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Officials said a 36-year-old woman who opened fire at Lakewood Church, which is led by the televangelist Joel Osteen, had a documented history of arrests and mental illness. She was killed by off-duty officers.

A woman entered the Lakewood Church, a megachurch in Houston, with a rifle and opened fire, officials said. Off-duty officers shot and killed her.

The case of the disgraced pastor Paul Pressler offers a window into why America is so divided as a nation.