On Monday, Los Angeles police announced that they had made an arrest in connection to the murder of a local bishop, David O'Connell, who was gunned down in his home over the weekend.

On Monday, authorities declared that a suspect had been apprehended in the fatal shooting of Catholic Auxiliary Bishop David O'Connell.

O'Connell, a 69-year-old member of the Archdiocese of Los Angeles, was discovered deceased inside his Hacienda Heights home on Janlu Avenue around 1 p.m. on Saturday. The Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department stated that O'Connell had been killed by a single gunshot wound to the upper torso and that the incident was being investigated as a homicide.

The Catholic National Register reported on Tuesday that the suspect is the husband of O'Connell's housekeeper:

In a press conference Monday, Los Angeles Sheriff's Department (LASD) Sheriff Robert Luna announced that charges would be brought against a Hispanic male, 65-year-old Carlos Medina, the husband of Bishop O'Connell's housekeeper.

It is currently unclear if the housekeeper is employed by Bishop O'Connell directly or by the archdiocese, Luna said. He added that Medina has "previously done work at the bishop's residence."

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Detectives had identified the person of interest as Medina on Sunday evening after the tipster told them that Medina was exhibiting "strange" and "irrational" behavior and had "made comments about the bishop owing him money."

Police had also discovered video evidence of a "dark-colored, compact SUV" that had pulled into the bishop's driveway, stayed for a short time, and then left, the sheriff said.

Medina drove a similar type of vehicle, Luna said.

Following the press conference, LA Archbishop José Gomez spoke about Bishop O'Connell – at one point being consoled by an officer while holding back tears.

Many people who knew O'Connell have shared similar messages of support for the bishop, saying he was passionate in his faith and his support for those in need.