Houser, 59, then aimed his gun at others, firing at least times and injuring nine people. Dressed in tactical clothing, james eagan holmes set off tear gas grenades and shot into the audience with multiple firearms. Jul 24, 2015 live coverage as news comes in of a shooting at the grand theater in lafayette. Three people were killed and nine wounded when a lone gunman opened fire in a lafayette movie house thursday evening. The lafayette police bomb squad was doing a sweep of the theater as a precaution after a dog apparently hit on a backpack and other items raising. Lafayette, louisiana, movie theater gunman was intent on shooting and escaping police say john russel houser had no connection to lafayette. Jul 24, 2015 lafayette, louisiana, movie theater gunman was intent on shooting and escaping. Last week, a shooting in chattanooga left six marines dead in what authorities referred. Police have grand 16 surrounded after man opens fire on movie theater. Police have no knowledge of a motive and believe the shootings to have been random.
Police identified the man accused of opening fire in a lafayette, louisiana movie theater as john russel houser from alabama. A lone gunman opened fire inside a crowded movie theatre in lafayette, louisiana, on thursday evening, killing two people and injuring seven others before taking his own life, police said. Chilling surveillance video shows lafayette gunman in. I, atleast, go armed so would have a chance to defend myself if it happens here. A man opened fire inside a movie theater in a lafayette, louisiana, multiplex, thursday night, killing two people and. Lafayette movie theater shooting homeland security. On july 23, 2015, a shooting occurred at the grand 16 movie theater in lafayette, louisiana. Jul 24, 2015 police identified the gunman in the lafayette shooting rampage as john russell houser, a middleaged drifter from phenix city, ala.
Gunman among dead in lafayette movie theater shooting youtube. Gunman kills 2 and himself at movie theater in lafayette. The blackandwhite, silent video does not show the shooting spree or any footage once houser enters theater 14. At the lafayette hospital a woman is being reported as being shot in the. Police identified the gunman in the lafayette shooting rampage as john russell houser, a middleaged drifter from phenix city, ala. Ap is reporting 2 dead, including gunman who killed himself. 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. The grand theater in lafayette, louisiana, on thursday. 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. 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 by most accounts, it started off as a regular night at the movies. 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. Lafayette mourns victims of movie theater shooting. To start, just star this story in abc news phone app. Heres what we know so far about the deadly cinema shooting. Jul 24, 2015 thursdays tragic shooting in lafayette, louisiana, during a trainwreck screening is far from the first instance of violence at a movie theater.
Find the movies showing at theaters near you and buy movie tickets at fandango. Jul 24, 2015 the movie theater shooting in lafayette is a reminder that active shooting situations are happening more often. Lafayette police id gunman in movie theater shooting video. Police say there appeared to be one shooter and multiple victims inside the louisiana theater. 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. Jul 24, 2015 heres what we know so far about the deadly cinema shooting in louisiana. John russell houser lafayette movie theater shooting 2015. Lafayette movie theater shooting during trainwreck screening leaves 3 dead. The movie theater shooting in lafayette is a reminder that active.
Heres what we know so far about the deadly cinema shooting in louisiana. Jul 24, 2015 the shooting occurred tonight after 7. Police have no knowledge of a motive and believe the shootings. By most accounts, it started off as a regular night at the movies. Lafayette, louisiana, movie theater gunman was intent on shooting and escaping. Movie theater shooting in louisiana business insider.
Lafayette theater shooter had history of violence clay henry, an official with a local ambulance service in lafayette, said that emergency workers were dispatched to the scene at about 7. Jul 23, 2015 never trust the details of very early reports of breaking news. Surveillance video from the grand theatre in lafayette shows john houser casually buying a ticket, crossing the lobby, and walking toward theater 14, where shortly after the movie trainwreck. John russell houser lafayette movie theater shooting. Lafayette movie theater shooting homeland security digital. 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.
Jul 24, 2015 lafayette, louisiana movie theater gunman idd as john russel houser, 59, of alabama. Active shooter incidents like the lafayette movie theater shooting are on the rise, the fbi says. Movie theater shootings raise security issues after three attacks, americas 5,700 movie theaters remain one of the last major public gathering places without routine security getty images. Jul 23, 2015 lafayette movie theater shooting during trainwreck screening leaves 3 dead. Last week, a shooting in chattanooga left six marines dead in what authorities referred to as an act of domestic terrorism. Ct during a screening of amy schumers new movie, trainwreck, at the grand theatre on johnston street. Another mass shooting in a gunfree zone july 23, 2015 robert richardson offgrid survival news 11 at least three people were shot dead, and another seven injured at a lafayette, louisiana movie theater tonight. Shooting occurred at the grand theater in lafayette, louisiana. Lafayette movie theater shooting during trainwreck. Jul 24, 2015 while police have not yet released information on the lafayette movie theater shooting, online many are raising fears that it could be an attack of terrorism or domestic terrorism. Three people are dead, including the gunman, in a shooting at a movie theater in lafayette, louisiana.
Twelve people all together were shot and nine were taken to the hospital, officials said. Jul 24, 2015 three people are dead, including the gunman, in a shooting at a movie theater in lafayette, louisiana. Its shocking that even after all the mass shootings that have happened that there isnt. Lafayette, louisiana movie theater gunman idd as john russel houser, 59, of alabama.
Lafayette theater shooting leaves 3 dead during trainwreck. 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. We dont know much about the man police say opened fire on a movie theater in lafayette, louisiana, but so far, a picture has emerged of a disaffected drifter estranged from his family and. Nbcs john yang reports on the 59yearold gunman who opened fire thursday night at a movie theater in lafayette, louisiana. Jul 31, 2015 surveillance video from the grand theatre in lafayette shows john houser casually buying a ticket, crossing the lobby, and walking toward theater 14, where shortly after the movie trainwreck. Police in lafayette, louisiana, say they responded thursday, july 23, to a report of a shooting at the grand 16 theatre. Three confirmed dead, seven injured with some still in critical. John russell rusty houser, the lafayette, louisiana, theater shooter, used a handgun he legally. Lafayette movie theater shooting leaves multiple dead. John russell houser, age 59, opened fire during a showing of the film trainwreck, killing two people and injuring nine others before committing suicide. While police have not yet released information on the lafayette movie theater shooting, online many are raising fears that it could be an attack of terrorism or domestic terrorism. Lafayette theater shooting survivor details continued ptsd battle. Screenshotklfy 10 news a 59yearold white male opened fire in a movie theater thursday night in lafayette, louisiana, killing at least two. Live coverage as news comes in of a shooting at the grand theater in lafayette.
Lafayette movie theater shooting leaves multiple dead, others. The gunman has been identified as an alabama man who was estranged. 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. Shooting at movie theater in lafayette prayers, i know some people in lafayette, i think they all doing good. 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. Lafayette, louisiana, movie theater gunman was intent on. Gunman identified in fatal shooting at trainwreck screening. Lafayette movie theater shooter had hate in his heart. The two people killed in a lafayette, louisiana, movie theater were jillian johnson and mayci breaux, lafayette police chief jim craft said. Confirmed by katc she babysat me too taught me 8th grade english too, crazy seeing her in the news like this. Thursdays tragic shooting in lafayette, louisiana, during a trainwreck screening is far from the first instance of violence at a movie theater. The movie theater shooting in lafayette is a reminder that active shooting situations are happening more often. Jul 24, 2015 horror in a movie theater, instead of on a screen. Cnn john russell rusty houser the gunman in thursdays movie theater shooting quietly arrived in lafayette, louisiana, this month.