1 Person Dead, Multiple Injured After Shooting at Orange County Church
Written by SOURCE on May 15, 2022
One person has died after multiple people have been shot at a Laguna Woods church, NBC Los Angeles reports. The suspect is now in custody after being detained at the scene, per the Orange County Sheriff’s Department.
Authorities report that they were alerted to the shooting at Geneva Presbyterian Church after a 1:26 p.m. call, and that one person was dead at the scene, and 4 adult victims were critically wounded, one with minor injuries.
#OCSDPIO Deputies are responding to reports of a shooting at a church on the 24000 block of El Toro Road in Laguna Woods. Multiple victims have been shot. More details to follow, PIO en route.
— OC Sheriff, CA (@OCSheriff) May 15, 2022
The OCSD has also recovered a gun that may have been used in the incident.
We are working to get information out as quickly as possible. We ask for patience as this event unfolds.
— OC Sheriff, CA (@OCSheriff) May 15, 2022
“We are working to get information out as quickly as possible,” the department tweeted. “We ask for patience as this event unfolds.”
As ABC 7 reports, people are being treated for injuries by firefighters and paramedics who rushed to the scene and information on the shooter has yet to be released.
