The armed female suspect was killed after being engaged by off-duty officers.
Officers are responding to reports of a shooting at pastor Joel Osteen's Lakewood Church in Houston, according to Houston police.Off-duty officers responded as a woman began shooting inside pastor Joel Osteen's Lakewood Church in Houston on Sunday, killing the suspect, Houston Police Chief Troy Finner said at a news conference.
Finner said the woman, between the ages of 30 and 35 years old, entered the Lakewood Church on the west side at approximately 1:53 p.m. local time."Both officers … engaged, striking the female," Finner said. "She's deceased here on the scene. Unfortunately, a 5-year-old kid was hit and is in critical condition at our local hospital,"
MORE: Teen charged with attempted murder after allegedly shooting tourist in Times Square, firing at officer A 57-year-old man, who Finner said is not believed to be involved in the incident, was shot in the leg and transported to the hospital in stable condition, he said.
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