1 Dead and 4 Are Critically Injured in California Church Shooting
A gunman who opened fire inside a Southern California church on Sunday, killing one person and critically wounding four others, was overpowered by congregants who then hogtied him, preventing further bloodshed, the authorities said.
The shooting occurred at 1:26 p.m. inside the Geneva Presbyterian Church in Laguna Woods, Calif., about 50 miles southeast of Los Angeles in a community largely made up of retirees and one that has a well-established Asian community.
Most of the victims were Taiwanese, though officials were still investigating if they had been targeted, said Carrie Braun, a spokeswoman for the Orange County Sheriff’s Department. A motive for the shooting was not immediately clear.
Four of the victims were in critical condition, she said, and another victim was being treated for minor injuries. The person who was killed was found inside the church by the authorities, she said. Further details on the conditions of those hospitalized were not immediately available.
