Christian Post: Lakewood Church shooter was mentally troubled, consistently identified as female, police say

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By Leonardo Blair - Posted at The Christian Post:

Published February 12, 2024

Despite reportedly using multiple aliases, including the male name Jeffrey Escalante, Genesse Ivonne Moreno, a mentally troubled individual who was shot dead by off-duty law enforcement officers after opening fire at Joel Osteen's Lakewood Church on Sunday, has consistently identified as female, a Houston Police Department officer said Monday.

"Our shooter is identified by a driver's license as Genesee Moreno 36 years old, Hispanic female. There are some discrepancies," HPD's Commander of Homicide Christopher Hassig said at a press conference. "We do have reports she used multiple aliases, including Jeffrey Escalante. So she has utilized both male and female names but through all of our investigation to this point, talking with individuals, interviews, documents, Houston Police Department reports, she has been identified this entire time as female."

The clarification from HPD comes as some media reports have identified Moreno as a transgender woman who was born a male. Police say the shooter had at least six prior arrests since 2005, including unlawful carrying of a weapon, which Moreno pleaded guilty to; evading arrest; and assault on a public official.

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• Shooting at Joel Osteen's Lakewood Church Injures 2; Shooter Killed, Young Boy Critical (christian-heritage-news.com)
• Lakewood Church shooting victim not enrolled in school (houstonchronicle.com)
• Who is the Lakewood Church shooter, Genesse Moreno? | khou.com
• Texas neighbors said they tried to sound the alarm about Houston church shooter for months (nbcnews.com)