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| Lafayette shooting: Three dead and seven injured after gunman opens fire in Louisiana movie theatre | Lafayette shooting: Three dead and seven injured after gunman opens fire in Louisiana movie theatre |
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| Three people have died and seven were injured after a gunman opened fire in a Louisiana movie theatre, police have said. | Three people have died and seven were injured after a gunman opened fire in a Louisiana movie theatre, police have said. |
| The gunman, who has been described as a 58-year-old “lone white male”, killed two people after firing his weapon “numerous times” at the Grand Theatre in Lafayette before shooting himself, Police Chief Jim Craft said. | The gunman, who has been described as a 58-year-old “lone white male”, killed two people after firing his weapon “numerous times” at the Grand Theatre in Lafayette before shooting himself, Police Chief Jim Craft said. |
| The officer said the gunman's identity was known to police. | |
| The injuries of those hurt in the incident ranged from non-life threatening to critical, he said. | |
| Lafayette Police are working a shooting at the Grande Theater on Johnston Street. | Lafayette Police are working a shooting at the Grande Theater on Johnston Street. |
| Col Mike Edmonson of the Louisiana state Police said about 100 people were in the theatre at at the time of the shooting. | Col Mike Edmonson of the Louisiana state Police said about 100 people were in the theatre at at the time of the shooting. |
| He said police believed shots were only fired at the theatre and the gunman had not attacked anywhere else. | |
| He said: "We have no reason to believe that this individual acted beyond this location here." | He said: "We have no reason to believe that this individual acted beyond this location here." |
| Lafayette City Marshal Brian Pope told The Daily Advertiser that a gunman had opened fire before killing himself. | Lafayette City Marshal Brian Pope told The Daily Advertiser that a gunman had opened fire before killing himself. |
| Katie Domingue, a witness, told the newspaper that about 20 minutes into the showing of the film “Trainwreck,” an "older white man” stood up and began shooting. | |
| “We heard a loud pop we thought was a firecracker," she said. “He wasn’t saying anything. I didn’t hear anybody screaming either." | “We heard a loud pop we thought was a firecracker," she said. “He wasn’t saying anything. I didn’t hear anybody screaming either." |
| The Acadian Ambulance Service later tweeted a statement saying that seven other people were being transported to area hospitals. | |
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| Louisiana Governor Bobby Jindal released a statement saying he was monitoring the situation before arriving to the scene. Police and FBI agents are also at the theatre to investigate. | |
| Prayers for Lafayette at Grand Theater. Talking to state police colonel about shooting in Lafayette. | Prayers for Lafayette at Grand Theater. Talking to state police colonel about shooting in Lafayette. |
| I'm on my way to Lafayette right now. Please say a prayer for the victims at Grand Theatre and their families. | I'm on my way to Lafayette right now. Please say a prayer for the victims at Grand Theatre and their families. |
| Governor Jindal said one teacher jumped in front of a bullet to protect another person from being shot. The teacher was then able to pull a fire alarm. | Governor Jindal said one teacher jumped in front of a bullet to protect another person from being shot. The teacher was then able to pull a fire alarm. |
| One young witness told KATC TV-3 that he safely escaped the scene but couldn’t believe what he had witnessed in his hometown. He said he saw one woman with a gunshot wound in her stomach. | One young witness told KATC TV-3 that he safely escaped the scene but couldn’t believe what he had witnessed in his hometown. He said he saw one woman with a gunshot wound in her stomach. |
| “There was a woman standing in a dress full of blood. She was looking right at me. That woman probably never did a bad thing in her life — what did she do to deserve that?” | “There was a woman standing in a dress full of blood. She was looking right at me. That woman probably never did a bad thing in her life — what did she do to deserve that?” |
| Amy Schumer, the star of the film "Trainwreck," tweeted her condolences after the news broke. | Amy Schumer, the star of the film "Trainwreck," tweeted her condolences after the news broke. |
| My heart is broken and all my thoughts and prayers are with everyone in Louisiana. | My heart is broken and all my thoughts and prayers are with everyone in Louisiana. |
| Additional reporting by AP | Additional reporting by AP |