a homicide, according to the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department. (AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes) Gabriela Gil and her children pay their respects to Bishop David O'Connell at the corner of his home in Hacienda Heights, Calif., Sunday, Feb. 19, 2023. O'Connell was shot and killed Saturday just blocks from a church, a slaying of a longtime priest hailed as a “peacemaker” that's stunned the Los Angeles religious community, authorities said. Detectives are investigating the death as a homicide, according to the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department. (AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes, File)
Detectives treating Los Angeles bishop’s death as homicide