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US state of California: One dead after shooting in church

Status: 05/16/2022 00:45 a.m



At least one person has been killed in a gunshot in a church in California. The police also report four serious injuries. One person was arrested and the alleged murder weapon was secured.

Several people have been shot at a church in the US state of California. At least one person was killed. A suspect was arrested and a weapon was secured, the responsible police wrote on Twitter. The incident happened at Geneva Presbyterian Church in the afternoon in the town of Laguna Woods near Los Angeles.

One victim died at the scene, police said. Several people were taken to the hospital with serious injuries, one person suffered minor injuries. All of the victims were adults.

Nothing is initially known about the background to the incident. The Los Angeles Times newspaper reported a massive police presence. Laguna Woods has around 19,000 residents.

A gunman opened fire at a supermarket in Buffalo, New York, on Saturday, killing at least ten people. The investigators assume a racist motive. The crime caused widespread outrage across the country.

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