Mass Shootings

Haven't seen this posted anywhere on Sott, but a 'woman' ( perhaps transgender) entered a huge megachurch in Houston on Sunday and open fired. She had a child with her who was killed. She was also killed by officers at the church.
Police in Houston, TX have identified the shooter who opened fire at Joel Osteen's Lakewood Church on Sunday as Genesse Ivonne Moreno, Fox News has confirmed.

Moreno, originally from El Salvador, who had a lengthy criminal record, also previously used the name Jeffrey Escalante Moreno, investigators said. The shooter was killed after off-duty police officers at the church responded to the incident. Police said two people were injured – a 57-year-old man and the child who accompanied the shooter. The child is not expected to survive, a Montgomery County District Attorney's Office spokesperson told the Houston Chronicle.

Preliminary reporting indicated the shooter was transgender, but in a Monday news conference, investigators identified her as a woman and the biological mother of the 7-year-old child.

A search warrant showed that Moreno pointed an AR-15 at the officers who then fired upon her and killed her in self-defense.

The preliminary reporting also indicated that the message "Free Palestine" was written on the rifle; investigators said later it was just "Palestine."

Moreno, 36, had a criminal history including convictions for assaulting a police officer in 2009 and forgery in 2010.

Members of the FBI, the Texas Rangers, the Montgomery County Sheriff’s Office and the Conroe and Houston Police Departments were investigating a property Monday in Conroe, north of Houston, that was believed to be Moreno's residence, KPRC reported.

The shooting unfolded Sunday afternoon before the Houston megachurch's 2 p.m. Spanish service was set to begin. Moreno entered the church with a long rifle, wearing a backpack and a trench coat and accompanied by the child, Houston Police Chief Troy Finner said. After the shooter opened fire, off-duty officers at the scene "engaged" the shooter and returned fire. Moreno was pronounced dead at the scene.

Looks like they are already trying to back down on the transgender idea - but as she's used a male name previously does lend credence to that. Other news stories have indicated that neighbors have filed multiple complaints with Conroe police over the years about this person - all were ignored - or at least police said they could not do anything.

Joel Osteen has always struck me as smarmy and i find it interesting that this happened in his 'church'. His wife got into an altercation with a flight attendant years ago and they were taken off the plane.
 
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