The shooting occurred Sunday afternoon in the Houston, Texas megachurch.
Alan Rosen, a constable of Harris County said the child who was shot is between the ages of 5 and 9, but provided no other information.
Alan Rosen, a constable of Harris County said the child who was shot is between the ages of 5 and 9, but provided no other information.
The latest report at around 2:00 p.m. was announced by Harris County Sheriff Ed Gonzalez on X. The shooting was also reported in the Spanish language church service which was to start at the time.
"Correction: shooter is down," Gonzalez wrote on social media. "But it does not appear that@HCSOTexas deputies fired shots; other agencies fired."
"We continue to assist in a methodical/thorough search of the complex."
At around 2:10 p.m. CT, Gonzalez said that there were "possible shots fired at/or around Lakewood Church." Less than an hour after that announcement, Texas law enforcement confirmed that the scene was Lakewood Church.
"The active scene is at Lakewood Church on the SW Fwy service road. Traffic is very heavy near and on the service road," Houston Police Department wrote on X.
"Please avoid the area and use alternate routes. We have PIOs en route to the scene and will provide any and all updates here."
Police later advised that anyone with missing family members should head to the "family reunification location" at Greenway Plaza's Life Time Fitness gym.
Lakewood Church confirmed on X that there was a shooting and asked that users "please pray for Lakewood and our community."
In a press release sent to local outlets, Governor Greg Abbott called the shooting "tragic."
"Our hearts are with those impacted by today’s tragic shooting and the entire Lakewood Church community in Houston," Abbott said. "Places of worship are sacred."
"Correction: shooter is down," Gonzalez wrote on social media. "But it does not appear that@HCSOTexas deputies fired shots; other agencies fired."
"We continue to assist in a methodical/thorough search of the complex."
At around 2:10 p.m. CT, Gonzalez said that there were "possible shots fired at/or around Lakewood Church." Less than an hour after that announcement, Texas law enforcement confirmed that the scene was Lakewood Church.
"The active scene is at Lakewood Church on the SW Fwy service road. Traffic is very heavy near and on the service road," Houston Police Department wrote on X.
"Please avoid the area and use alternate routes. We have PIOs en route to the scene and will provide any and all updates here."
Police later advised that anyone with missing family members should head to the "family reunification location" at Greenway Plaza's Life Time Fitness gym.
Lakewood Church confirmed on X that there was a shooting and asked that users "please pray for Lakewood and our community."
In a press release sent to local outlets, Governor Greg Abbott called the shooting "tragic."
"Our hearts are with those impacted by today’s tragic shooting and the entire Lakewood Church community in Houston," Abbott said. "Places of worship are sacred."
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