Police ‘feverishly going through the social media and writings belonging to the suspect’
By Joe Kovacs
Genesse Ivonne Moreno, a.k.a. Jeffrey Escalante
The gun used in Sunday’s shooting at Joel Osteen’s church in Texas reportedly had a pro-Palestinian message written on it, and the shooter has been identified as Genesse Ivonne Moreno, 36, a transgender immigrant from El Salvador.
KHOU-TV in Houston reports “Moreno had a criminal history dating back to 2005, and previously identified as Jeffrey Escalante, according to a Texas Department of Public Safety records search. Prior arrests include failure to stop and give information, assault of a public servant, assault causing bodily injury, forgery, possession of marijuana, theft, evading arrest unlawful carrying weapon.”
ABC News reports “Free Palestine” was written on the long rifle belonging to a man dressed as a woman who opened fire at the Lakewood Church in Houston, according to a law-enforcement official briefed on the investigation.
“A motive behind the Sunday afternoon shooting has not been determined. Sources said investigators are feverishly going through the social media and writings belonging to the suspect,” the network indicated.