Hector Gomez and Jordi Poblete, worship leaders at the Mariners Church Irvine, leave flowers outside the Geneva Presbyterian Church in Laguna Woods, California. AP
An Orange County Sheriff's Department officer guards the grounds of Geneva Presbyterian Church. AP
A K-9 unit checks the grounds. AP
A police officer removes yellow tape from the crime scene. AP
Crime scene tape is stretched across the exterior of the Geneva Presbyterian Church in Laguna Woods, Calif. , Sunday, May 15, 2022, after a fatal shooting. (AP Photo / Damian Dovarganes)
Investigators walk outside the Geneva Presbyterian Church. AP
Orange County Sheriff's Department Undersheriff Jeff Hallock takes questions from the media. AP
A man opened fire during a lunch reception at the Southern California church on Sunday before he was stopped in what the official called an act of 'exceptional heroism and bravery'. AP
Police patrol the church grounds. AP
Police said the shooting left one person dead, four critically wounded and one with minor injuries. Getty Images / AFP
A law enforcement source said the gunman had sealed the doors to prevent parishioners from escaping. Getty Images / AFP
The pastor hit the gunman with a chair when he paused to reload his weapon, said one parishioner. Reuters
Coming on the heels of the shooting in Buffalo, New York, the event in Laguna Woods has left the community shaken. EPA
The gunman's motive remains unclear and officials said they do not know whether the incident was hate-related. Reuters
All of the shooting victims were Asian American. The Orange County Register / AP
The Geneva Presbyterian Church. Reuters
Hector Gomez and Jordi Poblete, worship leaders at the Mariners Church Irvine, leave flowers outside the Geneva Presbyterian Church in Laguna Woods, California. AP
An Orange County Sheriff's Department officer guards the grounds of Geneva Presbyterian Church. AP
A K-9 unit checks the grounds. AP
A police officer removes yellow tape from the crime scene. AP
Crime scene tape is stretched across the exterior of the Geneva Presbyterian Church in Laguna Woods, Calif. , Sunday, May 15, 2022, after a fatal shooting. (AP Photo / Damian Dovarganes)
Investigators walk outside the Geneva Presbyterian Church. AP
Orange County Sheriff's Department Undersheriff Jeff Hallock takes questions from the media. AP
A man opened fire during a lunch reception at the Southern California church on Sunday before he was stopped in what the official called an act of 'exceptional heroism and bravery'. AP
Police patrol the church grounds. AP
Police said the shooting left one person dead, four critically wounded and one with minor injuries. Getty Images / AFP
A law enforcement source said the gunman had sealed the doors to prevent parishioners from escaping. Getty Images / AFP
The pastor hit the gunman with a chair when he paused to reload his weapon, said one parishioner. Reuters
Coming on the heels of the shooting in Buffalo, New York, the event in Laguna Woods has left the community shaken. EPA
The gunman's motive remains unclear and officials said they do not know whether the incident was hate-related. Reuters
All of the shooting victims were Asian American. The Orange County Register / AP
