Orange County Sheriff Don Barnes said the motive of the shooting was a grievance between the shooter, identified as a Chinese immigrant and U.S. citizen, and the Taiwanese community. China claims Taiwan is a part of its national territory and has not ruled out force to bring the island under its rule.
The suspect was identified as David Chou, 68, of Las Vegas. He been booked on one count of murder and five counts of attempted murder and is being held on $1 million bail.
Chou's family was among many that were apparently forcibly removed from China to Taiwan sometime after 1948, Orange County District Attorney Todd Spitzer said. Chou's hatred toward the island, documented in hand-written notes that authorities found, seems like it began when he felt he wasn't treated well while living there.
David Chou 杀手，警方：“I believe his hatred of Taiwan manifested when he was residing there in previous years, possibly in his youth,” Barnes said of Chou, adding that the suspect’s wife currently lives in Taiwan. 可能是 台湾的蓝绿之争吧。周大陆拼写为zhou.一个从小从大陆去了台湾，再到美国。老婆还在台湾。
noasknotell 发表评论于 2022-05-16 15:48:01
Chou is Taiwanese !!!!!!
"Chou is an American citizen and a Las Vegas resident. His wife currently lives in Taiwan. Chou also reportedly lived in Taiwan when he was younger, according to the OC Sheriff's Department, and was not well received there. Calling it a "politically motivated hate incident", they said Chou was apparently motivated by a "hatred" of the Taiwanese people."
