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Two killed in US cinema shooting in Lafayette Two killed in US cinema shooting in Lafayette
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Police in the US state of Louisiana say a gunman has opened fire at a cinema in the city of Lafayette, killing one person and injuring several others. A gunman has opened fire at a cinema in the US state of Louisiana, killing one person and injuring several others before shooting himself, officials say.
Lafayette police said they responded to a call from the cinema at about 19:30 local time (01:30 GMT). Witnesses said the man opened fire about 20 minutes into a screening of a film at the Grand Theatre in Lafayette.
The ambulance service told reporters two people were killed, including the gunman. Police said they responded to a call at about 19:30 local time (01:30 GMT), adding there were "multiple victims".
Lafayette is a city of about 120,000 people located roughly 55 miles (90 km) southwest of Baton Rouge. Lafayette is a city of about 120,000 people about 55 miles (90 km) southwest of Baton Rouge.
Witnesses report that the gunman began shooting about 20 minutes into a screening of the film Trainwreck at the Grand Theatre. Clay Henry, an official with the local ambulance service, said two people were dead when they arrived at the scene.
"We heard a loud pop we thought was a firecracker," Katie Domingue told local newspaper The Advertiser. One of those killed was the gunman, who is reported to have turned the weapon on himself.
She said the gunman, who appeared to be "an older white man", fired about six shots. Several others who were injured in the shooting were taken to a local hospital, Mr Clay said, and some of them are in a critical condition.
One witness said she heard a loud bang like a firecracker and saw a man standing up and shooting during a screening of the film Trainwreck.
She said the gunman appeared to be "an older white man". Police said they knew the gunman's identity but were not releasing it at this time.
Louisiana Governor Bobby Jindal said he was on his way to the scene, tweeting: "Please say a prayer for the victims at Grand Theatre and their families."Louisiana Governor Bobby Jindal said he was on his way to the scene, tweeting: "Please say a prayer for the victims at Grand Theatre and their families."
The shooting comes as a jury deliberates the death penalty for a gunman who attacked a cinema in Colorado three years ago.
James Holmes, 27, killed 12 people and wounding 70 others in July 2012 at a screening of a Batman film near Denver.