Woman killed after opening fire inside Joel Osteen's Lakewood Church. What we know

Genesse Ivonne Moreno, a 36-year-old woman, opened fire at Joel Osteen’s megachurch in Houston on Sunday, law enforcement officials said at a press conference Monday. She was shot and killed by off-duty officers inside the church. Moreno also wore a trench coat that concealed a rifle and claimed to have explosives, according to Houston Police Chief Troy Finner.

Moreno, who was escorting a child, walked into Osteen's Lakewood Church in between services shortly before 2 p.m.

Here's what we know:

7-year-old injured in shooting

A 7-year-old boy, escorted by the Moreno, had one gunshot wound to the head, according to Houston police. There is no word on whether the child was shot by the Moreno or the officers. The child is in critical condition at Texas Children's Hospital.

A 57-year-old man was shot in the leg, according to Finner. His injuries were treated, and he has since been released.

Genesse Ivonne Moreno: What we know about the shooter

Moreno entered the church at 1:53 p.m. wearing a trench coat and a backpack and carrying an AR-15, police confirmed Monday during a news conference. She pulled a 7-year-old boy out of the back of the car and confronted a security guard at the front of the church.

At 1:55 p.m., police say she began firing multiple rounds in the hallway. Off-duty guards exchanged multiple shots, and she and the child fell to the ground.

Officers also reported that Moreno was spraying something on the floor around her before the assault, however, preliminary tests showed no risk to any chemical or product used by the shooter and said they were "benign" products.

According to KHOU, Moreno has a criminal history dating back to 2005. Prior arrests include assault of a public servant, assault causing bodily injury, forgery, possession of marijuana, theft, evading arrest, unlawful carrying of a weapon, and failure to stop and give information. Police said they also found Moreno used multiple aliases.

Police didn’t identify a motive for the woman’s shooting.

Where is Joel Osteen's Lakewood Church?

Lakewood Church is about 6 miles outside of downtown Houston in the 606,000-square-foot, 16,000-seat former sports arena for the Houston Rockets. Osteen’s popular church services bring in tens of thousands. According to the Hartford Institute for Religion Research, the church is regularly attended by 45,000 people every week.

The non-denominational church streams services online and was scheduled to air its next broadcast at 7 p.m. Sunday, but that service was canceled, the church posted on its Facebook page.

Joel Osteen says 'evil will not prevail'

At 7:10 p.m. Sunday, Osteen posted a message on X, saying the church community is "grateful for the swift actions of law enforcement."

"In the face of such darkness, we must hold onto our faith and remember evil will not prevail," he wrote.

'Boom, boom, boom': Church member speaks about shooting

Alan Guity, a church member, said he was waiting in the sanctuary when he heard shots fired.

“Boom, boom, boom, boom and I yelled, ‘Mom,’” he said.  Guity said he and his mother later tried to calm people down after the incident.

Houston police launch investigation into shooting

Houston officers searched the backpack and Moreno's vehicle and found no traces of explosives, Finner said. Officers found two weapons in her possession, one with a sticker that stated "Palestine," as well as items with anti-Semitic writing. Police believe she acted alone but are working with the Federal Bureau of Investigation.

The responding off-duty officers were a Texas Alcoholic Beverage Commission officer and a Houston Police Department officer. Both officers were placed on administrative leave, he said. Finner didn’t speculate on why the woman entered the church.

— USA TODAY reporter Dinah Voyles Pulver and the Associated Press contributed to this report.

This article originally appeared on Austin American-Statesman: Lakewood Church shooting leaves child injured, shooter dead: What we know