At a retirement Community in Orange County, and shooting was reported at a house of worship in Laguna Woods.
Added on May 15 3:00pm
Multiple victims were reported in a church shooting in Orange County, California on Sunday. A person was in custody in the attack. The County Sheriff's Department reported the shooting on Twitter at 2p.m, it said that the shooting was reported at a church in the city of Laguna.
The Orange County Fire Authority didn't immediately respond to a request for information. On Twitter the agency said it was "treating and transporting multiple patients." It's said by agents based in Los Angeles were responding to Laguna Woods to assist sheriff's investigators. From the area, there are multiple churches.
The Laguna Woods Village and Laguna Woods are relatively based communities for people 55 and older. A big part of the area is gated. The sheriff's department urged patience as its deputies worked at the scene.
Five were injured and one person dead in the shooting in Southern California church Sunday, The Orange County Sheriff's Department siad. The report of the attack was at Geneva Presyterian Church at 1:26 p.m.
The body of the deceased was discovered at the scene, sheriff's officials said, while all the surviving victims, including a person with minor injuries, were hospitalized, the said. We reported on the story just a half an hour ago.
Updated: 4:08
The church appeared to have held earlier services, and a streamed and televised version was archived on Facebook.
The Rev. Ryan Romberg presided, and spoke on the theme, "Celebrating the Calling."
"All are welcome," he said in his opening remarks.
He later urged congregants to embrace those of different backgrounds and beliefs. "What will loving that person do?" Romberg said. "It might just change the world for the better, the way Christians have done for centuries," he said.
The Christian congregation has inclusivity as its basis, saying on its website that it "receives all who believe in Jesus Christ."
The sheriff's department urged patience as its deputies worked at the scene.
Updated: 8:30 | May 16,22
A person was detained by members of congregation who appeared to be in his 60s, according to the Orange County sheirff's Department. In a press conference undersheriff jeff hallock said that two handguns were confiscated.
Sheriff’s officials said as many as 40 people who belong to a Taiwanese church were at the facility when gunfire broke out. The victim's body was discovered at the scene when police arrive. As many as 40 people who belong to a Taiwanese church were at the facility when gunfire broke out.
Police sources who described the suspect as Asian stressed that the investigation was in its very preliminary stages and that they have not determined any motive.
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