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Barrage of gunfire as officers stop shooter at Joel Osteen’s megachurch, newly released video shows

Barrage of gunfire as officers stop shooter at Joel Osteen’s megachurch

The four minutes or less of gunshots that rocked pastor Joel Osteen,s Houston megachurch broke the silence.

However, more than two weeks after the shooting at Lakewood Church on February 11, security and police body camera footage was made public on Monday, demonstrating the terrifying nature of the brief attack: Dispersed parishioners looking for cover in the corridors and rooms. Officers hiding behind walls and pulling their firearms. And the seven-year-old kid of the gunman, who was shot and injured and was later found lying on the ground, shielding his ears from the noise.

Before pulling the trigger, an officer can be heard yelling, “Put the weapon down, now.” “She may have a bomb,” a second officer warns.

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 The approximately 26-minute video, which features the sounds of numerous gunshot bursts, was made public by Houston police. The attack left shooter Genesse Moreno, 36, dead and two others injured. The cause of the shooting and the identity of the person who shot Moreno’s small kid in the head remain unknown, according to the authorities. His situation is still critical.
 

The woman allegedly broke into the church in between Sunday services and started shooting an AR-style weapon. Moreno was shot and killed by two off-duty officers after failing to enter the main sanctuary. Not only was Moreno’s son injured, but so did another man.

 
The video captures what appears to be an average Sunday at one of the biggest megachurches in the country, with attendees mingling in the corridors outside the approximately 16,000-seat facility.Lakewood Church security footage shows that minutes earlier, Moreno had driven up in a white SUV. Samuel, her son, is seen being taken out of the back car and being led toward the building. Moreno has on a loose-fitting trench coat in a tan tone, boots, striped jeans, and a black shirt.

One body camera captured people conversing before they abruptly stopped when the first gunshot was heard. Some started running, confused, and then there was a flurry of gunfire. There were witnesses hiding in hallways and rooms.

 
Handguns drawn, off-duty police officers could be seen cowering as they raced toward the sound of gunfire.“We need to approach,” she said as she and another cop headed toward the gunshots. Just be here with us, Father God. Pardon our transgressions.

As authorities moved in on the shooting scene, gunshots could be heard resounding throughout the church structure in the video.

More sound-free security footage from the church appeared to show the youngster covering his ears after his mother left the frame. He looked to be in a recessed entryway. When she got close to him, he extended his arms to embrace her. The boy seems to follow her when she disappears off screen once more.

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