LAGUNA WOODS, Calif. (AP) — A man opened fire during a luncheon at a Southern California church, killing one person and injuring five elderly people before a pastor hit the shooter in the head with a chair and the parishioners tie him up with electrical cords.
Jerry Chen had just walked into the kitchen of his church’s communion hall around 1:30 p.m. Sunday when he heard the gunshots.
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