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One person has been killed and five others have been wounded at a shooting at a church in Orange County, California, according to police.

I will work hard to support the victims and their families.” “Our thoughts are with the victims, community, and all those impacted by this tragic event.” So is the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives. Start your Independent Premium subscription today. “It’s just so heartbreaking. The 911 went about the shooting at the Geneva Presbyterian Church went out at 1.26pm, according to police.

OC Sheriff deputies respond to a shooting that left one dead and at least four injured at Geneva Presbyterian Church in Laguna Woods on Sunday, May 15, 2022.

Share your thoughts in a community opinion piece. And at this point the investigation is currently ongoing,” Hallock told reporters near the church around 3:30 p.m. Our reporters hold powerful interests accountable to protect your quality of life. As an independent and local nonprofit, our news is accessible to all, regardless of what they can afford. “One or more of the congregates acted quite heroically and jumped in.” Deputies arrived and took a suspect into custody pretty quickly thereafter.

A man has opened fire at a church in Laguna Woods, California, killing at least one person and injuring five others, local officials and witnesses say.

Four of the injured are in critical condition. I hope the victims are okay!— Judy Perez (@perez_jude) pic.twitter.com/XsPa2sI0TW May 15, 2022 On my way to Laguna beach and the street is blocked off.

Multiple people were hit in a shooting at Geneva Presbyterian Church in the Laguna Woods area of Orange County. A suspected shooter is in custody and a gun ...

"We are actively monitoring the shooting at a church in Laguna Woods and working closely with local law enforcement," the statement read. "A shooting at a church in Laguna Woods has left multiple people injured," Porter said. Please keep the leadership of the Taiwanese congregation and Geneva in your prayers as they care for the those traumatized by this shooting. Our thoughts are with the victims, community, and all those impacted by this tragic event." A number of homes are also nearby. Police sources told NBC News that at least one handgun was recovered at the scene. The guns had serial numbers, and are not ghost guns. One victim is deceased at the scene." They stressed that the investigation is in its earliest preliminary stages. "This is upsetting and disturbing news, especially less than a day after a mass shooting in Buffalo. This should not be our new normal. Authorities said it was not not clear whether there was a service in the church at the time or whether the shooter is a member of the congregation. At least five people have been hurt, four critically and one with minor injuries, and one person is dead after a shooting at a church in the Laguna Woods area of Orange County, according to the Orange County Sheriff's Department.

It was not immediately clear how many people had been wounded or what led up to the shooting in Laguna Woods, Calif.

Cynthia Conners, the mayor pro tem in Laguna Woods, said on Sunday that she is a member of the church and had attended services that morning. “We’re keeping our fingers crossed for the safety of the congregation,” she said. The person who was killed was found inside the church by the authorities, she said. “I could not even imagine something like this could happen here,” she said. The city of Laguna Woods, which was incorporated in 1999, is about 50 miles southeast of Los Angeles. Four of the victims were in critical condition, she said, and another victim was being treated for minor injuries.

First responders on the scene at Geneva Presbyterian Church in Laguna Woods on Sunday. (Allen J. Schaben / Los Angeles Times). By Hannah Fry,.

“I didn’t know anything about the senior community in this location and now, my fingers are tapping away, hoping to find updates [online] to find out about a new danger zone. Someone was posting on Facebook, asking for donations and for the faithful to pray. Lisa Bartlett, an Orange County supervisor, added: “Today is a very dark day for the people of Laguna Woods in Orange County. And our thoughts and prayers are those with all those affected by this senseless tragedy. “In crisis, you form a temporary community,” said Pine as she read a news story about the incident to fellow cafe patrons. He and fellow churchgoers couldn’t understand the motives or reasoning for such a “terrible act.” “It’s really scary,” said Tina Baez, 43, who hadn’t been aware of what transpired. A Taiwanese congregation was in the church at the time of the shooting, Undersheriff Jeff Hallock said. “Every month, you hear about a shooting. I know there will be a frenzy of calls, everyone will be trying to reach me to find out what’s happening. A suspect was in custody. Authorities are interviewing more than 30 people who were inside the church at the time. “It’s just so heartbreaking.

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"We are actively monitoring the shooting at a church in Laguna Woods and working closely with local law enforcement," his office tweeted. Orange County Undersheriff Jeff Hallock said during a press conference that churchgoers displayed "exceptional heroism and bravery" during the incident, and without their quick actions, there could have been more casualties. An additional person suffered minor injuries in the shooting, according to police.

El tiroteo ocurrió en una iglesia y el departamento del alguacil del condado de Orange dijo que detuvo al sospechoso. | Noticias Univision Tiroteos ...

La oficina del gobernador de California, el demócrata Gavin Newsom, dijo en su cuenta de Twitter que sigue con atención los detalles. El tiroteo comenzó hacia la 1.26 p.m., hora local, según el reporte de la oficina del alguacil. Fuentes policiales informaron que el sospechoso, un hombre adulto, fue arrestado.

