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GARDEN GROVE – Homeless and mentally ill, Steve Smick drove his pickup to the Crystal Cathedral on Wednesday morning, knelt before a golden cross and then put a stolen handgun to his head. New details ...

GARDEN GROVE, Calif. -- A man shot himself in the head Wednesday morning at the altar of the Crystal Cathedral in Garden Grove and died at the scene, police said. Police were called at 9:40 a.m. to ...