Joel Osteen praises the response of law enforcement and the church's security team to a recent shooting incident at the church. He also expresses gratitude towards the police and discusses the church's strong security plan.
Last Sunday, police said Genesse Moreno went into the church at about 2 p.m. with her 7-year-old son. She had an AR15, and she began shooting in the hallway. Two off-duty law enforcement officers approached her, returned fire, and she was killed.On Sunday, the congregation reflected on the shooting. They also said they recognized the angels that were watching over the building and the church members last week.
spoke to KPRC 2′s Brittany Jeffers about the response to the shooting and where he was at the time. Osteen praised the response of area law enforcement and the church’s security team to the shooting. He also said while they are always looking to improve, they believe the church has a strong security plan. “We are just proud of the police and our own security here, they were heroes so we celebrate what they’ve done and we thank them for what they’ve done, I think we are always looking, but we have a very strong plan in place,” Osteen said. Osteen said he was at the church when the shooting happened and had just finished up visiting with peopl
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