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The man accused of opening fire on a Taiwanese church congregation in California was charged Tuesday with first-degree murder and five counts of attempted murder for what a prosecutor called an effort to 'execute' as many people as possible.
When a man began shooting at the congregants — most of them elderly and Taiwanese — Dr. John Cheng put himself in the line of fire.
Police say the suspect, a Chinese immigrant, was motivated to commit the shooting out of a hatred of Taiwanese people.
A prosecutor said the man charged with opening fire on a Taiwanese church congregation in Southern California wanted to "execute in cold blood as many people in that room as possible."
Prosecutors have charged the suspect in the California church shooting with one count of first-degree murder and five counts of attempted murder.