California church shooter driven by anti-Taiwan sentiment: Report

CALIFORNIA: A California prosecutor on Tuesday said he would not rule out seeking the death penalty against a ChineseAmerican man who harboured anti-Taiwanese sentiment and opened fire at a church banquet in Laguna Woods, killing one and wounding five others. The suspect, David Chou, 68, will face asingle count of murder, Orange county district attorney Todd Spitzer told CNN.
He also faces five counts of attempted murder and four counts of unlawful possession of an explosive. Spitzer said the gunman brought explosives, incendiary devices and two semi-automatic weapons, to the church where he targeted Taiwanese-Americans. “That suspect was ready to kill everybody. . . and then blow up the church,” Spitzer said. Chou is a US citizen born in China. Spitzer said the he was motivated by his anti-Taiwan beliefs. His family was from China, but he grew up in Taiwan. He was not treated well in Taiwan, where there was a lot of anti-China sentiment at the time.