The Lakewood Megachurch shooter facts

She gave birth to a child so she had XX chromosomes. But she also went by the name Jeffrey and other male aliases and saw herself as a male at times.

The now dead gun-gender-fluid woman who tried to shoot up Joel Osteen's megachurch in Houston, Texas Sunday afternoon, used an AR-15 with the sticker "Free Palestine" on the stock. She was an Hispanic person, divorced and an anti-Semite, although there is some Jewish blood in the family somewhere--from her ex-husband.

She was 36 and brought along her seven-year-old child for what she planned, but in the shootout with brave police on hand, she only managed to shoot a man in the leg before she was killed. Her child, who she used as a human shield, was shot in the head and is in critical condition as this is being written.

She also uploaded a YouTube video warning of dangerous "psychopath" teachers preying on children online. Now that's a pot-kettle situation if there ever was one.

The pair of off-duty officers—one a Texas Alcoholic Beverage Commission (TABC) agent and the other a cop with the Houston Police Department (HPD)—returned fire, quickly killing the shooter. The two were working an extra security gig at Lakewood Church.

Authorities said they have also uncovered "anti-Semitic writings" in her possession, and somehow some morons are going to blame the Jews for her death.

In addition to the Anderson-manufacturing AR-15, which she used to carry out the church shooting, she possessed a .22 caliber rifle by Blue Line Solutions on her person, but it was not fired at the time.

Chris Hassig, Christopher Hassig, commander of the Houston Police Department's Homicide Division, said police believe there was "a familiar dispute" that took place between her ex-husband and her ex-husband's family. "Some of those individuals are Jewish. So, we believe that might possibly be where all of this stems from," Hassig stated.

There were two victims injured: The seven-year-old boy, allegedly used as a human shield, was hit during the exchange of gunfire and taken to Texas Children's Hospital in critical condition; a 57-year-old man, an innocent bystander, was shot in the leg.

Before succumbing to her wounds, the shooter declared she had a bomb, although a bomb squad later searched the premises and found no evidence of explosives in her backpack or car. The shooter also sprayed "some type of substance" on the ground, but investigators still aren't sure what it is. 

A HAZMAT team and a decontamination crew checked the property to ensure no risk is posed to the public.

"Right now, I can safely say we have not found anything that is of concern to our community or to this location, but we're going to take our time to ensure that we look at every aspect," Houston Fire Department Chief Sam Peña said at Sunday's news briefing.

This, of course, was a terrible tragedy but obviously could have been much worse in a crowded church that has around 45,000 worshipers.

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Joel Osteen's Lakewood Church shooting leaves child shot, suspect shooter down

According to Texas authorities, a child was shot and the suspected shooter is down.

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.

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."

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