Police have responded to a reported shooting at pastor Joel Osteen’s Lakewood Church, the Houston Police Department said in a post on X Sunday. “This is an on-going, active scene.
Please avoid the area. Additional information will be provided as it is available,” police said. Texas authorities say a child between ages 5 to 8 was shot and the suspect who fired shots inside Joel Osteen’s Lakewood Church on Sunday afternoon is down.
Lakewood Church confirmed reports of “shots fired,” saying on X, “There is an active situation involving shots fired at Lakewood.
Law enforcement is on the scene. That is all the information we have at this time. Please pray for Lakewood and our community.” Harris County Sheriff Ed Gonzalez also posted about the incident, saying the possible shooter appeared to be down.
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