Police in Houston, Texas have identified the shooter who opened fire at Joel Osteen’s Lakewood Church on Sunday as Genesse Ivonne Moreno, an immigrant from El Salvador with a lengthy criminaI history.
She previously used the name Jeffrey Escalante Moreno, prompting some reports that she identified as a transgender individuaI. Law enforcement officials did not refer to her as such during a press conference on Monday, however.
Two people were hit by the gunman — a 57-year-old man and a seven-year-old boy who accompanied the shooter — after she opened fire just after 2 p.m. on Sunday. Off-duty police officers who were present at the scene engaged the shooter and returned fire.
She was ultimately pronounced de ad at the scene.
The child — who has been identified as Moreno’s son — is not expected to survive, though he remains in criticaI condition at an area hospital, a Montgomery County District Attorney’s Office spokesperson told the Houston Chronicle.
According to investigators, Hassig arrived at the church accompanied by the child just before Spanish mass was set to begin. She was dressed in a bIack trench coat and was armed with a semiautomatic rifIe, which she pointed at officers before she was shot and kiIIed.
Christopher Hassig, commander of Houston Police Department Homicide Division, identified Moreno as female during the press conference and confirmed that she has a history of using both male and female aliases.
She utilized both male and femaIe names, but through all of our investigation through this point, talking with individuaIs, interview, documents, Houston Police Department reports, she has been identified this entire time as female. She, her, he said.
King Charles’s funeral plans being updated in light of cancer treatment – ‘It’s not good,’ claims insider
King Charles III is revising his funeral plans following a cancer diagnosis, discovered during treatment for an enlarged prostate. Despite continuing state duties amid regular treatments, insider reports suggest his health is more serious than publicly known.
This has prompted updates to ‘Operation Menai Bridge,’ the protocol for his funeral, similar to the plans following Queen Elizabeth II’s death.
Amid these health concerns, dynamics within the Royal Family are also highlighted as Prince Harry visited his father post-diagnosis.
Speculation arises that Charles might seek a reconciliation, possibly inviting Harry and Meghan to Balmoral for a family reunion, emphasizing his wish to see his grandchildren.
These developments reflect both Charles’s personal challenges and his ongoing commitment to his royal responsibilities as he navigates his health issues.
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