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| Louisiana shooting: Lafayette cinema gunman kills two | |
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| 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. | 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. | 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. |
| Hours earlier, US President Barack Obama told the BBC that gun law reform had been his "greatest frustration". | Hours earlier, US President Barack Obama told the BBC that gun law reform had been his "greatest frustration". |
| Police chief Jim Craft said officers responded to reports of a shooting at about 19:30 local time (01:30 GMT). | Police chief Jim Craft said officers responded to reports of a shooting at about 19:30 local time (01:30 GMT). |
| Mr Craft said seven other people were taken to a local hospital with injuries ranging from critical to non-life threatening. | Mr Craft said seven other people were taken to a local hospital with injuries ranging from critical to non-life threatening. |
| The gunman's identity is known to police, Mr Craft added, but is not being released at this time. | The gunman's identity is known to police, Mr Craft added, but is not being released at this time. |
| The police chief said that the gunman did have a criminal history but that it was "pretty old". | The police chief said that the gunman did have a criminal history but that it was "pretty old". |
| Dozens of emergency vehicles were dispatched to the scene of the shooting in Lafayette, a city of about 120,000 people. | Dozens of emergency vehicles were dispatched to the scene of the shooting in Lafayette, a city of about 120,000 people. |
| One witness said she heard a loud bang like a firecracker and saw a man staring 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 staring up and shooting during a screening of the film Trainwreck. |
| "He wasn't saying anything. I didn't hear anybody screaming either," Katie Domingue told local newspaper The Advertiser. | "He wasn't saying anything. I didn't hear anybody screaming either," Katie Domingue told local newspaper The Advertiser. |
| About 100 people are thought to have been in the building at the time of the shooting. | 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." | 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. | "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. |
| US comedian and actress Amy Schumer, who stars in Trainwreck, tweeted: "My heart is broken and all my thoughts and prayers are with everyone in Louisiana." | US comedian and actress Amy Schumer, 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. |
| Are you in the area? Please email haveyoursay@bbc.co.uk with your experiences. | Are you in the area? Please email haveyoursay@bbc.co.uk with your experiences. |
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