A shooter opened fire at Joel Osteen’s Lakewood Church in Houston, Texas, on Sunday, leaving a 5-year-old child in critical condition.
Fox News reports that the shooting broke out just before 2 p.m.
According to the outlet, was “around the time that the Spanish language church service was scheduled to start.”
The chief suspect is a woman who is reported to be around 30 to 35 years of age.
Authorities identified the shooter as Genesse Ivonne Moreno – a transgender activist who previously used the name Jeffrey Escalante Moreno.
Moreno, who is believed to have been transgender, was accompanied by a 5-year-old child for whom she was the biological mother.
The child and another 57-year-old man were the only people injured in the shooting.
The incident was quickly stopped by armed off-duty police officers who killed the suspect.
Houston Police Department (HPD) Chief Troy Finner has provided details about the shooting.
Finner said that a woman essentially walked into the church and began shooting.
Here’s the press conference:
HPD Chief Troy Finner breaks down the shooting that occurred at Joel Osteen’s Lakewood Church in Texas.
He says the female shooter is deceased. A 5-year-old child is in critical condition,