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One person died and five others were hospitalized with critical injuries following a shooting at a Laguna Woods church Sunday afternoon.

Orange County Sheriff’s deputies responded to Geneva Presbyterian Church on the 24000 block of El Toro Road around 1:30 p.m. for a report of several people who were shot.

Firefighters and paramedics were called to the scene to transport “multiple patients,” the Orange County Fire Authority said in a tweet.

One person was killed and four more were critically injured in a shooting at an Orange County church Sunday (Alana Geiger)

Around 3 p.m., the Sheriff’s Department announced four people were critically wounded and another person suffered minor injuries. One person, identified only as a man, was declared dead at the scene.

As of 5 p.m., the conditions of those injured remains unknown, according to Undersheriff Jeff Hallock.

A suspect was taken into custody and a weapon was also recovered at the scene, Sheriff’s officials said.

Hallock identified the suspect as an Asian man in his 60s who is not from the nearby area. Investigators are still working to establish a motive, though they did find two handguns at the scene.

The guns were serialized, so they are not so-called ‘ghost guns,’ according to a spokesman from the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives.

The alleged shooter attacked during a lunch after the morning service at the church, Hallock said.

Showing “extraordinary heroism,” the church’s congregants ultimately overpowered the suspect and hogtied him with an extension cord until first responders arrived.

“I think it’s safe to say, had people not intervened, it could’ve been a lot worse,” Hallock said. “There were 30 to 40 people inside.”

Hallock said the crime scene was very large and investigators would remain on scene for several hours.

There were dozens of people inside the church at the time of the shooting, the Sheriff’s Department said, and detectives planned to interview more than 30 witnesses.

Local and federal authorities are also providing linguists and trauma crisis experts to help those who witnessed the attack.

Gov. Gavin Newsom’s office released a statement Sunday afternoon that said it was monitoring the shooting and working closely with local law enforcement.

“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 statement read.