Prosecutors charge man in killing of Los Angeles bishop

By STEFANIE DAZIO
Associated Press

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Prosecutors have charged a man with killing a Catholic bishop in a crime that stunned Los Angeles religious and immigrant communities. Auxiliary Bishop David O’Connell, 69, was fatally shot Saturday in the bedroom of his home in Hacienda Heights, an unincorporated community about 20 miles east of downtown Los Angeles. Suspect Carlos Medina is the husband of O’Connell’s housekeeper. Medina had done work at the bishop’s home and was arrested Monday by a SWAT team. Medina is charged with one count of murder. The public defender’s office said Medina is presumed innocent and urged against what it called “any rush to judgment.”