{"id":2011464,"date":"2023-08-24T22:07:04","date_gmt":"2023-08-25T02:07:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/gunman-first-opened-fire-on-estranged-wife-in-california-mass-shooting-sheriff\/"},"modified":"2023-08-24T22:08:08","modified_gmt":"2023-08-25T02:08:08","slug":"gunman-first-opened-fire-on-estranged-wife-in-california-mass-shooting-sheriff","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/gunman-first-opened-fire-on-estranged-wife-in-california-mass-shooting-sheriff\/","title":{"rendered":"Sheriff: Gunman targets estranged wife in California shooting."},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">16<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fgunman-first-opened-fire-on-estranged-wife-in-california-mass-shooting-sheriff%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2011464&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><h2>Retired Police Officer Kills Three in Trabuco\u200b Canyon Mass Shooting<\/h2>\n<p>In a shocking incident that unfolded on August 23, a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-falsely-labels-police-military-veterans-as-white-supremacists\/\" title=\"Biden falsely labels police, military veterans as \u2018white supremacists\u2019\">retired police officer<\/a> went on a shooting rampage at a historic restaurant in Trabuco Canyon. Initially targeting his estranged \u2063wife, the \u2063suspect,\u2062 identified as John Snowling, later <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/gunman-first-opened-fire-on-estranged-wife-in-california-mass-shooting-sheriff\/\" title=\"Sheriff: Gunman targets estranged wife in California shooting.\">began shooting randomly<\/a>, leaving three people dead and six others injured.<\/p>\n<p>According to authorities, Snowling, a former sergeant with the Ventura Police Department, had a long \u2062and distinguished career in law enforcement before retiring\u200b in 2014. The 59-year-old suspect was ultimately \u200ckilled during a shootout with Orange County sheriff \u2062deputies.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<h3>Related Stories<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>\n      <a href=\"http:\/\/www.theepochtimes.com\/us\/9-shot-4-killed-including-gunman-in-california-bar-shooting-5480224\">9 Shot, 4 Killed, \u200dIncluding Gunman, in \u200cCalifornia\u2063 Bar Shooting<\/a><br \/>\n      <br \/>\n      <span class=\"text-comp-caption\">8\/24\/2023<\/span>\n    <\/li>\n<li>\n      <a href=\"http:\/\/www.theepochtimes.com\/us\/police-identify-suspect-in-fatal-shooting-of-store-owner-who-proudly-hung-pride-flag-5478959\">Police Identify Suspect in \u200dFatal Shooting of Store Owner Who \u200c&#8217;Proudly\u200b Hung \u2062Pride Flag&#8217;<\/a><br \/>\n      <br \/>\n      <span class=\"text-comp-caption\">8\/23\/2023<\/span>\n    <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>According to Orange\u2064 County Sheriff\u200d Don\u2062 Barnes, Snowling traveled from Ohio to Southern California with \u200cthe intention of finding his \u200bestranged wife, who was present at Cook&#8217;s Corner, a historical \u2063&#8221;biker bar.&#8221;\u200b The couple was in the midst of a divorce.<\/p>\n<p>Sheriff\u2063 Barnes expressed his dismay at yet another mass shooting\u2062 incident in Orange County, referring to a previous incident at \u2063Geneva Presbyterian Church. He revealed that witnesses reported Snowling \u2063approaching his \u200bwife \u200ddirectly and firing a single shot \u2063without any prior conversation\u2064 or dispute.<\/p>\n<div>\n<figure style=\"width:600px\" class=\"alignnone\"><figcaption>A <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/authorities-say-suspected-california-mass-shooter-killed-himself\/\" title=\"Authorities Say Suspected California Mass Shooter Killed Himself\">mass shooting scene<\/a> is \u200bblocked\u2064 by law enforcement \u2063in Trabuco Canyon, Calif., on Aug. 24, 2023. (John Fredricks\/The Epoch Times)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p>Reports indicate that Snowling arrived at the bar armed\u2062 with three handguns and a\u2063 shotgun. He initially used two handguns\u2062 and later \u2064retrieved another handgun \u200band the \u2062shotgun from his \u200ctruck parked in the bar&#8217;s \u200dlot.<\/p>\n<p>When sheriff&#8217;s deputies arrived at\u200c the scene, Snowling opened fire on\u2063 them, prompting a swift response. Seven <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/suspect-in-icu-following-officer-involved-shooting-in-fla\/\" title=\"Suspect in ICU following officer involved shooting in Fla.\">deputies returned fire<\/a>, ultimately killing the suspect. Orange \u200bCounty\u2062 District Attorney Todd Spitzer confirmed that his office would review the deputies&#8217; \u200dactions but commended their \u200dheroic response.<\/p>\n<div>\n<figure style=\"width:600px\" class=\"alignnone\"><figcaption>A sheriff&#8217;s deputy stands in the road after a shooting at \u2062&#8221;Cook&#8217;s Corner&#8221; bar \u200din Trabuco Canyon, California, on August 23, 2023. (Photo\u200b by Frederic J. Brown\/AFP via Getty Images)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<h2>Victims<\/h2>\n<p>Tragically,\u2064 four people lost their\u2064 lives in the \u200dshooting. Paramedics pronounced them dead at the scene. Among\u2062 the victims was \u200da woman who was dining with Snowling&#8217;s wife, as well as a 67-year-old man and another individual who bravely tried to intervene.<\/p>\n<p>Six other victims\u2063 were rushed to Providence Mission Hospital in\u2062 Mission\u2062 Viejo. \u2063Two\u200b of them, including Snowling&#8217;s wife, were listed in critical condition. The hospitals&#8217; Medical Director,\u2062 Tetsuya Takeuchi,\u200c provided updates\u200c on their conditions.<\/p>\n<p>Snowling&#8217;s wife, identified as Marie Snowling, suffered a gunshot wound to her jaw. She was initially \u200din critical condition but was later transferred to the University of\u2062 California\u2013Irvine Medical Center, where she remained conscious and\u200c able to communicate \u2064with her adult son.<\/p>\n<p>Additional male victims were also taken to a local hospital, with one already released and\u200c two others \u200dexpected to \u2064be discharged soon. \u200dThe fourth victim, who sustained an arm injury, was scheduled for surgery.<\/p>\n<p>Mark Johnson, pianist\u200c for the M-Street \u200bBand performing at the bar during the \u2064shooting, confirmed that two band members \u2062were\u200d among \u200bthe injured\u200c but in stable condition.<\/p>\n<div>\n<figure style=\"width:600px\" class=\"alignnone\"><figcaption>Police\u2062 and emergency vehicles are\u2063 seen after a shooting at &#8220;Cook&#8217;s\u2063 Corner&#8221; bar in Trabuco Canyon, Calif., on Aug. 23<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A retired cop, John Snowling, targeted his estranged wife before randomly shooting at a historic restaurant in Trabuco Canyon. Three people died, and six were injured. 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