Page 46 - Protective Services News Today : Breaking News, Live Updates & Top Stories | Vimarsana

A nonprofit forges one-on-one relationships with vulnerable first-time mothers to combat a maternal mortality crisis.

Authorities say they’re reviewing how the shooter who opened fire at a Houston megachurch was able to legally purchase and obtain the AR-style rifle used in the attack despite a years-long criminal record and a history of mental illness. Public records show that Genesse Moreno faced several charges over the years, including for theft, forgery and assault. However, a local prosecutor says a misdemeanor conviction for unlawfully carrying a weapon wouldn’t have prevented her under state law from purchasing more guns. Moreno, 36, opened fire in celebrity pastor Joel Osteen’s Lake...

The 36-year-old mother had a lengthy criminal history dating back nearly 20 years before the megachurch shooting

The former mother-in-law of the Lakewood Church shooter has slammed Texasgun laws and the state’s child protective services for failing her seven-year-old grandson, as he lies fighting for his life in hospital.Genesse Moreno, 36, drove with her young son to Joel Osteen’s megachurch in Houston on Sunday 11 February, where she then opened fire with an AR-15 rifle.Moreno was fatally shot by two off-duty police officers who returned fire. Her seven-year-old son was also caught in the crosshairs, and suffered a gunshot wound to the head.Walli Carranza, Moreno’s former mother-in-law, has sinc...

Sheila Paras/Getty Images(HOUSTON) -- The former mother-in-law of the woman accused of opening fire at celebrity pastor Joel Osteen's Lakewood Church told ABC News she thinks the shooting was "predictable and preventable." Walli Carranza, who identifi...