Authorities are investigating a shooting that took place at the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Fallon, Nevada. At least one person was killed and one person was injured Sunday afternoon, according to CBS affiliate KTVN-TV. The station writes that the suspect, John K. O'Connor, 48, is in custody but has not been charged yet. KTVN-TV reports there were about 50 witnesses when the incident unfolded inside the church. Police say the suspect went home after opening fire and police followed him there where a hostage negotiator was able to get him to surrender. O'Connor is a member of the church and had been attending services prior to Sunday's incident. Officials tell KTVN-TV that the suspect was targeting individuals, not the church. A motive was not immediately made clear. One of the victims suffered a non-life-threatening gunshot wound to the leg. The victim who died has been identified as Charles E. Miller, known to everyone in the city as "Burt," according to a press release. A spokesperson for the Mormon church said, "We express our love to those in this congregation and our prayers for the victims and their families. Local leaders are ministering to them at this time." Nevada Sen. Dean Heller wrote on Twitter that he's "deeply saddened by the act of senseless violence in Fallon today." Deeply saddened by the act of senseless violence in Fallon today at the LDS church. We are in contact with Mayor Tedford and other officials. My family and I are praying for all loved ones, churchgoers, and community members impacted by this tragedy. — Dean Heller (@SenDeanHeller) July 22, 2018 Nevada Sen. Catherine Cortez Mastro also took to Twitter to express her condolences: Devastated by the horrific news of the fatal shooting at the LDS church in Fallon. Thank you to the first responders on the scene. My heart goes out to all of those impacted. Places of worship should be a safe haven. The gun violence across this country must end. — Senator Cortez Masto (@SenCortezMasto) July 23, 2018 Fallon is about 63 miles east of Reno.<doc-sep>One churchgoer was killed and another was injured Sunday when a man opened fire in a Mormon church in Northern Nevada, officials said. Police in Fallon are trying to determine why John O'Conner walked into his Mormon church on Sunday, July 22, 2018, and opened fire, killing one man and injuring another. (Churchill County Sheriff's Office via AP) A woman who would only identify herself as a niece of shooting victim Charles "Bert" Miller, is joined by her children as she places flowers at a makeshift memorial Monday, July 23, 2018, in Fallon, outside the fire department where Miller was a longtime volunteer firefighter. (Scott Sonner/AP) Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, 750 W. Richards St., Fallon (Google maps) One churchgoer was killed and another was injured Sunday when a man opened fire in a Mormon church in Northern Nevada, officials said. The gunfire began just before 1 p.m. at the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints building in the small town of Fallon, about 60 miles east of Reno, according to city of Fallon news release. Charles E. Miller, a 61-year-old known locally as “Bert,” was killed in the attack, officials said. The man who was injured has been released from the hospital. Officials said the shooting does not appear to be an attack on the church, but on an individual. Investigators are still working to determine a motive. Police arrested John K. O’Connor, 48, in the shooting, the release said. O’Connor, who was attending church services, fled to his home after the shooting, the release said. He agreed to surrender after police called his home, officials said. The attack prompted responses on Twitter by elected officials. “My family and I are praying for all loved ones, churchgoers, and community members impacted by this tragedy,” U.S. Sen. Dean Heller tweeted at about 4:30 p.m. U.S. Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto also expressed condolences to those affected by the shooting. “Places of worship should be a safe haven,” she tweeted. “The gun violence across this country must end.” Contact Blake Apgar at bapgar@reviewjournal.com or 702-387-5298. Follow @blakeapgar on Twitter.<doc-sep>RENO, Nev. — One person is dead and another was injured after a man allegedly opened fire Sunday in Fallon, Nevada, at the Fallon Church of Latter-Day Saints, according to officials. At an evening news conference, officials said Charles E. "Bert" Miller, 61, died from his wounds. A second male victim, whose name was not released, was treated and released at an area hospital. Kaitlin Ritchie, a spokeswoman for the city, said earlier in the day that a motive for the shooting was unclear, but it appeared that the suspect, John O'Connor, 48, was targeting a specific person inside the church. "It looks like he was actually going after one of the victims, but it is a little too early to understand," she said. Miller is survived by a wife, three children, and "many grandchildren," officials said. "This is a very deep time for us, and a time of mourning for our community," said Fallon Mayor Ken Tedford at the news conference. O'Connor is a member of the church and had been attending church services prior to the shooting. After the shooting, O'Connor fled the scene on foot and returned to his nearby house, officials said. Police surrounded the home and called a hostage negotiator to the scene. After a call to the home, O'Connor exited and surrendered to officers. Police on Sunday sought a search warrant for O'Connor's home. 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(CNN) — A man is in custody after allegedly fatally shooting a man and wounding another person at a Mormon church in Nevada, police say. The City of Fallon Police Department identified the suspected gunman as John K. O’Connor. O’Connor was a member of the congregation at the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints on West Richards Street in Fallon and had attended church services prior to opening fire about 1 p.m. Sunday local time (4 p.m. ET), police said in a statement. The gunman killed Charles E. Miller, known to Fallon residents as “Bert,” and injured another person before walking home, police said. “City of Fallon Police Officers and Churchill County Sheriff’s Deputies surrounded the home while a hostage negotiator was called to the scene. After placing phone calls to the home, O’Connor agreed to exit the property and surrender to officers,” the statement said. ’Does not appear … directed at the church’ “It is too early to understand the motive, but initially, it does not appear to have been directed at the church, but an individual victim,” the statement said. O’Connor was being held at the Churchill County Jail and has yet to be formally charged, police said later Sunday. The second shooting victim was treated at a hospital and later released. At least 50 people witnessed the shooting inside the church, Fallon Chief of Police Kevin Gehman told a news conference. He said the gun believed to be used was a mid-size caliber handgun. Police had “contacts” with O’Connor in the past but “nothing that would rise to this level,” Gehman said. Both Nevada’s senators tweeted their condolences to the shooting victims. Republican Sen. Dean Heller described the tragedy as “senseless.” “Deeply saddened by the act of senseless violence in Fallon today at the LDS church. We are in contact with Mayor Tedford and other officials. My family and I are praying for all loved ones, churchgoers, and community members impacted by this tragedy,” he said. Democratic Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto called for an end to gun violence. “Devastated by the horrific news of the fatal shooting at the LDS church in Fallon. Thank you to the first responders on the scene,” she tweeted. “My heart goes out to all of those impacted. Places of worship should be a safe haven. The gun violence across this country must end.” Deeply saddened by the act of senseless violence in Fallon today at the LDS church. We are in contact with Mayor Tedford and other officials. My family and I are praying for all loved ones, churchgoers, and community members impacted by this tragedy. — Dean Heller (@SenDeanHeller) July 22, 2018