Baby amongst four lifeless in capturing at Orange enterprise park; gunman in custody: Police

A shooter opened fire in an office building in the city of Orange on Wednesday, killing four people and wounding a fifth. The shooter was also wounded, officials said.

A child was found among those killed after officials responded to a report of gunfire struck at 202 W. Lincoln Ave. at around 5:30 p.m. were fired, Lt. Jennifer Amat of the Orange Police Department.

The shooting was still active when officers arrived at the two-story office building, Amat said, adding that at least one officer opened fire on the shooter. But Amat later said officers were still working to determine if the suspect was shot by police or if he had self-inflicted a wound.

Amat had no information about what might have triggered the attack. She said the shooting took place on both levels of the building. The multi-tenant building is home to a variety of businesses including a mental health consultancy, State Farm Insurance, financial advisory firm, legal advisory firm, and a phone repair business.

Police located “several victims” at the scene, including a child who was fatally shot. At 8 p.m. on Wednesday, Amat announced that there was no information about the child’s age or identifying information about the other shots.

A woman was injured and is in the hospital, the lieutenant said, adding that the shooter was also rushed to hospital after being detained. Amat later confirmed that both the woman and the shooter were in critical condition and had suffered gunshot wounds.

Sky5 was overhead, and footage of the scene showed multiple agencies responding and dozens of officials. You could see authorities trying to resuscitate a woman.

A man who lives in an apartment across the street told KTLA he was on his way to dinner with his wife when officers ordered him to go to safety and warned of an active shootout.

He said he heard “seven to ten shots in a matter of seconds” and about 13 shots in total before seeing a woman dead on the floor in front of the building.

“It’s terrifying,” he said.

Paul Tovar was among those who gathered outside the building after the shooting to find out about a loved one.

Tovar said his brother runs a business in the office building called Unified Homes that sells mobile homes.

“I’m just trying to find out his welfare. He doesn’t answer the phone and neither does my niece, “Tovar said. “I’m pretty scared and worried. I wish I knew more … right now I’m just praying very hard. “

Cody Lev says he was sitting in his apartment near the scene when he heard a series of gunshots about 40 minutes apart before police responded to the area and more shots were fired.

At around 7 p.m., police said the situation had stabilized and there was no threat to the public.

The murders follow a mass shooting at a supermarket in Boulder, Colorado last week that killed 10 people. A week earlier, there were six Asian women among eight people killed in three spas in the Atlanta area.

Amat said Wednesday’s shooting was the worst in town since December 1997, when a former Caltrans worker armed with an assault rifle attacked a California Department of Transportation maintenance yard, killing four people.

Orange County MP Katie Porter and State Senator Tom Umberg both commented on the incident on Twitter, saying they are sad and are monitoring the situation.

“I am deeply saddened by reports of mass shootings in Orange County and I keep the victims and their loved ones on my mind as we learn,” Porter tweeted. “My team and I will continue to monitor the situation closely.”

In response to the shooting, Rob Bonta, member of the State Assembly, Governor Gavin Newsom’s nominee for California’s attorney general, described gun violence as “America’s disease.”

“Nobody should fear for their life at work, at school or in prayer,” Bonta wrote in a tweet.

Tonight our hearts ache for these victims and for all those who have been affected by this terrible tragedy. Gun violence is America’s disease. Nobody should fear for their lives at work, at school, or in prayer. https://t.co/bWSg7rJ1hr

– Rob Bonta (obRobBonta) April 1, 2021

Robin and I are devastated when we hear about the filming in Orange. My staff and I will monitor the situation as new information becomes available. https://t.co/jHK3gBWBcS

– Senator Tom Umberg (@SenatorUmberg) April 1, 2021

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