The former mother-in-law of the Lakewood Church shooter has blasted Texas gun laws and state authorities for failing to stop the “completely preventable horror”.
Moreno, 36, opened fire inside Joel Osteen ’s megachurch in Houston , Texas on Sunday.
Moreno, who has a lengthy criminal record and has gone by several male aliases, allegedly carried out the shooting using an AR-15 with the word “Palestine” across it, police said.
Police said Moreno went into the Lakewood Church armed with the rifle. She had her 7-year-old son with her. After she began shooting, two off-duty officers returned fire and she was pronounced deceased at the scene.
The child got caught in the exchange of gunfire and was struck in the head. He is in critical condition.
A 57-year-old man was also shot in the leg.
Walli Carranza, Genesse Moreno’s former mother-in-law, posted on Facebook: “The fault lies in a Child Protective Services of Montgomery County and Harris County which refused to remove custody from a woman with known mental illness who was not being treated and with the State of Texas for not having strong red flag laws that would have prevented (Moreno) from owning or possessing a gun.”