The shooting happened at an unnamed church on the 24000 block of El Toro Road in the city of Laguna Woods, the Orange County Sheriff’s Department said on Twitter.
“We have detained one person and have recovered a weapon that may be involved,” the department said.
#OCSDPIO Deputies are responding to reports of a shooting at a church on the 24000 block of El Toro Road in Laguna Woods. Multiple victims have been shot. More details to follow, PIO en route.
— OC Sheriff, CA (@OCSheriff) May 15, 2022
Paramedics were “treating and transporting multiple patients,” the Orange County Fire Authority tweeted.
Federal agents from the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives were responding to the scene.
No further details were immediately available.
Laguna Woods is a city of about 16,000 people located 50 miles (81 kilometers) southeast of downtown Los Angeles. Many of the residents live at Laguna Woods Village, a sprawling 55-and-over community that dates back to the 1960s.