Al menos cinco personas resultaron heridas en un tiroteo en una iglesia en el área de Laguna Woods en el Condado de Orange, según el Departamento del ...

“Estamos monitoreando activamente el tiroteo en una iglesia en Laguna Woods y trabajando en estrecha colaboración con la policía local”, se lee en el comunicado. Por favor, mantén a los líderes de la congregación taiwanesa y a Ginebra en tus oraciones mientras cuidan a los traumatizados por este tiroteo. Trabajaré duro para apoyar a las víctimas y sus familias". El tiroteo ocurrió poco antes de las 13:30 horas. "Los informes iniciales indican que una persona murió y varias otras resultaron gravemente heridas. Una víctima falleció en el lugar".

Sheriff's dispatchers received a call of a shooting inside Geneva Presbyterian Church in the 24000 block of El Toro Road at 1:26 p.m., the Orange County ...

The couple also lives in Laguna Woods and goes to church each Sunday. I will work hard to support the victims and their families.” “Our thoughts are with the victims, community, and all those impacted by this tragic event.” The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives is also assisting in the investigation. This one hits close to home as the pastor and wife of Irvine Presbyterian Church Laguna Woods are our family friends. Pete Hardin, an attorney running for Orange County District Attorney, said on Twitter that he appeared at a Laguna Woods town hall with current State Senator Dave Min and Dr. Asif Mahmood, who is running for the California 40th Congressional District, on May 8. He said more information would come after detectives spoke to church members. Any connection to the church wasn’t known. The church is located at 24301 El Toro Road. The entire incident unfolded over just a few minutes. The others with critical injuries, all adults, were rushed to local hospitals. The lone fatal victim, so far, died inside the church, officials said.

Al menos cinco personas resultaron heridas en un tiroteo en una iglesia en el área de Laguna Woods en el Condado de Orange, según el Departamento del ...

“Estamos monitoreando activamente el tiroteo en una iglesia en Laguna Woods y trabajando en estrecha colaboración con la policía local”, se lee en el comunicado. Por favor, mantén a los líderes de la congregación taiwanesa y a Ginebra en tus oraciones mientras cuidan a los traumatizados por este tiroteo. Trabajaré duro para apoyar a las víctimas y sus familias". El tiroteo ocurrió poco antes de las 13:30 horas. "Los informes iniciales indican que una persona murió y varias otras resultaron gravemente heridas. Una víctima falleció en el lugar".

Una persona murió y otras cuatro resultaron gravemente heridas en un tiroteo el domingo por la tarde en una iglesia presbiteriana en una comunidad...

Los agentes detuvieron a un sospechoso y recuperaron un arma en el lugar, dijeron las autoridades. Nuestros pensamientos están con las víctimas, la comunidad y todos los afectados por este trágico evento", decía el tuit. El tiroteo se reportó poco antes de las 13:30 horas.

El Departamento del Sheriff del Condado de Orange informó que detuvieron a una persona y recuperaron un arma.

El tiroteo ocurrió en la Iglesia Presbiteriana de Ginebra, en la ciudad de Laguna Woods, dijo el Departamento del Sheriff del Condado de Orange en Twitter. El Departamento del Sheriff del Condado de Orange informó que detuvieron a una persona y recuperaron un arma Una persona murió y otras cuatro resultaron gravemente heridas en un tiroteo este domingo en una iglesia del sur de California, informaron autoridades.

One person was killed and five others were wounded — four of them critically — in a shooting Sunday at a church in Laguna Woods that was hosting a luncheon ...

The couple also lives in Laguna Woods and goes to church each Sunday. I will work hard to support the victims and their families.” “Our thoughts are with the victims, community, and all those impacted by this tragic event.” The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives is also assisting in the investigation. This one hits close to home as the pastor and wife of Irvine Presbyterian Church Laguna Woods are our family friends. Pete Hardin, an attorney running for Orange County District Attorney, said on Twitter that he appeared at a Laguna Woods town hall with current State Senator Dave Min and Dr. Asif Mahmood, who is running for the California 40th Congressional District, on May 8. He said more information would come after detectives spoke to church members. Any connection to the church wasn’t known. “I never expected this to happen here,” she said. The church is located at 24301 El Toro Road. The entire incident unfolded over just a few minutes. The lone fatal victim, so far, died inside the church, officials said.

The Orange County Sheriff's Department says it detained a suspect and a weapon at a church shooting in Laguna Woods.

