John Chong, who is accused in a deadly shooting rampage at a Catholic
Korean retreat south east of Los Angeles, has told investigators that
he believed the victims were not treating him
fairly, a sheriff's spokesman said.
Chong, 69, confessed to killing a woman and injuring three other people during an interview Friday, three days after the shooting on April 7 at the retreat about 85 miles southeast of Los Angeles, said Riverside County Sheriff's Sgt. Michael Lujan according to a PR Inside report.
"His statement was that he's known them over three years and did not agree with the way that they were living their lives," Lujan said.
Chong also told investigators that he purchased the .32-caliber revolver in December and practiced using it in the hills surrounding the retreat in Southern California's wine country, he said.
Investigators said Chong fatally shot Chuneui Yun at the Kkottongnae Retreat Camp and wounded her husband at their home before trying to shoot another couple who disarmed him in a violent struggle.
The retreat, run by Korean nuns, is one of four U.S. branches of the Kkottongnae Brothers and Sisters of Jesus, a Roman Catholic organization dedicated to serving the poor and homeless. It was founded in the city of Cheongju, South Korea, by Father Oh Woong Jin in 1976.
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