The following comes from a June 26 article in the Catholic Voice of the Oakland diocese.
A San Leandro resident is facing felony charges in the June 10 shooting of a statue of St. Felicitas on the grounds of the San Leandro parish. No students or parishioners were present at the time of the shooting.
Eric Mullen, 34, faces a preliminary hearing on June 26 on charges of vandalism of religious property; discharge of a firearm with gross negligence; carrying a loaded firearm on one’s person in a city; carrying a concealed firearm; resisting, obstruction or delay of a peace officer, along with enhancements, according to the Alameda County District Attorney’s Office.
According to San Leandro Police, residents in the area of St. Felicitas Church called 911 to report gunshots. One resident reported that he saw smoke and saw a subject leaving the area of the church.
Uniformed officers attempted to detain Mullen, but he resisted and attempted to reach toward his waistband where a gun was concealed. Officers were able to safely detain Mullen and retrieved the loaded firearm from his possession.
This man is obviously mentally ill! Thank God the police officers responded in a professional manner and Mr. Mullen was not seriously hurt. Hopefully, he will receive the help he needs.
Sounds more NWA than NRA. Thankfully no police were hurt — Blue Lives Matter.
What is it with some people? I have never vandalized anyone’s place of worship in my lifetime, and I am a senior. If one does not like what the religion believes, stay away from it. If it is really bad such as a Satanic Temple, protest by peaceful means. Leave people’s places of worship alone, and hopefully they will leave you alone.
There is absolutely no information in the squib about motivation or anything other than WHAT happened. Some of the posters have jumped to a lot of wild conclusions based on minimal facts.
Jim McCrea, I suggest you read the blue link at the top, ” a June 25 article”, as it gives a whole lot of detail that is not in the article above.