Others were asking for donations and for the faithful to pray. “He’s a peaceful and caring man and it’s just bizarre to ever expect anything like this to happen.” Some took photographs of the police activity, which they say is unusual in Laguna Woods. Police closed off El Toro Road and emergency vehicles lined the street in front of the church. Bi-khim Hsiao, Taiwan’s de facto ambassador in D.C., tweeted that she was “shocked and saddened” by the shooting. The violence stunned residents in the suburban south Orange County community, which is made up of predominantly senior citizens. Many members are retired and live in Laguna Woods Village, the blog post said. They go to ours and we go to theirs. The congregation has been active in the local Taiwanese community, holding weekly educational seminars and workshops. “They are sisters and brothers in Christ. They have been good friends with us,” he said. She added that many members of the church have military backgrounds. Cramer did not know if the pastor was harmed in the shooting.

Deputies say churchgoers stopped a suspect in the Geneva Presbyterian Church after a shooting left at least 1 person dead and 5 others injured Sunday.

Hallock said the suspect is not from the area and a motive isn't clear. "That group of churchgoers displayed what we believe is exceptional heroism and bravery in intervening to stop the suspect," Hallock said. They pinned him to the ground and hogtied his legs, Hallock said.

At least one person is dead and four are critically injured after a shooting Sunday at a church in Laguna Woods, California, according to the sheriff's ...

Our thoughts are with the victims, community, and all those impacted by this tragic event," Newsom said in a tweet Police have a suspect in custody, Orange County Undersheriff Jeff Hallock said during a news conference on Sunday evening. Another person has minor injuries, according to the tweet.

A gunman attacked a lunch banquet at a Taiwanese church in Laguna Woods, killing one person and wounding five others Sunday before congregants tackled him, ...

A gunman opened fire inside a California church on Sunday, killing one and critically wounding four others before heroic congregants took him down, ...

One other person suffered minor injuries, and the gunman was unhurt. “This should not be our new normal.” In addition to the one person who was dead at the scene, four others were taken to hospitals in critical condition, and there was no update on their condition.

Al menos cinco personas resultaron heridas en un tiroteo en una iglesia en el área de Laguna Woods en el Condado de Orange, según el Departamento del ...

“Estamos monitoreando activamente el tiroteo en una iglesia en Laguna Woods y trabajando en estrecha colaboración con la policía local”, se lee en el comunicado. Por favor, mantén a los líderes de la congregación taiwanesa y a Ginebra en tus oraciones mientras cuidan a los traumatizados por este tiroteo. m. conferencia de prensa sobre el tiroteo, las autoridades dijeron que se recuperaron dos armas en total de la escena. Trabajaré duro para apoyar a las víctimas y sus familias". Fuentes policiales le dijeron a NBC News que al menos una pistola fue recuperada en la escena. "Los informes iniciales indican que una persona murió y varias otras resultaron gravemente heridas. Una víctima falleció en el lugar". "El Presbiterio de Los Ranchos está profundamente entristecido por un tiroteo fatal que ocurrió en una recepción de almuerzo en honor a un ex pastor de la congregación taiwanesa que anida en la Iglesia Presbiteriana de Ginebra en Laguna Woods", dijo el Presbiterio de Los Ranchos, una iglesia de Anaheim, en una declaración a NBC4. La iglesia está ubicada en una zona concurrida del vecindario, con un centro comercial en la esquina de la iglesia al otro lado de la calle. Una persona murió y al menos cinco personas resultaron heridas, cuatro de gravedad y una con heridas leves, tras un tiroteo en una iglesia en el área de Laguna Woods del Condado de Orange, según el Departamento del Sheriff del Condado de Orange. Un grupo de feligreses en el Condado de Orange detuvo a una persona después de que abrió fuego durante un almuerzo, atándolo con un cable de extensión hasta que las autoridades pudieran llegar a la iglesia de Laguna Woods. "Actualmente, el hospital no está divulgando la condición de las personas, y dada la investigación en curso, está remitiendo todas las preguntas relacionadas con el incidente al Departamento del Sheriff del Condado de Orange. El Centro de Trauma en Providence Mission Hospital es la única instalación de trauma de Nivel II del Sur del Condado de Orange, y nuestros pacientes reciben atención de la más alta calidad".

A man was killed and four other people were critically wounded by a shooter at a Presbyterian church in Laguna Woods, according to the Orange County Sheriff ...

Dispatch received call of a shooting inside Geneva Presbyterian Church at 1:26pm. Four victims have been critically wounded , one with minor injuries. That shooting in being investigated investigated as a hate crime and an act of terrorism. Representatives of each agency attended the late afternoon press conference. Authorities have not released the name of the person killed. The incident occurred a lunch banquet attended by 30 to 40 churchgoers from a Taiwanese congregation. The church is a block south of the intersection of El Toro Road and Moulton Parkway — a couple miles south of the 5 Freeway.

At least one person was killed and multiple others were injured during a shooting on Sunday at a church in Laguna Woods, authorities said.

