In the US state of Texas, a 30-35-year-old woman with her young child attacked a large church where about 45,000 people worshiped.

An armed attack was carried out on the Lakewood Church, located 10 km from the center of Houston, USA.

According to local media reports, shots were fired at churchgoers during a Sunday service led by Pastor Joel Austin.

According to the Texas Tribune, the armed attack was carried out by a woman between the ages of 30 and 25. He entered the church with his 4-5-year-old child and started shooting at the churchgoers with a rifle.

The woman was shot and killed by two off-duty police officers at the church. The boy next to him was seriously injured. Also, another 57-year-old man was injured in the leg and was hospitalized. It was reported that there were no other victims in the incident.

Lakewood Church, the third largest church in the country, has about 45,000 weekly Sundays, according to the Hartford Institute of Religion.

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