Lakewood Church shooter identified as a transgender

Lakewood Church shooter identified as a transgender, legal name Genesse Moreno but went by the name “Jeffrey.Show more

On February 11, 2024, a shooting occurred at Lakewood Church in Houston, Texas, perpetrated by 36-year-old Genesse Moreno

Witnesses at Lakewood Church stated that they heard multiple shots fired around 2:00 pm CST, the start time of the Spanish-language services.
The shooter, Genesse Moreno, claimed to have a bomb in her backpack, but no bomb was subsequently found. She also sprayed "some type of substance on the ground". She shot a 47-year-old man in the leg, wounding him.
Moreno said "Stay calm, all I need is help",then proceeded to fire more rounds.
Two off-duty officers, serving as security at the church, killed Moreno after she pointed an AR-15 at them. Moreno's seven-year-old son was shot in the exchange of gunfire. The child was taken to the Texas Children's Hospital in critical condition. Moreno was shot and killed four minutes after entering the church