"At this time, we do not know what the suspect's motive may be or whether he had an intended target, or whether this is even a hate-related incident," O.C. Undersheriff Jeff Hallock said at Sunday's press conference. We have our Evidence Response Team who is on standby, and we also have our behavioral analysis unit present on scene." Officials say they don't believe the suspect lives in the area, and investigators are working to determine whether he has a connection to Geneva Presbyterian Church, or to the congregation. "And at this time we are working very hard to determine the motive." "At this time, we do not know what the suspect's motive may be or whether he had an intended target, or whether this is even a hate-related incident," O.C. Undersheriff Jeff Hallock said at Sunday's press conference. None of the victims have been publicly identified. Following the incident, O.C. sheriff's bomb K-9 teams swept the church grounds to ensure there were no secondary devices. We have our Evidence Response Team who is on standby, and we also have our behavioral analysis unit present on scene." Officials say they don't believe the suspect lives in the area, and investigators are working to determine whether he has a connection to Geneva Presbyterian Church, or to the congregation. "And at this time we are working very hard to determine the motive." None of the victims have been publicly identified. Following the incident, O.C. sheriff's bomb K-9 teams swept the church grounds to ensure there were no secondary devices.

Police were searching for a motive a day after congregates stopped a gunman from causing more bloodshed at Geneva Presbyterian in Laguna Woods.

They were all taken to hospitals for treatment, the sheriff's department said. Harris County Sheriff Ed Gonzalez said the incident arose from an "altercation" that involved at least two guns. “I knew someone was shooting," he told the news agency. Congregants had been taking photos with a former pastor for whom the lunch was being held before the shooting began, he said. Jerry Chen, 72, told the Associated Press he was inside the church's kitchen when he heard gunshots ring out. "That group of churchgoers displayed what we believe is exceptional heroism and bravery in intervening to stop the suspect," Hallock said.

Tom Cramer, líder del Presbiterio de Los Ranchos y ex pastor de la Geneva Presbyterian Church, dijo que el tiroteo ocurrió en una recepción de almuerzo en honor ...

Peggy Huang, concejal de Yorba Linda, dijo que sus padres son miembros de la congregación de la Iglesia Presbiteriana de Taiwán en Laguna Woods. Ella ha estado enviando mensajes de texto a los miembros de la congregación durante todo el día para saber cómo estaban. No se dio a conocer el tipo exacto de armas. Las autoridades dijeron que las acciones de los asistentes a la iglesia probablemente salvaron vidas. La víctima de mayor edad tenía 92 años. Las víctimas fueron descritas como mayoritariamente asiáticas y en su mayoría de ascendencia taiwanesa, dijeron las autoridades. La iglesia taiwanesa ha estado celebrando servicios en la Geneva Presbyterian Churc durante 10 años, dijo Cramer.

"I heard the gun sounds," Geneva Presbyterian Church congregant Jerry Chen, 72, said according to the Los Angeles Times. "Then I heard two or three more ...

Our thoughts are with the victims, community, and all those impacted by this tragic event," the office tweeted. Before services began Sunday, the parishioners greeted the gunman and welcomed him to their church. Information on the shooting is still forthcoming, but police revealed an Asian man in his 60s was taken into custody. "They were taking photos with Pastor Chang. I had just finished my lunch and went into the kitchen." The gunman opened fire on the roughly 40 people gathered, injuring five and killing one. He was just randomly shooting."

Authorities try to determine why a man opened fire Sunday inside Geneva Presbyterian Church in Laguna Woods, killing one churchgoer and injuring five.

It eventually moved to another borrowed space in a Tustin church before settling at Geneva Presbyterian Church in Laguna Woods in 2012. The shooting occurred during a lunch in a hall after the service. Orange County authorities said it’s too early to determine whether hate was a motive in this attack. As she left she saw a man chaining the last door, the son recalled his mother telling him. The exact types were not released. All five were shot, and four sustained critical injuries. He told them he had attended services several times, but the members were doubtful because no one recognized him, churchgoer Jerry Chen said. Investigators have obtained a warrant to search Chou’s Las Vegas home for evidence and that search is underway, according to law enforcement sources. The man who was killed was in his 40s and was accompanying his mother to church, Huang said. The shooting at the church left one dead, five wounded and the surrounding community stunned and in mourning. Chen, who was inside the church at the time of the shooting, said the shooter spoke to parishioners in Taiwanese. The Orange County Sheriff’s Department says it detained a suspect and a weapon at a church shooting in Laguna Woods.

One person was killed and five others were hurt in a shooting at Geneva Presbyterian Church. Officials say churchgoers who restrained the shooter ...

Back in February, a man shot and killed five people including his daughters at a church in the Sacramento area. "That group of churchgoers displayed what we believe is exceptional heroism and bravery in intervening to stop the suspect," said Orange County Undersheriff Jeff Hallock said. "