{"id":2011545,"date":"2023-08-25T00:09:02","date_gmt":"2023-08-25T04:09:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/gunman-first-opened-fire-on-estranged-wife-in-california-mass-shooting-sheriff-2\/"},"modified":"2023-08-25T00:10:41","modified_gmt":"2023-08-25T04:10:41","slug":"gunman-first-opened-fire-on-estranged-wife-in-california-mass-shooting-sheriff-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/gunman-first-opened-fire-on-estranged-wife-in-california-mass-shooting-sheriff-2\/","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-2%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=2011545&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 \u2064Officer Kills Three in Trabuco Canyon Mass \u200dShooting<\/h2>\n<p>In a shocking incident that unfolded at a historic restaurant in Trabuco Canyon 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\u200d on a shooting rampage, leaving three \u2063people dead and six\u200b others injured. \u2063Authorities revealed that the suspect, identified as John Snowling, \u200binitially targeted\u200d his estranged wife before <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/gunman-first-opened-fire-on-estranged-wife-in-california-mass-shooting-sheriff-2\/\" title=\"Sheriff: Gunman targets estranged wife in California shooting.\">randomly opening \u200bfire<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>John Snowling, a former sergeant of the \u2063Ventura Police Department, retired in 2014 after a\u200c long and distinguished career. Tragically, the shooting spree ended with \u2064Mr. Snowling\u200c being \u2064fatally shot during an exchange of gunfire with Orange County sheriff\u200d deputies.<\/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, \u20644 Killed, Including Gunman, in California Bar Shooting<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"text-comp-caption\">8\/24\/2023<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n      <a href=\"http:\/\/www.theepochtimes.com\/us\/laguna-woods-taiwanese-church-honors-hero-one-year-after-mass-shooting-5270998\">Laguna \u200dWoods Taiwanese Church Honors Hero One \u2063Year After Mass Shooting<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"text-comp-caption\">5\/16\/2023<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>According to Orange County Sheriff Don\u2062 Barnes, \u2063Mr. Snowling traveled \u2064from Ohio\u2062 to Southern California with the intention of finding his estranged\u2064 wife, \u200bwho was present at Cook&#8217;s Corner, a historical &#8220;biker \u2064bar.&#8221; The couple was in the \u200cmidst of a divorce, and it appears\u2062 that Mr. Snowling was aware of his wife&#8217;s location that night.<\/p>\n<p>Sheriff\u2064 Barnes expressed his dismay at yet another mass shooting incident in \u2063Orange County, recalling the tragic events at Geneva Presbyterian Church just last year. He emphasized the need \u2063for increased vigilance and preventive measures to address such acts of violence.<\/p>\n<p>The shooting occurred at approximately 7 p.m. at the restaurant located on Santiago Canyon Rd. Deputies swiftly responded to multiple 911\u200c calls, arriving at the scene within \u200ctwo minutes. They engaged in an \u2064exchange of gunfire with\u200c the suspect,\u200d ultimately neutralizing the \u2063threat.<\/p>\n<figure style=\"width:600px\" class=\"alignnone\"><figcaption>Police officers are seen on a blocked-off road after a shooting at\u200d nearby bar\u2064 &#8220;Cook&#8217;s Corner&#8221; in Trabuco Canyon, Calif., on August 23,\u2063 2023. (Frederic \u2064J. Brown\/AFP via Getty Images)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>While it remains \u200dunclear whether Mr. Snowling \u200dwas actively tracking his wife&#8217;s movements, witnesses reported that he approached her directly\u2064 and fired a single shot without any prior conversation \u200cor dispute. The suspect was armed with three handguns and a \u200cshotgun, initially using\u200b two handguns before retrieving the others from his vehicle parked in\u2063 the bar&#8217;s lot.<\/p>\n<figure style=\"width:600px\" class=\"alignnone\"><figcaption>Law enforcement officers investigate the crime scene of a mass shooting at Cooks\u200d Corner \u200brestaurant \u200cin Trabuco \u200dCanyon, Calif., on Aug. 24, 2023. (John Fredricks\/The\u2063 Epoch Times)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Upon \u2062the arrival of sheriff&#8217;s deputies, Mr. Snowling opened fire on them, prompting a swift and decisive 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 ending\u200d the threat and tragically taking the suspect&#8217;s life. Orange County District Attorney Todd Spitzer assured \u200cthe public that\u200b the deputies&#8217; actions would \u200cbe thoroughly reviewed, but he commended their heroic response and found no evidence of \u2064any wrongdoing or excessive use of \u2064force.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<h2>Victims<\/h2>\n<p>Paramedics pronounced \u200bfour \u200bindividuals dead at the scene, according to Orange County\u2063 Fire Authority Division Chief Cheyne Maule. Among the victims was a woman who was dining with Mr. Snowling&#8217;s wife and was shot outside the bar. Additionally, a 67-year-old man from Irvine\u2064 and another man who attempted to intervene were fatally shot.<\/p>\n<p>Six other victims were rushed to Providence\u200d Mission Hospital in Mission Viejo.\u200d Two of them, including Ms. Snowling and a man with a\u2064 chest wound, were listed in critical condition. The injured\u200b were transferred to the \u200cUniversity of California\u2013Irvine Medical\u200d Center for further treatment.<\/p>\n<p>Mark\u200c Johnson, pianist for the M-Street Band performing at the bar \u2064that night, revealed that two band members were among the injured but in stable condition.<\/p>\n<p>All victims involved in this tragic\u2063 incident were adults.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<figure style=\"width:600px\" class=\"alignnone\"><figcaption>Police \u200band \u2064emergency vehicles are seen after a\u200b shooting at\u200d &#8220;Cook&#8217;s Corner&#8221; bar in Trabuco Canyon, Calif., \u200con Aug. 23, 2023. (Frederic J. Brown\/AFP via Getty Images)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>As investigations continue, the community \u2062mourns the\u2064 loss of \u2062innocent lives and grapples with the \u200caftermath of yet another senseless act of \u200bviolence.<\/p>\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. 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