"Unraveling the Houston Megachurch Shooting: Insights into the Assailant and Community Response"

Genesse Ivonne Moreno, the woman who fired a rifle inside Houston's Lakewood Church, had a history of mental illness, a string of arrests, and family who sought help to prevent her from accessing weapons. She wounded one man before being shot and killed by law enforcement, and her 7-year-old son, who was with her, was also shot and in critical condition. Authorities are investigating whether mental health issues or a recent argument with her ex-husband's family played a role in the shooting. Moreno had a documented mental health history and had been placed under an emergency detention order in 2016. Her former mother-in-law alleged that the family had repeatedly sought help from law enforcement and child protective services to prevent such a tragedy.