David Mora Rojas Murder Motive: Why Did He Kill Nathaniel Kong? A week before David Mora Rojas killed his children and another man, he was arrested for DUI and battery on a police officer. Nathaniel Kong was one of five people killed in a church shooting in Sacramento County, and taache killer has been identified as David Mora Rojas.
Officials said Tuesday that David Mora Rojas, who was under a restraining order and wasn’t supposed to have a gun, fatally shot his three daughters, a chaperone, and himself during a supervised visit with the children at a Sacramento County church.
Investigators are trying to figure out why the father did what he did and how he got the gun used in Monday’s incident. He was not allowed to own a gun in California because of the restraining order.
According to Gun Violence Archive, the incident was the 70th mass shooting in the United States in 2022, with at least four persons injured or killed, not including the perpetrator.
David Mora Rojas Murder Motive: Why Did He Kill Nathaniel Kong?
During a supervised visit on Feb. 28, David Mora Rojas killed his children Samantha Mora Gutierrez, 10, Samarah Mora Gutierrez, 9, and Samia Mora Gutierrez, 13 and Nathaniel Kong, 59, before killing himself.
The shooting, according to investigators, occurred during a supervised visit for the father inside the church with the children. After being with him for almost 15 years, the children’s mother obtained a restraining order against him, according to the submitted petition.
A request for a domestic violence restraining order was filed on April 28, 2021, according to court documents acquired by ABC10. David Mora Rojas was arrested for DUI and violence on a police officer a week before he killed his children and Nathaniel Kong.
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On Tuesday, the Sacramento County Coroner’s Office identified the shooter as David Mora Rojas, 39. Sgt. Rod Grassmann, spokesperson for the Sacramento County Sheriff’s Office, said Rojas had been living in the church.
Court documents obtained by ABC10 show a request for a domestic violence restraining order that was filed on April 28, 2021.
The filed document shows that the children’s mother sought a restraining order against him after being with him for about 15 years.
In the filing, she said he was hospitalized for a week in April 2021 after “expressing a desire to commit suicide,” and that Rojas had a history of being verbally and physically aggressive for the past 10 years. She said that she moved out of their home with their children out of fear and concern for the safety of her and her children.
“He threatened to kill me if he ever caught me cheating. He called me a whore and said he wanted to kill me. He has choked me in the past. Respondent said that he has not killed me because he would not know where to go with the children,” the children’s mother says in the filing.
In the filing, she also says that he suffers from psychosis.
Rojas was also arrested in late February 2022 in Merced County. He was accused of driving under the influence and battery against a peace officer.
The California Highway Patrol said Rojas drove a 2013 Kia Rio off the roadway in Merced County on Feb. 22. Authorities said he was driving at a high speed before driving onto a muddy field where the car got stuck.
He allegedly showed signs of being under the influence of alcohol/drugs, and was also accused of fighting and hitting an officer and assaulting an emergency worker at a Los Banos hospital.
Shooting: Who Is Nathaniel Kong From Sacramento?
Nathaniel Kong, identified as one of the victims, was shot dead in the church shooting in Sacramento. He was acting as a chaperone and was 59 years old.
The shooting occurred during a court-ordered meeting between the children and their father, David Mora Rojas on Monday night. Nathaniel was also present with them and acted as a chaperone.
Nathaniel Kong was supervising the family visit but was shot dead in the shooting. The killing was condemned by Gov. Gavin Newsom as another senseless act of gun violence in America.
Nathaniel Kong Wikipedia Explored
Nathaniel Kong does not have a Wikipedia page. There is not much detailed information about his biography on the web.
He was a mutual friend and acted as a chaperone. The shooter was under a restraining order and had to visit his children under supervision.
JUST IN: Victims in Arden Arcade church shooting identified as: Samantha Gutierrez (10),
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Samarah Gutierrez (9), Samia Gutierrez (13) & Nathaniel Kong (59). Shooter identified as David Mora Rojas (39). MORE details here:https://t.co/JaZ0SQLZW8
The three girls, aged nine, ten, and thirteen, went to Natomas Unified School District in northeastern Sacramento. Counselors and chaplains were present at the schools on Tuesday to offer assistance.
