A search warrant has identified the suspect who was killed in the Lakewood Church shooting as Genesse Ivonne Moreno, 36.
– A search warrant has identified the suspect who was killed in the Lakewood Church shooting as Genesse Ivonne Moreno, 36, of Conroe.
According to the warrant, Moreno, who is transgender and identified as a woman, walked into the church with an AR-15 rifle. The person, also brought their young son with them to the church. One of the officers said they saw the suspect in possession of a “yellow in color rope and substances consistent with the manufacture of explosive devices, which appeared to be a detonation cord.” Investigators have not been able to determine whether Moreno’s threat of having a bomb was credible.When Moreno pointed their weapon at the first responding officers, they shot and killed Moreno in self-defense, according to the document.
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