One person was dead and five others were injured in a shooting at a Southern California church Sunday, the Orange County Sheriff’s Department said.
The attack was reported at Geneva Presbyterian Church at 1:26 p.m., the department said. Four victims suffered critical injuries, it said.
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.
Laguna Woods is a retirement community in the south portion of the county.
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.”
The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives said agents based in Los Angeles were responding to Laguna Woods to assist sheriff’s investigators.
Laguna Woods and Laguna Woods Village are relatively exclusive communities for people 55 and older and their companions or loved ones. Large parts of it, including the village, are gated.
The city is composed of single-family homes, town houses and apartment-style residences. It opened as Leisure World in 1964. It became the county’s 32nd city in 1999.
The sheriff’s department urged patience as its deputies worked at the scene.
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