Authorities: 1 killed, 4 critically injured in shooting at Southern California church
Updated: 3:01 PM PDT May 15, 2022
One person was killed and four others were critically wounded in a shooting Sunday at a Southern California church, authorities said.The shooting happened at Geneva Presbyterian Church in the city of Laguna Woods, the Orange County Sheriff’s Department said on Twitter.Deputies detained one person and recovered a weapon, the department said. A fifth injured person suffered minor injuries, officials said. All the victims were adultsParamedics were “treating and transporting multiple patients,” the Orange County Fire Authority tweeted.Federal agents from the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives were responding to the scene. Laguna Woods is a city of about 16,000 people located 50 miles southeast of downtown Los Angeles. Many of the residents live at Laguna Woods Village, a sprawling 55-and-over community that dates back to the 1960s.
One person was killed and four others were critically wounded in a shooting Sunday at a Southern California church, authorities said.
The shooting happened at Geneva Presbyterian Church in the city of Laguna Woods, the Orange County Sheriff’s Department said on Twitter.
Deputies detained one person and recovered a weapon, the department said.
A fifth injured person suffered minor injuries, officials said. All the victims were adults
Paramedics were “treating and transporting multiple patients,” the Orange County Fire Authority tweeted.
Federal agents from the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives were responding to the scene.
Laguna Woods is a city of about 16,000 people located 50 miles southeast of downtown Los Angeles. Many of the residents live at Laguna Woods Village, a sprawling 55-and-over community that dates back to the 1960s.