One person is dead and four seriously injured in a shooting at a church in California on Sunday, Orange County police said, the day after a shooting in New York state that left ten people dead.
The clerics caught the shooter
Parishioners were attending a banquet after the morning church service when the gunman began his carnage, authorities said.
They then arrested the shooter and ‘bound his legs with an extension cord and confiscated at least two weapons’ before officers arrived on the scene to subdue him, the Orange County Deputy Chief said. , Jeff Hallock, at a press conference. “This group of faithful has shown (…) exceptional heroism and bravery. They have undoubtedly avoided further injuries and deaths,” he added.
Investigators are still looking for a motive, he added, adding that the alleged shooter, who was not injured in the incident, is believed to be an adult male of Asian origin with a sixty years.
“Four people are seriously injured,” police wrote on their Twitter account, adding that a “victim died at the scene” of the incident. The police claim to have arrested a person and recovered a weapon “which could be implicated” in the crime. Now, the police are trying to shed light on this new shooting with the 30 to 40 witnesses present in the church.
“This shouldn’t be our new normal”
“No one should have to fear going to their place of worship. Our thoughts are with the victims,” California Governor Gavin Newsom’s office tweeted.
“This is shocking and disturbing news, especially less than a day after a mass shooting in Buffalo,” tweeted Democratic Congresswoman Katie Porter, who represents Orange County in Washington. “This shouldn’t be our new normal.”