John Snowling, 59, shot his wife, who was divorcing him, and then began firing 'randomly' at other patrons in the bar, authorities said.
At least three people were killed and six more wounded after a former police officer opened fire in a shooting that appeared to target his estranged wife at an iconic biker bar in Southern California's Orange County Wednesday evening, authorities said. The gunman is also dead.
Fennessy said five of the six who were hospitalized were suffering from gunshot wounds, but authorities Thursday said all six had in fact been shot. Two were in critical but stable condition and four were in stable condition as of Thursday morning, according to the hospital where they were treated. An aerial view of the scene of a shooting at the Cook's Corner bar in the Trabuco Canyon area of Orange County, California. on August 23, 2023. Snowling was a former sergeant with the Ventura Police Department who retired in 2014, Barnes said, noting that the gunman lived in Ohio but also had a home in Southern California.
"Somebody who was sharing a meal with his ex-wife was also shot at and struck by gunfire," Barnes said. That woman was able to get outside of the bar, but ultimately died of her wounds, Barnes said. The other critical patient was an adult male who had been shot in the chest, Providence Mission Hospital said.
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