Ortega said she knows little about The Church in Sacramento other than it's busy on Sundays but mostly quiet during the week.Ī man who emerged from the church several times to talk to reporters outside said the church is made up of multiple buildings, including a living space where he and several other members live. Ortega said there were multiple shots, then a pause before a final shot. She was with her 9-year-old daughter and 6-year-old son. Yadira Ortega, who lives across the street from the church, said she heard gunfire while sitting in her car after returning home from picking up takeout dinner for her family. She immediately let go of the leash and dropped to the ground to protect herself. Sandi Davis said she was taking her dog outside when she heard a gunshot. Neighbors said the shooting occurred quickly and police swarmed the area. It wasn't known what connection Mora might have had to the church, which is in a residential area. is on the scene and photojournalist Miguel Cano /VFBCNfe76z- Madison Wade March 1, 2022 There is a massive sheriff and police presence there right now. Investigators believe the shooting happened during a supervised visit for the father inside the church with the children and a chaperone who also was killed.īREAKING NEWS: deputies responding to a shooting a church on Wyda Way in the Arden-Arcade neighborhood. It wasn't immediately known how many people were at the church or if there were any services or activities at the time of the shooting. Grassman from the city's sheriff's office said he did not know if the family members belonged to the the church, which sits on a mostly residential block near a commercial area east of downtown Sacramento, CBS13 reported. 'He was drunk and while they were arresting him - or trying to - he decided he wanted to fight and ended up with felony charges because he assaulted a CHP officer, causing injuries,' Deputy Daryl Allen, a spokesman for the Merced County Sheriff’s Office, told The Sacramento Bee.
08, Battery Against a Peace Officer, Obstructing / Resists Public Officer, and Battery on a Peace Officer with Injury. He was booked into the Merced County Jail on charges of DUI Alcohol, Driving Under the Influence with a Blood Alcohol over. His legal troubles continued recently, as Mora-Rojas was arrested in Merced County on DUI charges by CHP Los Banos on Feb. Mora, who also was identified as David Fidel Mora Rojas in court papers, was taken into custody for a mental health evaluation last April 17, and nine days later a temporary restraining order was granted. He also was required to take anger management courses.Īuthorities have not disclosed what type of weapon was used. It stipulated Mora only have supervised visits with his daughters for up to four hours per week with a mutually agreed-upon chaperone. Emergency services were alerted after an employee at the church who was upstairs heard gunshots and called 911.Ī five-year order was imposed May 19. The shooting happened in the main room of the small church. The horrific attack started at around 5.10pm on Monday when officers were called to the 'The Church in Sacramento' in the Arden Mall area of the city, reported ABC10. The woman also said he was hospitalized for a week in April after 'expressing a desire to commit suicide.' I do not want to return home,' wrote the woman, whose name was withheld because she is an abuse victim. She said he told her he hadn't killed her 'because he would not know where to go with the children.' In the filing, she said he might flee to Mexico, where he had family. 'He threatened to kill me if he ever caught me cheating. Mora 'is a very jealous person,' the woman wrote in her request for the restraining order. 'He was very emotional, like really emotional,' Maldonado said.Ĭourt documents paint a disturbing picture of verbal and physical abuse inflicted by Mora on his estranged girlfriend, who is the mother of their three daughters.
Oscar Maldonado, a friend of the family, told CBS Sacramento that Mora was a hard-working but aggressive man who was battling drug abuse and mental health issues. Rod Grassmann, spokesperson for the Sacramento County Sheriff's Office, called Mora's decision to shoot and kill his children 'unfathomable.' Samantha, the middle child, was said to be an eager reader who always had a book in her hand, and Samia, was described by a friend on Facebook as being 'full of light.'Ī GoFundMe campaign that has been launched by the girls' aunt has drawn more than $31,000 in donations as of Wednesday. Samantha, pictured as a younger girl, was described as a keen reader by those who knew her
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