2021 Orange, California office shooting
33°50′07″N 117°51′14″W / 33.8352°N 117.8538°W
 | This article documents a current event. Information may change rapidly as the event progresses, and initial news reports may be unreliable. The latest updates to this article may not reflect the most current information. |
| 2021 Orange, California office shooting | |
|---|---|
| Part of mass shootings in the United States | |
| Location | 202 West Lincoln Avenue Orange, California |
| Date | March 31, 2021 5:30 p.m. PDT |
Attack type | Mass shooting |
| Weapons | |
| Deaths | 4 |
| Injured | 2 (including the suspect) |
| Motive | Under investigation |
On March 31, 2021, a mass shooting occurred at an office complex in Orange, California, United States. Four people were killed, including a child, and a fifth person was critically wounded.[2] The suspect was critically injured following a shootout with responding police officers and taken into custody.[3] According to police, the shooting was the worst in the city since December 1997, when a gunman killed four people and wounded at least three others at a California Department of Transportation maintenance yard.[4][5]
Events
The Orange Police Department received a call around 5:30 p.m. PDT of shots fired and responded to a business at 202 W. Lincoln Avenue in Orange; the building is a beige, two-story office complex.[3] Responding officers were met with gunfire and apprehended the suspect, who was taken to the hospital in critical condition. The shooting occurred on both of the building's floors.
See also
References
- ^ ORANGE MASS SHOOTING SUSPECT LOCKED COURTYARD, STARTED SHOOTING INTO WINDOWS OF BUSINESS PARK: SOURCE
- ^ Keene, Louis; Vigdor, Neil; Fortin, Jacey (March 31, 2021). "4 Killed in Shooting at a Southern California Office Building". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved April 1, 2021.
- ^ a b Ormseth, Matthew; Do, Anh; Fry, Hannah; Vives, Ruben (March 31, 2021). "4 killed, including child, in mass shooting at Orange office complex". The Los Angeles Times. Retrieved March 31, 2021.
- ^ Dazio, Stefanie; Jablon, Robert (March 31, 2021). "California office building shooting kills 4, including child". Associated Press. Retrieved April 1, 2021.
- ^ "From the archive: Shooting in Orange worst in city since four were killed in 1997 rampage". The Orange County Register. March 31, 2021. Retrieved April 1, 2021.
- Current events
- 2021 mass shootings in the United States
- Attacks on buildings and structures in 2021
- Attacks on buildings and structures in the United States
- Attacks on office buildings
- March 2021 crimes
- March 2021 events in the United States
- History of Orange County, California
- Mass shootings in California
- Orange, California
- Deaths by firearm in California
- Workplace violence in the United States