Red Horse In Play: California Church Shooting 1 Dead, 5 Injured in Orange County. Well, Another Mayhem Occurrence, in California. Where Is the Media? Why Aren’t They Pointing to a Hate Crime From the Start? Christian Persecution? Where Are the Racist Slurs? “Hypocrites”
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LAGUNA WOODS, CA – According to the Orange County Sheriff's Department, one person was murdered and at least four people were wounded in a shooting at a church in Laguna Woods on Sunday afternoon.
According to OCSD, the incident occurred soon before 1:30 p.m. Sunday at the Geneva Presbyterian Church. At the site, one individual was declared deceased.
According to authorities, one person was murdered and four others were gravely injured in a shooting Sunday afternoon at a Presbyterian church in a suburban Southern California town where the majority of inhabitants are elderly. A suspect was present.
According to a tweet from the department, "four individuals have been gravely injured, and one has minor injuries." According to deputies, all of the casualties are adults who have been taken to the hospital.
The agency said that one suspect had been apprehended and that deputies had discovered a pistol that may have been used in the shooting minutes after their first reporting.
According to the Orange County Fire Authority, firefighters were on the site taking many victims to the hospital. According to the Orange County Sheriff, there were around 40 persons inside the church at the time of the incident.
According to the Orange County Sheriff, around 40 individuals were inside the church at the time of the incident. The majority of guests were Taiwanese.
Officials in Orange County suspect the gunman is a guy in his 60s who did not reside in the area. Officials said the shooting happened at a lunch event at the church after the morning service, and that the crowd detained and hogtied the gunman before first responders arrived.
California Gov. Gavin Newsom issued a statement through Twitter on Sunday, stating that the governor's office is working closely with local law enforcement.
"No one should be afraid to go to their house of worship," Newsom said in a statement. "Our hearts go out to the victims, the community, and everyone affected by this awful occurrence."
The US Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives sent special agents to Laguna Woods to help the OCSD in their investigation.
Five people were killed in a church shooting in Sacramento, including three children.
The killing on Sunday comes only one day after a man murdered ten people at a supermarket in Buffalo, New York, in what authorities are investigating as a hate crime. A guy shot and murdered five people, including his children, at a church in the Sacramento region in February.
According to the non-profit research organization Gun Violence Archive, Sunday's massacre at Geneva Presbyterian marks the state of California's 18th mass shooting in 2022.
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