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Lafayette shooting: Two shot dead by gunman at Louisiana movie theatre - live updates Lafayette shooting: Two shot dead by gunman at Louisiana movie theatre - live updates
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Two people have been shot dead and several seriously injured after a gunman opened fire at a cinema in Louisiana. Here are the latest updates:Two people have been shot dead and several seriously injured after a gunman opened fire at a cinema in Louisiana. Here are the latest updates:
Gunman named as John Russel Houser
Video shows chaotic aftermath of shootingVideo shows chaotic aftermath of shooting
The shooter killed himself at the sceneThe shooter killed himself at the scene
Seven people were injured, some seriouslySeven people were injured, some seriously
Actress Amy Schumer said her 'heart is broken'Actress Amy Schumer said her 'heart is broken'
A teacher took bullet for friend and raised the alarm A teacher took bullet for friend and raised the alarm'
The gunman was a '58-year-old white man'
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Around 100 people were inside the Grand Theatre in Lafayette at the time to watch Trainwreck, a comedy starring Amy Schumer. Cinema-goers were evacuated after the shooting Around 100 people were inside the Grand Theatre in Lafayette at the time to watch Trainwreck, a comedy starring Amy Schumer.
A cinema-goer said she thought the noise of gunshots were firecrackers when they first went off at 7.30pm local time.A cinema-goer said she thought the noise of gunshots were firecrackers when they first went off at 7.30pm local time.
“We heard a loud pop we thought was a firecracker,”  Katie Domingue told the Louisiana Advertiser. Cinema-goers were evacuated after the shooting “We heard a loud pop we thought was a firecracker,”  Katie Domingue told the Louisiana Advertiser.
She said she saw “an older white man” standing up and shooting down into the cinema, but not in her direction.She said she saw “an older white man” standing up and shooting down into the cinema, but not in her direction.
“He wasn't saying anything. I didn't hear anybody screaming either,” she added.“He wasn't saying anything. I didn't hear anybody screaming either,” she added.
The gunman, described by police as a 58-year-old “lone white male,” fired his handgun “numerous times” before killing himself. The gunman, 59-year-old John Russel Houser, fired his handgun “numerous times” before killing himself.
Police said they know his identity but are not yet releasing it.
Additional reporting by APAdditional reporting by AP