Twelve people all together were shot and nine were taken to the hospital, officials said. Jul 24, 2015 three people have died in a shooting at the grand theater in lafayette, louisiana. Thursdays tragic shooting in lafayette, louisiana, during a trainwreck screening is far from the first instance of violence at a movie theater. Lafayette movie theater shooting homeland security digital. Dressed in tactical clothing, james eagan holmes set off tear gas grenades and shot into the audience with multiple firearms. Many residents said the recent shooting of the theater in lafayette hit close to home because the alleged gunmen was from a short drive down u. John russell houser, drifter gunman who lived out of motel. As dan wrote last night, a shooting occurred at the grand theater on johnston street in lafayette, louisiana. Mass shootings are quite common as has been demonstrated in the wake of the latest theater shooting. Lafayette, louisiana movie theater shooting leaves 3 dead, 7. Gunman identified in fatal shooting at trainwreck screening. Jul 24, 2015 louisanas movie theater tragedy comes three years and three days after the aurora, co shootings during a screening of the dark knight rises which left 12 people dead and 70 injured in 2012. The movie theater gunman who stood up about 20 minutes into the showing of trainwreck and began firing into the crowd, killing two people, was described as a drifter from.
Houser, 59, went to the theater alone, bought a ticket ten minutes late into the movie, and sat for several minutes in the theaters secondtolast row. Three people are dead and seven injured after a shooting at the grand 16 theater on johnson street in. Jul 24, 2015 the two people killed in a lafayette, louisiana, movie theater were jillian johnson and mayci breaux, lafayette police chief jim craft said. John russell houser sat silently in a movie theater for 20 minutes before shooting 11 other patrons in an incident that was over in matter of seconds.
Click here for fridays updates from the lafayette grand 16 theatre shooting. A spokesperson for smg, a texasbased movie theater chain with 23 theaters across the u. Confirmed by katc posted by texastiger08 on 72315 at 11. The latest attack comes as the nation is still mourning two recent mass shootings. Details on the shooting are still coming in, with louisiana gov.
Lafayette mourns victims of movie theater shooting. Lafayette theater shooting survivor details continued ptsd. As police entered the lafayette movie theater where a 58yearold gunman had fired into a crowd thursday night, the. These are the victims of the lafayette movie theater shooting. Just hours before the rampage, president obama said u. John russell houser, the gunman in the movie theater shooting in lafayette, louisiana, had a history of mental illness and rightwing internet postings. Three dead, nine injured in movie theater shooting lafayette. Jul 30, 2015 in dispatch recordings released thursday, officers can be heard responding to last weeks deadly shooting at a lafayette, louisiana, movie theater. Senior tickets are valid for adults 60 years and older. Police identified the man accused of opening fire in a lafayette, louisiana movie theater as john russel houser from alabama.
Houser, 59, went to the theater alone, bought a ticket ten minutes late into the movie, and sat for several minutes in the theater s secondtolast row. Among the dead was the gunman, whom police described as a lone white male aged 58, with a criminal. Chilling surveillance video shows lafayette gunman in theater. A gunman opened fire at a screening of trainwreck in a louisiana movie theater thursday night, leaving three people deadincluding the shooter and nine others injured, officials said about. The movie theater shooting in lafayette is a reminder that active. Cafe, digital projection, full bar, game room, listening devices, party room, stadium seating, wheelchair accessible. John russell houser lafayette movie theater shooting, 2015 sat in on a movie for 20 minutes at the grand 16 theater in lafayette, louisiana on july 23 before opening fire and killing two young women who were sitting innocently in front of him, simply trying to enjoy a popular flick. Lafayette, louisiana, movie theater shooting victims identified more mayci breaux, 21, of franklin, louisiana, died at the scene of the shooting at the grand 16 theater and jillian johnson, 33, of. Lafayette, louisiana, movie theater shooting victims. Police say there appeared to be one shooter and multiple victims inside the louisiana theater. John russell houser entered the grand 16 theater in lafayette, louisiana and opened fired on an audience viewing a screening of trainwreck, killing two people and injuring nine before killing himself. Police identified the gunman in the lafayette shooting rampage as. Recordings capture chaos of lafayette theater shooting cnn.
Lafayette theater shooting survivor details continued ptsd battle. The police were in the area and on the scene in under a. Heres what we know so far about the deadly cinema shooting. Jul 24, 2015 three people are dead, including the gunman, in a shooting at a movie theater in lafayette, louisiana. Upon investigation it was found that he had a history of mental health problems, but legally purchased the used gun from an alabama pawn shop. They happen all day, every day, bringing morgan egedahl back to july 23, 2015, when dinner and a movie with her best friend ended with a. Jul 24, 2015 a movie theater across town was also closed out of caution as police cars patrolled the parking lot, the advertiser reported. Three dead, including gunman, 9 injured after lafayette. John russell houser lafayette movie theater shooting 2015. The recordings provide a fresh look at how quickly police responded to the shooting and cleared the movie theater. Movie theater shooting in louisiana business insider. Including houser, there were 25 people in the theater and 300. Bobby jindal confirming the shooting late on thursday evening, wwltv reported.
Gunman kills 2 and himself at movie theater in lafayette. Gunman among dead in lafayette movie theater shooting youtube. Jul 24, 2015 a gunman killed two people and wounded nine others after opening fire thursday night at a movie theater in lafayette, louisiana, police said. Jul 24, 2015 a movie theater shooting in lafayette, louisiana, has left at least six people injured and the shooter reportedly dead in what many fear to be another terrorist attack. A small memorial is shown outside of the red arrow business for owner jillian johnson, a victim of the the grand 16 movie theater shooting, in lafayette, louisiana on friday, july 24, 2015. Lafayette movie theater shooting during trainwreck. On july 20, 2012, a mass shooting occurred inside a century 16 movie theater in aurora, colorado, during a midnight screening of the film the dark knight rises.
Gunman among dead in lafayette movie theater shooting. A man opened fire inside a movie theater in a lafayette, louisiana, multiplex, thursday night, killing two people and wounding seven others before taking his own life. Jul 24, 2015 the shooting took place shortly before 7. Lafayette shootings again raise issues of security at movie. Lafayette movie theater shooter had hate in his heart. Active shooter incidents like the lafayette movie theater shooting are on the rise, the fbi says.
Jul 24, 2015 lafayette police identified john russel houser, 59 as the gunman who fired into a crowd of 100 people at the grand 16 theater during a screening of amy schumers trainwreck. Jul 24, 2015 lafayette, louisiana movie theater gunman idd as john russel houser, 59, of alabama louisiana movie theater gunman john houser was a drifter, police say amy schumer says her heart is broken. Jul 24, 2015 a lone gunman opened fire inside a crowded movie theatre in lafayette, louisiana, on thursday evening, killing two people and injuring at least nine others before taking his own life, police said. John russell houser, the gunman in the movie theater shooting in lafayette, louisiana, had a history of mental illness and rightwing internet. Including houser, there were 25 people in the theater and 300 people in the building. Jul 24, 2015 lafayette, louisiana movie theater shooting leaves 3 dead, 7 injured at grand 16 cinema. The gunman killed himself after police entered the theater. Houser is accused of shooting 11 people and then killing himself. Jul 24, 2015 the shooting comes as jurors weigh a death sentence for james holmes, the gunman found guilty of killing 12 people at a movie theater in aurora, colo. Theaters across the united states fundamentally remain freewheeling places, where ticketholders can wander in and out, unbothered by the intense. Morgan egedahl was shot seven times in the july 2015 grand theatre shooting in lafayette, louisiana.
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