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HOUSTON (Nexstar) — The female suspected of opening fire at Houston’s popular Lakewood Church is identified in a search warrant as 36-year-old Genesse Ivone Moreno, the Houston Chronicle first reported Monday. On Sunday afternoon, a female entered Pastor Joel Osteen’s megachurch armed with a long gun, the Houston Police Department said Sunday. The suspect shot and injured one man before being killed by two off-duty security officers. The child was also shot in the incident and is not expected to survive. The Texas Alcoholic Beverage Commission identified one of the...

As investigators hunted for clues Monday as to what motivated a still unidentified woman who was fatally shot by two off-duty officers after she opened fire inside Joel Osteen’s Lakewood Church in Houston, Texas, on Sunday, Harris County Judge Lina Hidalgo wants investigators to examine whether the attack is a hate crime because it happened during a service for Spanish speakers. “I will not make any assumptions because information continues to come in as to what motivated the shooter, but I am asking that the investigation look into whether it...

An armed woman who was killed this Sunday after walking into Joel Osteen's megachurch and opening fire has been identified as 36-year-old Genesse Ivonne Moreno, news outlets are reporting. Moreno was reportedly wearing a trench coat and a backpack and also had a 5-year-old boy with her. According to reports, the boy was wounded and taken to a hospital in critical condition. From : "[Houston Police Chief Troy Finner] said the shooter showed up at the church in a white vehicle before entering the building from the west side of...

Things took a tragic turn on Sunday afternoon when a woman holding a young child opened fire at Joel Osteen’s Texas Lakewood Megachurch outside of Houston. The shooter had a young child with her, who is now in critical condition. Another man was shot in the leg and injured. The woman who began shooting was killed by law enforcement, who arrived on the scene. It’s not clear what her motives were for the shooting or why she had a small child with her at the time. The shooting occurred in...

AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — The weekend shooting at Joel Osteen's megachurch in Houston is not the first time gunfire has caused panic and tragedy at a Texas house of worship. It also underscored the ease of bringing weapons into sanctuaries in a state with few limits on gun possession, as well as a growing effort by some churches to provide armed security, either through volunteers or paid off-duty officers. The shooting Sunday at Lakewood Church ended when two off-duty officers, who were working security, returned fire on a woman who...

HOUSTON — A woman's motive for opening fire in celebrity pastor Joel Osteen's megachurch was unclear Monday, a day after the shooting sent worshippers rushing for safety in between busy services. Police say two off-duty officers working security at Lakewood Church, one of the largest megachurches in the U.S., shot and killed the suspect. Two other people were also shot and wounded, including a 5-year-old boy who entered the church with the shooter and was taken to a hospital in critical condition. Osteen said the violence could have been worse...

The suspect was killed by police. Two victims were injured. A pro-Palestinian message was written on the gun belonging to a woman who opened fire at celebrity pastor Joel Osteen's Lakewood Church in Houston, two sources briefed on the investigation told ABC News, citing preliminary information obtained by investigators. However, a motive behind the Sunday afternoon shooting has not been determined. Sources said investigators are feverishly going through the social media and writings belonging to the suspect, described as a woman between 30 and 35 years old. The words on...

HOUSTON, TX . (KGNS) - Two people are injured following a shooting at Joel Osteen’s Megachurch in Houston. Police say a woman walked into the building with a child and a rifle. She allegedly started shooting, until two off-duty law enforcement officers fired back. Some people inside thought the shots were initially fireworks or instruments. The sounds of gunfire echoing through the halls of the building Sunday morning. The sounds of the first responders arriving to the scene all playing out as people barricade themselves in rooms, while others say...

HOUSTON (AP) — A woman’s motive for opening fire in celebrity pastor Joel Osteen’s megachurch was unclear Monday, a day after the shooting sent worshippers rushing for safety in between busy services. Police say two off-duty officers working security at Lakewood Church, one of the largest megachurches in the U.S., shot and killed the suspect. Two other people were also shot and wounded, including a 5-year-old boy who entered the church with the shooter and was taken to a hospital in critical condition. Osteen said the violence could have been...