HOUSTON (AP) — A motive for why a woman in a trenchcoat opened fire in celebrity pastor Joel Osteen's megachurch in Texas remained unclear Monday after the shooting sent worshippers rushing for safety in between busy Sunday services.
Police say two off-duty officers working security at Osteen's church, one of the largest megachurches in the U.S., shot and killed the suspect.
Osteen said the violence could have been worse if the shooting had happened during the earlier and larger late Sunday morning service.
Houston Police Chief Troy Finner did not identify the suspect at a news conference Sunday while standing near Osteen.
The woman began shooting and was confronted by two off-duty officers, a Houston police officer and an agent with the Texas Alcoholic Beverage Commission, who returned fire.
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