One person was killed and five others were injured, four seriously, a fifth lightly by gunfire inside a church in California on Sunday, Orange County police said, the day after ten people were massacred by a young racist in a supermarket. in town New York Buffalo.
Parishioners were having lunch after a morning service when the gunman stormed in and started firing.according to the authorities.
Some of the worshipers managed to stop him, “tied him with an electric cable and pulled out at least two weapons” before the sheriff’s aides arrived on the scene, Orange County Deputy Chief of Police Jeff Halok told a news conference.
“This group of believers has shown (…) extraordinary heroism and bravery,” Halok continued. “It has undoubtedly prevented more injuries and deaths.”
Police are investigating the perpetrator’s motiveshe continued, clarifying that the arrested suspect, of Asian origin, about sixty years old, has not been injured.
On the contrary, “four people were seriously injured”, the sheriff’s office clarified via Twitter, while one of the victims “died on the spot”.
The call center for immediate action received a call yesterday at 13:26 (local time; at 23:26 Greek time) from the Presbyterian church of Geneva, according to the authorities.
“We detained a suspect and confiscated a weapon that may have been used.” attackthe Orange County Sheriff’s Office said earlier via Twitter.
Police are trying to shed light on the new mass shooting – an attack using firearms that has at least four victims, in the terminology of the American authorities -, the second of the weekend, taking statements from 30 to 40 people who were inside the church.
The office of California Gov. Gavin Newsom noted that it closely monitors the investigation and coordinates with local authorities. “No one should be afraid to go to his place of worship. “Our thoughts are with the victims,” ​​Governor Newsroom said in a statement.
Democrat Katie Porter, who represents Orange County in Washington, D.C.
“This should not become our new normalcy,” he added.
The attack on the church, which according to the sheriff’s office is located in the city of Laguna Woods, 70 kilometers southwest of Los Angeles, was committed the day after the massacre of 10 people by a heavily armed young racist in a store in Buffalo, New York.
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