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What to know about a shooting at Joel Osteen’s megachurch

By JUAN A. LOZANO
Associated Press

HOUSTON (AP) — Search warrant documents show that a suspect in a trenchcoat who opened fire in celebrity pastor Joel Osteen’s megachurch in Texas was carrying an AR-15 style rifle. The shooter was identified as 36-year-old Genesse Ivonne Moreno, according to an affidavit seeking a search warrant released by the Montgomery County district attorney’s office. The shooting happened Sunday in between services at Lakewood Church, one of the nation’s largest megachurches. Police say two off-duty officers working security shot and killed the suspect. Two other people were also shot and wounded, including the young son of the shooter.

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