One man was killed and five others wounded when a gunman opened fire in a church in Laguna Woods yesterday afternoon. Deputies arrived on scene to find that churchgoers had hogtied the suspect.
One man was killed and five others wounded when a gunman opened fire in a church in Laguna Woods Sunday afternoon.
Between 30 and 40 members of the Irvine Taiwanese Presbyterian Church, which holds a 10 a.m. service at the location every Sunday, were inside of the church at the time of the shooting. Orange County Undersheriff Jeff Hallock disclosed that the shooting occurred at a lunch banquet following a morning service at the church.
Hallock said a large number of the people gathered at the church were believed to be of Taiwanese descent. The five wounded victims, four men and a women, were rushed to local hospitals, four in critical condition and one with minor injuries. They ranged in age from 66 to 92, the sheriff's department said.
Investigators do not believe the suspect lives in the area. It was also unclear if he was attending the service prior to the start of the shooting. Stephen Galloway, assistant special agent in charge for the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, noted that both firearms contained serial numbers and were not considered"ghost guns."Kristi Johnson, assistant director in charge of the Los Angeles branch of the FBI, said that investigators were working"very hard to determine the motive." Bomb-sniffing K9s swept the church premises and found no explosive devices.
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