important to note: the 5 year old kid was definitely shot by the cops:
A young child who police said was approximately 4 to 5 years old accompanied her. The woman began shooting upon entering the church. Two off-duty officers shot the female shooter, who died on scene, according to authorities. The child was also shot and is in critical condition at Texas Children’s Hospital, but officers were unclear about how the child was injured.
Gonna see if I can find the article that had a quote from the cops (I think) which made it sound like it was they probably hit the kid. It was something along the lines of "we exchanged fire with the lady and unfortunately a 5 year old was hit."
Edit:It was linked in last week's news mega, but I can't find the quote in it. Not sure if the article was updated as I see no mentions of an update. Still you have this:
When asked if the responding officers shot the child, the police chief told reporters he didn't know. He added, "If it was, unfortunately, and that female, that suspect, put that baby in danger, I'm gonna put that blame on her."
Totally not an incriminating way of putting it
Oh here it is. From the article posted on this post. Using the typical passive voice associated with police shootings:
Two off-duty law enforcement officers – a Houston police officer and an agent with the Texas Alcoholic Beverage Commission – engaged and struck the woman, who died on the scene, Finner said. The woman was roughly 30-35 years old, the chief said.
“Unfortunately a 5-year-old kid was hit and is in critical condition at our local hospital,” he added. The incident unfolded just before 2 p.m., the chief said. It was unclear who fired the shot that struck the child, the chief said, or what the child’s relationship to the shooter was.
If they knew for sure that it was the woman they would have said so from the jump.
It has to be said: if she brought a small child with her when she decided to go guns blazing then she put the child directly in harm's way.
If the cops didn't know for dead-ass certain that the woman would be charged for anybody they accidentally shot, they might take a little more care with their panic shooting than they currently do.
Oh absolutely, it must be blatantly clear they shot the kid if they slip into passive "the child encountered a bullet while mid flight after an officer-involved unholstered firearm event" style of speech
They've cranked the weaselly passive voice up to 11 for this one. Look at this shit:
The child is critically injured after being shot in the head and has not been identified. An off-duty Houston police officer and Texas Alcoholic Beverage Commission officer were at the church and confronted Moreno. It is unclear if the child was shot in the process or by the suspect.
https://www.click2houston.com/news/local/2024/02/12/7-year-old-fighting-for-life-man-released-from-hospital-following-houston-lakewood-church-shooting/
“It’s unfortunate that on the day we want to attend church and watch America’s No. 1 sports event we find ourselves gathered here to respond to this tragedy,” Houston Mayor John Whitmire said during the press conference.
How could this happen on the same day as America's Big Game??!!!!?????
The woman began shooting upon entering the church. Two off-duty officers shot the female shooter, who died on scene, according to authorities. The child was also shot and is in critical condition at Texas Children’s Hospital, but officers were unclear about how the child was injured. Another 57-year-old man — unassociated with the shooter — was shot in the leg and is being treated.
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“We don’t understand why these things happen, but we know God is in control,” Osteen said. “We are going to pray for the little 5-year-old boy and the lady that was deceased, her family, and the other gentlemen."
Who is presumably a member of his church, and this asshole can't even bother to find out his name???
I'm not surprised, it's just really funny to see in print.
Shitmire is a fucking pox on this city and has been since he crawled into the State Senate seat and infested it for the last 40 fucking years. Everything wrong with Texas politics in a nutshell.
