that horrific shooting in buffalo, new york, and now we have church shooting here in california. it s unclear exactly how many victims there are. we re waiting for official numbers or the extent of the injuries of these victims. we re told one person has been detained, one suspect is in custody and that a weapon that may have been involved has been recovered. there is a heavy law enforcement presence at the scene. a source out of orange county tells me that this happened at the geneva presbyterian church in laguna woods. you can see the picture of that church of there. my colleague, bill melugin, you know, sent a relative out there to help get this video. you can see that picture there, you have the fire trucks, the officers. obviously, this is going to be an extensive investigation. now again, this happened in laguna woods. that that city is home to a large retirement community. you have a lot of older people who live in this area. the orange county very s office sheriff s
he was evaluated and then he was released. as far as when we say on the radar, there was nothing picked up on the state police intelligence, nothing that was picked up on the fbi intelligence. nobody if called in, nobody called any complaints. reporter: you heard alexis mention it, there s also a lot of questions about a manifesto apparently written by jend ron that claims he was radicalized online and that his racist views are not inspired by people in his life like his parents. the parents reportedly work for the new york department of transportation. police say the parents are devastated by cooperating with the investigation. we know the family lives in conklin, new york. it s about a three-and-a-half hour drive from buffalo. you see the route right here. we don t know why buffalo was specifically targeted, but the community where the grocery store is located is 80% black. was committed by a sick, demented individual who was fueled a daily diet of hate. reporter: this is t
mug shot released today of jend ron. videos show a racial slur and message written on the barrel of the gun used in the attack and, again, we know 11 of the 13 victims are black. today jend ron is under a 24-hour suicide watch. he faces life many prison without the possibility of parole and, again, will be back in court thursday morning at 9:30. we will be sure to follow it. back to you, jon. jon: yeah, please do. nate foy, live in our new york city newsroom, thank you. for more on the shooting, let s bring in former special agent in charge for the atf and faculty associate at arizona state university s school of criminology and criminal justice. these shootings seem to go in clusters, and now we have yet another one in california. the geneva presbyterian church in laguna woods. is would you guess we re going to see some kind of weird connection to what happened in
that body armor, so it did not stop him. buffalo police calling salter a hero. the gunman is now on suicide watch, he s being closely watched at a facility here in buffalo, but he ll be back in court on thursday, jon. jon: alexis mcadams reporting live from buffalo, new york. alexis, thank you. so we re learning more about 18-year-old suspect accused of driving about 200 miles if from his home in central new york to buffalo to carry out that rampage yesterday. he reportedly raised red flags among law enforcement last year when he threatened to shoot some high school class classmates. nate foy live in our new york city newsroom with details on that. reporter: jon, that initial threat happened 11 months ago. peyton jend ron was given counseling after that but now many, including new york governor kathy hochul, are wondering if more should have been done. listen to this. i m going to be investigating that very question, george. i want to know what people knew and when they knew it.