Houston Church Shooter Identified, Had Long Criminal History and String of Aliases

The shooter who opened fire in a Houston church has been named as Genesse Moreno, who police said had multiple aliases.
Houston Church Shooter Identified, Had Long Criminal History and String of Aliases
Authorities respond to a shooting at Lakewood Church in Houston on Feb. 11, 2024, in a still from video. KTRK-TV ABC13 via AP
Tom Ozimek
Tom Ozimek
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A shooter who was killed by off-duty police officers after opening fire at a Houston megachurch while seemingly using a 7-year-old child as a human shield has been identified as a woman named Genesse Moreno, who police said had a string of aliases and a history of mental health problems.

Police said on Dec. 12 that whilst one of Moreno’s multiple aliases was that of a man named Jeffrey Escalante, she had always identified as a woman, and was the biological mother of her 7-year-old child.

Tom Ozimek
Tom Ozimek
Reporter
Tom Ozimek is a senior reporter for The Epoch Times. He has a broad background in journalism, deposit insurance, marketing and communications, and adult education.
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