Dr. John Cheng Remembered by Friends and Patients as ‘Best Doctor’ and ‘Hero’

A young mourner at a memorial site for shooting victim Dr. John Cheng, whose photo sits on display at the entrance of South Bay Medical Group in Aliso Viejo, Calif. on May 17, 2022. John Fredricks/The Epoch Times

ALISO VIEJO, Calif.—Residents and patients are mourning Dr. John Cheng outside of his office in Aliso Viejo, California, with flowers and hand-written letters commemorating the compassion and selflessness he embodied throughout his life, which was cut short by a May 15 mass shooting at a church in the neighboring city of Laguna Woods.

Law enforcement officials respond to a shooting at Geneva Presbyterian Church in Laguna Hills, Calif., on May 15, 2022. John Fredricks/The Epoch Times