It’s refreshing that America has become such an accepting melting pot of cultures, race, and gender identities that all people, regardless of race, sexual orientation, or ancestral background can take part in the national pastime of shooting up a school.
As afternoon services were beginning at Lakewood Church in Houston on Sunday, a woman arrived in a trench coat and carrying a backpack, her 7-year-old son at her side. She brought two rifles and had a piece of yellow rope resembling a detonation cord, law enforcement officials said on Monday.
The woman pointed an AR-15 at an unarmed security guard, officials said, and then made her way inside the church, which is led by the televangelist Joel Osteen. Almost immediately, she opened fire in a hallway with the assault-style rifle.
As they provided new details of the shooting that rattled Lakewood Church, law enforcement officials said that what might have been a mass shooting inside one of the nation’s largest megachurches had been narrowly averted by a pair of off-duty officers working security at the church, a commonplace feature of worship at large congregations across the United States.
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The police also discovered “antisemitic writings” made by Ms. Moreno, said Christopher Hassig, the commander of the department’s homicide unit. The AR-15 carried a sticker with the word “Palestine” on its stock. He said that the feelings expressed in her writings appeared to stem from disputes with her ex-husband’s family, some of whom are Jewish.
Mr. Osteen has hosted evangelistic events in Israel and, like many evangelical leaders, has expressed general solidarity with the country over the years. In 2022, he interviewed the prime minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, calling Mr. Netanyahu “a modern-day David” and comparing him to the biblical patriarch.
The most American NFL championship celebration possible
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3 people detained with 20+ shot. Going to be bad
Protect and serve (the wealthy and corporations)!
Huh? I was told by the CHIEF that the uniformed officers on scene rushed into danger to keep everyone safe.
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This country man, got a personal dispute to settle? Definitely the celebration parade is the place to wave your guns around
“ The shooting appears to have been a “dispute between several people that ended in gunfire,” Graves said, noting there is no indication of a “nexus to terrorism or homegrown violent extremism.” On Wednesday, Graves said three people had been detained and an unspecified number of guns recovered by law enforcement.
Several law enforcement officials similarly told CNN the shooting was believed to have been the result of a personal dispute in the area, and not an attack on the celebration itself.”
That will come as a huge relief for the shot bystanders.
Wouldn’t surprise me if the dude is living in a van down by the river and all his assets are in Russian crypto by now
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Max sentence. Good.
This article is actually inaccurate. He got 25 to life on the Murder charge, and 1 & 1/3 to 4 on the tampering charges, and the judge ran them consecutively. (Max Max). So the actual sentence was 26 and a third to life, meaning he’ll be eligible for parole when he’s 92. (He’s currently 66).
Fyp
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This is great and all, but the main reason he got got was that the victim was young, white, and female.
Change it to a 20 something black dude, and this fucker is probably getting off and giving a speech at the next NRA convention.