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| Born | 1961 |
| Hometown | Colony of Singapore |
| Spouse | Lung Yoke Ching |
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Bill seeks to award Medal of Honor to doctor who died tackling shooter
- California lawmakers announced this week they are reintroducing a bill to recognize the bravery of John Cheng, a doctor and father of two who was killed while trying to stop a shooter at a Taiwanese church in Southern California last year.
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- U.S.LA Times
Man accused of shooting parishioners in O.C. Taiwanese church pleads not guilty
David Wenwei Chou could face the death penalty if convicted of all charges.
- U.S.LA Times
Taiwanese church shooting suspect is charged with hate crimes
Prosecutors this week added hate crime enhancements to the murder and attempted murder charges against David Wenwei Chou.
- U.S.Los Angeles Times Opinion
Letters to the Editor: Uvalde cops milled around during a mass shooting. That's unforgivable
Contrast the indecisiveness of Uvalde police officers with the heroism of Dr. John Cheng, who put himself at risk to help his fellow Laguna Woods churchgoers.
- U.S.The Guardian
‘Attack on our identity’: Taiwanese Americans come together after tragic California shooting
Violence rocked a community already shook by years of rising hate crimes against Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders
- U.S.LA Times
A week after a gunman opened fire, worshipers return to Taiwanese church
It could have been any Sunday morning at the Taiwanese church. But a week earlier, the Irvine Taiwanese Presbyterian Church had been shaken by an unimaginable act.
- U.S.Associated Press
California church leaders, shooting survivors join in prayer
When a gunman began shooting at a Taiwanese American church luncheon, Shoei Su said he froze. Nearly a week later, Su said he can't sleep and is struggling to heal from the attack that killed one and wounded five in the close-knit congregation in the Southern California community of Laguna Woods, which is made up largely of retirees.
- U.S.LA Times
Laguna Woods church and community leaders join together to denounce politically motivated violence
Local leaders on Saturday spoke at a Taiwanese church in Laguna Woods that a week earlier had been targeted by a gunman.
- U.S.Associated Press
Doctor who fought church gunman remembered as kind protector
He was known by all as simply Dr. John, the quiet, calm physician who mentored kids in kung fu, finding time between patient appointments to encourage people to learn self-defense. “It was characteristic of Dr. Cheng to charge forward at that gunman,” said Erica Triplett, Cheng’s office manager.
- U.S.NBC News
Doctor who rushed gunman in Calif. church shooting hailed as hero
California church shooting could have claimed more lives if not for a 'hero' doctor.
- U.S.USA TODAY
Suspect in California church shooting charged; doctor remembered as 'protector': What we know
Charges were filed Tuesday against David Chou, 68, of Las Vegas. Federal authorities are investigating the shooting as a hate crime.
