shooting<\/a> at the victims, the Associated Press reported. Chou even used Super Glue to fasten the doors, authorities claim.<\/p>\nParishioners were able to restrain him until police officers arrived. Realizing the violent risk, a man believed to be the church\u2019s former pastor, Billy Chang, reportedly used a chair to strike Chou in the head. Other congregants then grabbed his firearm. They were able to tie his legs using electrical cords<\/p>\n
Later, authorities found additional ammunition, as well as devices similar to Molotov cocktails, in bags hidden in the church.<\/p>\n
Police recovered two semi-automatic 9 mm firearms from the church, the Las Vegas Review-Journal<\/em> said. They were legally purchased.<\/p>\n\n
The man killed in the attack was identified as Dr. John Cheng, 52. Five others victims required treatment at a local hospital.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
Grievances About Taiwan<\/h2>\n
Chou was born in Taiwan. He spent his youth there, too. His anger with Taiwan and its tension with China may have been a motive in the shooting, law enforcement officials have revealed. He apparently had a grievance with the Taiwanese community, too.<\/p>\n
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Chou apparently drove from Las Vegas to Orange County, California hours before the shooting. He had no prior ties to the church.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
Chou once co-owned the apartment building in which he lived, located near Twain Avenue and Decatur Boulevard, according to the Review-Journal<\/em>. He later sold it. Chou may have been living in his car in recent months, KSNV<\/em>, a Las Vegas TV station, reported.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"A 68-year-old Las Vegas man accused of killing one man and wounding five others in a Southern California church last month remains behind bars this weekend without bail. If convicted, he could be executed. A public defender was appointed to represent him on a variety of serious charges. The counts against David Wenwei Chou include […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":44,"featured_media":216912,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[60],"tags":[],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n
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