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At least one killed and five others wounded in a shooting in California, a day after a white gunman killed 10 people in Buffalo, New York state.

At least one person has been killed and five others wounded after multiple shots were fired at a church in southern California, authorities said, just a day after a white gunman 10 people at a grocery store killed in New York state’s Buffalo city.

The shooting was reported shortly before 1:30pm on Sunday at the Geneva Presbyterian Church located in the town of Laguna Woods, about 80 kilometers (50 miles) southeast of Los Angeles, the Orange County Sheriff’s Department said on Twitter.

A man died at the scene and four others were critically wounded, while a fifth injured person suffered minor injuries, officials said. All the victims were adults.

Deputies detained a suspect, an adult male, and recovered a weapon at the scene, officials said. It was not immediately clear where inside the church the shooting had happened.

About 30 people witness the violence, said Carrie Braun, a sheriff’s spokesperson. The majority of those inside the church are believed to be of Taiwanese descent, she said.

Investigators were looking at many factors, including whether the bloodshed could be a hate crime and whether the gunman was known to the church community, she said.

More details were expected from a sheriff’s department news conference scheduled for 5pm local time.

Federal agents from the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives were responding to the scene. The FBI was also sending agents to the scene to assist the sheriff.

The Orange County Fire Authority earlier said on Twitter that its firefighters and paramedics were “on scene and treating and transporting multiple patients.”

‘Upsetting and disturbing news’

The incident occurred in an area with a cluster of houses of worship, including Catholic, Lutheran and Methodist churches and a Jewish synagogue.

Pictures posted on social media appeared to show emergency vehicles lined up outside a church.

California Governor Gavin Newsom’s office said on Twitter that he was closely monitoring the situation.

“No one should have to fear going to their place of worship. Our thoughts are with the victims, community, and all those impacted by this tragic event,” the tweet said.

The shooting came a day after an 18-year-old white gunman targeted a supermarket in a black neighborhood in Buffalo, New York state, killing 10 people.

“This is upsetting and disturbing news, especially less than a day Democratic after a mass shooting in Buffalo,” tweeted Congresswoman Katie Porter, who represents Orange County in Washington.

“This should not be our new normal.”

Laguna Woods was built as a senior living community and later became a city. More than 80 percent of residents in the city of 18,000 people are at least 65.

The shooting throws the spotlight on mass shootings that have become a sadly familiar scene across the US.