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Two killed in US cinema shooting in Lafayette US cinema shooting: Three killed in attack in Lafayette
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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. A gunman has opened fire at a cinema in the US state of Louisiana, killing two people and injuring several others before shooting himself, officials say.
Police said the attacker was a 58-year-old white male armed with a handgun but did not release any further details.
Witnesses said the man opened fire about 20 minutes into a screening of a film at the Grand Theatre in Lafayette.Witnesses said the man opened fire about 20 minutes into a screening of a film at the Grand Theatre in Lafayette.
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 about 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.
Clay Henry, an official with the local ambulance service, said two people were dead when they arrived at the scene. Police chief Jim Craft said officers responded to reports of a shooting at about 19:30 local time (01:30 GMT).
One of those killed was the gunman, who is reported to have turned the weapon on himself. The local ambulance service said two people were dead on arrival. One of them was the gunman, who died from a self-inflicted gunshot.
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. Mr Craft said seven other people were taken to a local hospital with injuries ranging from critical to non-life threatening.
The identity of the gunman is known to police, Mr Craft added, but it is not being released at this time.
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.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. "He wasn't saying anything. I didn't hear anybody screaming either," Katie Domingue told local newspaper The Advertiser.
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." About 100 people are thought to have been in the building at the time of the shooting.
Louisiana Governor Bobby Jindal, who arrived at the scene late on Thursday night, told reporters: "We will get through this. We are a resilient community."
"This is an awful night for Lafayette. This is an awful night for Louisiana. This is an awful night for the United States," he added.
Amy Schumer, a US comedian and actress who stars in Trainwreck, tweeted: "My heart is broken and all my thoughts and prayers are with everyone in Louisiana."
The shooting comes as a jury deliberates the death penalty for a gunman who attacked a cinema in Colorado three years ago.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.James Holmes, 27, killed 12 people and wounding 70 others in July 2012 at a screening of a Batman film near Denver.