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| Police respond to ‘active shooter’ at Texas megachurch | |
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| Gunfire was heard at the Lakewood Church in Houston on Sunday, witnesses said | |
| Several police units were dispatched following reports of a shooting at a large evangelical church in Houston, Texas on Sunday. | |
| “There is an active situation involving shots fired at Lakewood. Law enforcement is on the scene,” pastor Joel Osteen’s Lakewood Church said in a brief statement on X (formerly Twitter).”Please pray for Lakewood and our community.” | |
| “It is believed that a possible shooter is down, shot by one of our deputy’s on-scene,” Harris County Sheriff Ed Gonzalez wrote on X. | |
| The witnesses told local media that someone had opened fire as Spanish-speaking service was about to begin at 2 pm. One man was quoted by ABC13 News as saying that he heard 20 to 30 gunshots when ran out of the building. | |
| The church has an average attendance of 45,000 people, according to the media. It was founded in 1959 by pastor John Osteen and is currently run by his son Joel. | |
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