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| 2 dead, 6 wounded in Louisiana theater shooting |
| 2015-07-24 |
 A gunman opened fire inside at Lafayette movie theater Thursday night (July 23), police said.The Associated Press quoted an ambulance official as saying two people were dead, including the gunman. According to The Daily Advertiser, six people were injured at the Grand Theatre. A witness told the Advertiser she saw "an older white man" stand up and begin shooting. |
| Posted by:badanov |
| #5 Since I carry concealed I don't pay much attention to gun free zones. I'd rather be tried by 12 than carried by 6. |
| Posted by: Deacon Blues 2015-07-24 14:19 |
| #4 If I'd been in that movie theater with my shooter he'd have had a round in his head before he got the first one off! Crazy that some of the theaters my way won't let me carry. |
| Posted by: Wideboy 2015-07-24 12:39 |
| #3 From An Nahar eight hours ago: Drifter' U.S. Gunman Kills Two, Injures Nine in Cinema Rampage A lone gunman who opened fire in a crowded U.S. movie theater killing two people was a drifter who tried to escape before turning the gun on himself, police said Friday. Police identified the gunman as 59-year-old John Houser, a white man originally from Alabama. He had been staying at a motel in Lafayette, Louisiana where authorities found glasses and wigs for disguises. "He's kind of a drifter," police chief Jim Craft told reporters, adding that Houser acted alone. Houser apparently tried to flee the theater after shooting 13 rounds from a single handgun, killing two white females aged 21 and 33, one of whom died in hospital, and injuring nine others before killing himself as police closed in. "What happened is that the quick law enforcement response forced him back into the theater, at which time he shot himself," Craft said. Louisiana state police chief Michael Edmonson said they were investigating Houser's motive, and had spoken to his friends and family. In addition to the disguises, police said Houser had switched the license plate on his car, which was parked bear the theater exit. More than 100 people were in the cinema when Houser began shooting indiscriminately into the audience about 30 minutes into a screening of "Trainwreck." One person remains in critical condition in hospital, Craft said. Houser has been in the southern city of about 125,000 people since early July, according to Craft. Houser's apparent LinkedIn profile showed a varied career, with experience in investment management, real estate and stints as a bar owner. Louisiana governor Bobby Jindal said it did not appear that the victims were targeted and said residents were coming to grips with the "random act of violence." |
| Posted by: trailing wife 2015-07-24 11:50 |
| #2 Crazy or Cajun? |
| Posted by: Shipman 2015-07-24 06:33 |
| #1 I think they're now up to three dead thus far, in the last report I saw. |
| Posted by: Thing From Snowy Mountain 2015-07-24 02:06 |