Shooter entered Texas megachurch with young son and used AR-style rifle in the attack, police say

By JUAN LOZANO, ACACIA CORONADO AND JIM VERTUNO
Associated Press

HOUSTON (AP) — Authorities say the shooter who opened fire at a Texas megachurch over the weekend had a history of mental illness and used an AR-style rifle in the attack that also critically injured their 7-year-old son. Police identified the shooter as 36-year-old Genesse Ivonne Moreno. They noted Monday that Moreno sometimes used both male and female aliases. Investigators have not yet established a motive in the shooting at celebrity pastor Joel Osteen’s Lakewood Church. They are looking into a dispute involving Moreno and the family of Moreno’s ex-husband. Moreno was killed by off-duty officers working security. Police say Moreno’s son remains in critical condition with a gunshot wound to the head.