The 9-year-old victim of the shooting in Orange is believed to be the son of another victim, but it was unclear which one. Three adults were killed.
Much is still unknown about the mass shooting that left four people dead Wednesday night in Orange. But new details from authorities paint what one official described as a “horrific” series of events, including the fate of a 9-year-old boy who was one of the victims. Here is what we know: The gunman came to the business, Unified Families, inside a two-story office park on Lincoln Avenue with a semiautomatic handgun as well as handcuffs and pepper spray, police said. He also had bicycle locks, which he used to secure the two gates leading into the complex. At some point, the gunman opened fire at the business. Police received multiple calls but when they got to the scene, officers could not get into the complex because of the locks. The officers fired on the gunman from outside the complex, and he was critically wounded. They were able to cut through the locks and found the victims inside. Two victims were in the courtyard, including the 9-year-old boy and a woman who had also been shot and was taken to a hospital, where she remains in critical condition.
