March 5, 2022
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March 1, 2022
The leadership of The Church in Sacramento is shocked and saddened by the tragic shooting that occurred in our church meeting hall late Monday, February 28, resulting in the deaths of five of our members, including three young girls from one of our families.
Our church body is devastated and heartbroken by this senseless tragedy and we ask for continued prayer for the victims, their family and our faith community as we grapple with this unexpected loss and trust the Lord for His strength in our grief.
We continue to cooperate with the Sacramento County Sheriff’s Department in their investigation, are committed to ministering to anyone in need during this difficult time and are doing everything possible to provide comfort to our congregation as we come together as a church family.
纽约邮报
在萨克拉门托枪击案中丧生的召会长老，好心为袭击者提供住所。
周二透露，一名精神受压的枪手，在加利福尼亚召会内向他的三个女儿开枪时，同时被打死的男子是一位“慷慨无私”的召会长老，他好心让枪手住在召会会所𥚃面。
一名信徒告诉《纽约邮报》，59 岁的纳撒尼尔·孔正在监督 39 岁的戴维·莫拉·罗哈斯和他的孩子们的探访，当时这位陷入困境的父亲杀死了所有四个人，然后在一场悲惨的谋杀自杀中将武器转向自己。
“Kong长老总是那么乐于奉献自己，他想做的只是要帮助 Rojas” 召会成员Joseph Wang弟兄说。 “我们不知道他是怎么弄到枪的，因为会所内绝不会被允许这样做。”
59 岁的 Kong ，10 岁的萨曼莎·莫拉·古铁雷斯，9 岁的 Samarah Mora Gutierrez 和13 岁的萨米亚·莫拉·古铁雷斯 (Samia Mora Gutierrez)在萨克拉门托的 Wyda Way 召会被枪杀； 据萨克拉门托县验尸官办公室和治安官官员称，罗哈斯是用 AR-15 式步枪开火的。
孔曾监督罗哈斯与他的三个女儿的探访，这通常在召会的一间会议室中。
“他以前和他和孩子们坐过很多次，但我们不知道为什么父亲突然生气了，”王说。
“我知道父亲承受着很大的压力来维持生计，我认为这就是夫妻之间开始发生摩擦的时候。 他只是找不到稳定的工作，所以他向孔寻求帮助。”
罗哈斯最近被法官命令参加愤怒管理课程，他的前女友伊莱安娜·古铁雷斯·里奥斯 (Illeanna Gutierrez Rios) 对他提出了保护令。
王说，教会长老孔在大流行期间帮助罗哈斯解决心理健康和财务问题。
几年前，当教会长老在街角分发福音小册子时，他遇到了罗哈斯。 罗哈斯和他当时的女友里奥斯最终成为了召会的成员。
当这对夫妇分开时，孔为罗哈斯提供了一个住在会所后屋的地方，希望他能将自己的生活重新开始。
王说，过去几个月，罗哈斯一直在那里，而里奥斯和他们的三个女儿则住在另一位召会成员的家里。
根据法庭记录，里奥斯于 5 月申请了一项限制令，并获得了法官的批准。 罗哈斯被允许在朋友或召会成员的监督下探望他的三个女儿。
调查人员仍在试图拼凑周一见面期间发生的事情，这导致罗哈斯在开枪自杀之前将步枪转向他的三个女儿和他的朋友。
官员说，枪击事件发生时里奥斯不在教堂。
王说，他和萨克拉门托召会的其他成员对年幼的孩子和他们的召会长老的死亡感到震惊。
孔，尽力地试图帮助这个精神受压的男人离开妻子和孩子。
“他付出太多了，”王泪流满面地说。 “我很难说的更多了，他全职服事召会，将他的一生奉献给人们及神。 我们都太难过了。”
Church elder killed in Sacramento shooting offered assailant a place to live.
The man who was killed when a distraught gunman opened fire on his three daughters inside a California church was a “generous and selfless” church elder who allowed the shooter to live on church property, it was revealed on Tuesday.
Nathaniel Kong, 59, was supervising a visit between David Mora Rojas, 39, and his children when the troubled father killed all four before turning the weapon on himself in a tragic murder-suicide, a churchgoer told The New York Post.
“He was always so giving and all he wanted to do was help [Rojas],” said church member Joseph Wang. “We don’t know how he got the gun because that would never be allowed on the church property.”
Kong, 59, was shot dead at The Church in Sacramento on Wyda Way along with Samarah Mora Gutierrez, 9; Samantha Mora Gutierrez, 10; and Samia Mora Gutierrez, 13, when Rojas opened fire with an AR-15-style rifle, according to the Sacramento County Coroner’s Office and Sheriff’s officials.
Kong had offered to oversee Rojas’ visitations with his three daughters, which usually took place in one of the church meeting rooms.
“He had sat with him and the children many, many times before but we don’t know why the dad suddenly became angry,” Wang said.
“I know the father was under so much stress to make ends meet, and I think that’s when the friction between the couple started happening. He just couldn’t find a stable job, so he asked Kong for help.”
Rojas had recently been ordered by a judge to attend anger management courses and had an order of protection filed against him by his former girlfriend, Illeanna Gutierrez Rios.
Kong, the church elder, was helping Rojas as he struggled through mental health and financial issues during the pandemic, Wang said.
He met Rojas a few years ago when the church elder was handing out religious pamphlets at a street corner. Rojas and his then-girlfriend Rios eventually became members of the church.
When the couple separated, Kong offered Rojas a place to live in the back house on the church property while he attempted to piece his life back together.
Rojas had been there for the past few months while Rios and their three daughters stayed at the house of another church member, Wang said.
According to court records, Rios filed for a restraining order in May, which was granted by a judge. Rojas was allowed visitation of his three daughters under the supervision of a friend or a member of the church.
Investigators are still trying to piece together what happened during Monday’s meeting that caused Rojas to turn his rifle on his three daughters and his friend before shooting himself.
Rios was not at the church when the shooting occurred, officials said.
Wang said he and other members of The Church in Sacramento are devastated over the deaths of the young children and their church leader.
Kong, who tried so desperately to help the distraught man, leaves behind a wife and children.
“He was so giving,” Wang said while breaking into tears. “It’s so hard for me to say more. He served (the church) full-time, dedicated his whole life to people. We are devastated.”
