By the time Genesse Moreno walked into Lakewood Church on Sunday afternoon and opened fire, she already had left a trail of police encounters, court records, and social media posts her estranged say should have raised “red flags.”
Moreno, 36, was first arrested on misdemeanor charges back in 2005. Over the next 19 years, she had semi-regular contact with law enforcement. Charges ranged from forgery to assault to theft. Her last arrest before the church shooting was in 2022 by the Katy Police Department. Court records show officers found two weapons in her car during a traffic stop. She served two days in jail, and authorities destroyed the guns.
Still, ABC13 confirmed she could legally obtain at least one gun in December 2023.
While her criminal charges came and went, on the civil side, records would show that Moreno has a long history of dealing with mental illness. Moreno’s husband painted a troubling picture in divorce records obtained by ABC13 in Harris and Montgomery counties.