{"id":28378,"date":"2022-05-16T13:14:29","date_gmt":"2022-05-16T13:14:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.banglanewsus.com\/english\/?p=28378"},"modified":"2022-05-16T13:14:29","modified_gmt":"2022-05-16T13:14:29","slug":"one-dead-four-critically-injured-in-california-church-shooting","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.banglanewsus.com\/english\/2022\/05\/16\/one-dead-four-critically-injured-in-california-church-shooting\/","title":{"rendered":"One dead, four critically injured in California church shooting"},"content":{"rendered":"

One person was dead and four others in \u201ccritical\u201d condition after a shooting at a church near Los Angeles, law enforcement said Sunday, just one day after a gunman killed 10 people at a grocery store in New York state.<\/p>\n

Parishioners were attending a banquet following a morning church service when the gunman began his rampage, authorities said.<\/p>\n

The churchgoers subsequently detained the shooter and \u201chogtied his legs with an extension cord and confiscated at least two weapons\u201d before officers arrived at the scene to apprehend him, Orange County Undersheriff Jeff Hallock told a press conference.<\/p>\n

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\u201cThat group of churchgoers displayed what we believe is exceptional heroism, and bravery,\u201d Hallock said. \u201cThey undoubtedly prevented additional injuries and fatalities.\u201d<\/p>\n

Investigators were still searching for a motive, he said, adding that the alleged gunman, who was not injured during the incident, was believed to be an Asian adult male in his 60s.<\/p>\n

The victims were mostly Asian and mostly of Taiwanese descent, the Los Angeles Times reported, citing authorities.<\/p>\n

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\u201cOne person is confirmed deceased at the scene,\u201d Hallock said. \u201cFour others are critical and one other victim sustained minor injuries.\u201d All were adults.<\/p>\n

Law enforcement said an emergency call had come from Geneva Presbyterian Church at 1:26 pm (20:26 GMT) Sunday afternoon.<\/p>\n

Officials said they were still sorting through the timeline and details with the approximately 30 to 40 witnesses who were inside the building.<\/p>\n

They were additionally waiting for help from a translator in interviewing members of the congregation and the alleged assailant, Hallock told reporters.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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The office of California Governor Gavin Newsom said it was working with local officials to monitor the situation.<\/p>\n

\u201cNo one should have to fear going to their place of worship. Our thoughts are with the victims,\u201d the office tweeted.<\/p>\n

Democratic Congresswoman Katie Porter, who represents Orange County in Washington, called the shooting \u201cupsetting and disturbing news, especially less than a day after a mass shooting in Buffalo.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cThis should not be our new normal.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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According to the sheriff\u2019s department, the church is located in the town of Laguna Woods, 45 miles (70 kilometers) southeast of Los Angeles.<\/p>\n

The latest shooting comes one day after an 18-year-old white suspect shot dead 10 people and wounded three others\u2014almost all of them Black\u2014a grocery store in Buffalo, New York in what officials are calling a \u201cracist\u201d rampage.<\/p>\n

Mass shootings have become shockingly common in the United States, where past efforts at tightening the nation\u2019s gun laws have generally fallen short in the face of the nation\u2019s powerful gun lobby\u2014even after horrific gun massacres.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

One person was dead and four others in “critical” condition after a shooting at a church near Los Angeles, law enforcement said Sunday, just one day after a gunman killed 10 people at a grocery store in New York state. Parishioners were attending a banquet following a morning church service when the gunman began his rampage, authorities said. The churchgoers subsequently detained the shooter and “hogtied his legs with an extension cord and confiscated at least two weapons” before officers arrived at the scene to apprehend him, Orange County Undersheriff<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":6,"featured_media":28379,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[30,1],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.banglanewsus.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/28378"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.banglanewsus.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.banglanewsus.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.banglanewsus.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/6"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.banglanewsus.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=28378"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.banglanewsus.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/28378\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":28380,"href":"https:\/\/www.banglanewsus.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/28378\/revisions\/28380"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.banglanewsus.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/28379"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.banglanewsus.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=28378"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.banglanewsus.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=28378"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.banglanewsus.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=28378"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}