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#BREAKING 'Multiple victims' shot at California church: sheriff Image
#BREAKING Orange County Sheriff: one dead, four 'critically wounded' in California church shooting; suspect detained at the scene Image
One person is dead and four critically injured in a shooting at a church near Los Angeles, just a day after a gunman killed 10 people at a grocery store in New York state.

"We have detained one person and have recovered a weapon that may be involved," Orange County Sheriff says ImageImageImage
#BREAKING Taipei says victims of California church shooting 'of Taiwanese descent' Image
#UPDATE One dead, four critically injured in California church shooting.

Churchgoers detained the shooter, hogtying his legs and confiscating at least two weapons before police arrived. The victims are reported to be of Taiwanese descent

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