Gunman opens fire at Louisiana theater, kills 3, injures 7

July 24, 2015 09:16

A 58-year-old gunman opened fire inside a crowded movie theater in Lafayette, Louisiana, on Thursday evening, killing two people and injuring seven others before taking his own life, police said.

The gunfire erupted during a crowded 7 pm CDT (0000 GMT) showing of the film "Train Wreck" and took place almost three years to the day after a movie theater rampage in Aurora, Colorado, that killed 12 people.

Lafayette Police Chief Jim Craft said two people died in the hail of bullets before the gunman shot himself to death.

He said seven people suffered injuries ranging from non life-threatening to critical. Craft said authorities knew the shooter's identity but were not releasing his name during the early stage of the investigation.

Some 100 people were in the theatre when the gunman opened fire.

Louisiana Governor Bobby Jindal traveled to Lafayette, a city of about 120,000 people roughly 55 miles (90 km) southwest of Baton Rouge.

"As governor, as a father and as a husband, whenever we hear about these senseless acts of violence it makes us both furious and sad at the same time," he said at a briefing.

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