Joel Osteen, a famous priest whose televised sermons are viewed in over 100 countries, is the leader of the megachurch Lakewood. The community, he claimed, was “devastated” following the experience.
Shortly before a Sunday afternoon Spanish service at 2:00 pm, there was violence at the Houston megachurch Lakewood, and worshippers rushed to safety.
A five-year-old kid who is still in critical condition and a 57-year-old man who is receiving treatment for a hip injury are among the two injured parties in the shooting.
Two Houston Police Department and Texas Alcoholic Beverage Commission officers who were providing security for the church shot the woman.
She had claimed to have a bomb, but the examinations of her car and backpack turned up nothing explosive, according to the officials.
Police have not yet established whether the man and the youngster were related or established a potential motive, even though it is thought the child was with him.
Chief of police Troy Finner stated that if the two cops had not “engaged” the lady when she started fire, the event “could have been a lot worse”.
