A gunman opened fire on a movie theater in Lafayette, La. Thursday
night, killing at least two people and injuring nine others before
killing himself, police said.
Police Chief Jim Craft said at a
news conference that police received reports of a shooting at the Grand
Theatre 16 around 7:30 p.m. Within a couple minutes of the start of
shooting, officers entered the theater to confront the shooter; they
found him dead of a self inflicted gunshot wound. Two other
people have been confirmed dead.
Police said there were nine
other injured victims, with injuries ranging from minor to critical and
life-threatening. Eight were brought to the hospital by ambulance, one
via a private vehicle. Some have been released, but one injured victim
remains in critical condition. Craft said that the youngest of the
victims was in his or her late teens, while the oldest was about 60.
The
suspect is a 58-year-old white male with a criminal history, Craft
said. He seemed to be sitting alone in the theater and used a
semi-automatic handgun during the shooting. The first two people
hit were the audience members sitting right in front of him.
“He bought a ticket and went into the theater. And sometime during the movie, he started shooting,” Craft said.
Police
are checking several addresses for the suspect in Louisiana and other
states. They are not releasing further information about his
identity because of the ongoing investigation.
Source: +Washington Post
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