One person is and 5 are wounded in a shooting that took place in the early afternoon today at Geneva Presbyterian Church in Laguna Woods. The shooter was apprehended by Orange County Sheriff’s Deputies at the scene, who have also recovered a weapon that may have been used in the shooting.
Dispatch received call of a shooting inside Geneva Presbyterian Church at 1:26pm. Four victims have been critically wounded , one with minor injuries. All victims are adults and are enroute to the hospital. One victim is deceased at the scene.
— OC Sheriff, CA (@OCSheriff) May 15, 2022
The OC Sheriff’s Department will hold a press conference at the scene at 5:00 p.m.
According to the Geneva Presbyterian Church’s calendar, the congregation’s in-person Sunday service takes place from 10:30 a.m. to 11:00 a.m.
The Orange County Register reports the OCSD as stating many of the approximately 30 or so people in the church when shooting occurred were of Taiwanese descent.
Geneva Presbyterian Church shares its facilities with the Irvine Presbyterian Taiwanese Church.
— samuel carrillo (@sacarrillo25) May 15, 2022