Police have confirmed that one suspect is dead after a movie theater shooting outside of nashville, tennessee. Three dead, nine injured in louisiana movie theater shooting. Police arrest second suspect in movie theater shooting. Three people died and nine were wounded after a gunman opened fire in a movie theater here on thursday night, officials said. Please say a prayer for the victims at grand theatre and their. The troubled drifter who randomly killed two women in the louisiana movie theater and then took his. Lafayette theater shooting survivor details continued ptsd battle. A man opened fire inside a movie theater in a lafayette, louisiana, multiplex, thursday night, killing two people and wounding seven others before taking his own life. Jul 24, 2015 the mass shooting comes on the same day a colorado jury unanimously decided that the death penalty can be considered for mass murderer james holmes, who gunned down 12 people in a movie theater. Louisiana movie theater shooting gunmans hatefilled journal. Two sisters who were at thursdays shooting at the grand 16 theater in lafayette, louisiana, saw each other for the first time in an interview with cbs news. Jul 24, 2015 police officers stand in front of the grand theatre on july 25, 2015 in lafayette, louisiana.
John russell houser, drifter gunman who lived out of motel. Jul 24, 2015 thursdays tragic shooting in lafayette, louisiana, during a trainwreck screening is far from the first instance of violence at a movie theater. Three dead, including gunman, 9 injured after lafayette movie. Amc westbank palace 16 harvey, louisiana 70058 amc.
While traveling aboard af1 on thursday night, the president received a briefing from lisa monaco, his homelandsecurity adviser, on the mass shooting at a movie theater in louisiana, white house. Jul 24, 2015 three people are dead, including the gunman, in a shooting at a movie theater in lafayette, louisiana. Police say there appeared to be one shooter and multiple victims inside the louisiana theater. The latest on the shooting at a lafayette, louisiana, movie theater times are local. Houser, 59, went to the theater alone, bought a ticket ten minutes late into the movie, 11 and sat for several minutes in the theaters secondtolast row. Alas, that downtown theatre has been transformed into an urban outfitters store.
Three people are dead, including the gunman, in a shooting at a movie theater in lafayette, louisiana. Jul 24, 2015 the two people killed in a lafayette, louisiana, movie theater were jillian johnson and mayci breaux, lafayette police chief jim craft said. The louisiana shooting occurred three years after james holmes entered a crowded movie theater in suburban denver and opened fire during the premier of a batman film, killing 12 people and. Jul 31, 2015 surveillance video from the grand theatre in lafayette shows john houser casually buying a ticket, crossing the lobby, and walking toward theater 14, where shortly after the movie trainwreck.
Louisiana town struggles to make sense of movietheater. John russell houser sat silently in a movie theater for 20 minutes before shooting 11 other patrons in an incident that was over in matter of seconds. Thursdays tragic shooting in lafayette, louisiana, during a trainwreck screening is far from the first instance of violence at a movie theater. Gunman among dead in lafayette movie theater shooting youtube. John houser railed against women, gay people and african americans and thanked accused south carolina shooter dylann roof for his wake. A gunman killed two people and wounded nine others after opening fire thursday night at a movie theater in lafayette, louisiana, police said. The shooting came three years after a gunman opened fire at a movie theater in aurora, colorado during a screening of the batman movie the dark knight rises killing 12 people and injuring dozens of others. Transcript for 3 dead in louisiana movie theater shooting with people watching a comedy quickly turns to tragedy after a gunman stands up and starts far investigators say three people are dead.
The suspected gunman in a fatal shooting on thursday night was kind of a drifter, police said. It was the deadliest shooting in colorado since the columbine high school massacre in 1999, and at the time had the largest numbe. Jul 24, 2015 the shooting comes as jurors weigh a death sentence for james holmes, the gunman found guilty of killing 12 people at a movie theater in aurora, colo. Gunman identified in fatal shooting at trainwreck screening. Movie theater shooting in louisiana business insider. Marshals have arrested the second suspect in a fatal shooting that happened inside a york county movie theater earlier this month. Movie theaters are attractive because for the bad guy its like shooting fish in a barrel, says david katz, who runs global security group, a new yorkbased security firm that consults. Louisiana movie theater shooting leaves two dead, nine injured. A gunman with a history of extreme erratic behavior opens fire at a movie theater in lafayette, louisiana, leaving three dead and nine injured. Transcript for 3 dead in louisiana movie theater shooting with people watching a comedy quickly turns to tragedy after a gunman stands up and starts. A look back at the aurora, colorado, movie theater shooting 5. Twelve people were killed and seventy others were injured, 58 of them from gunfire. The shooting comes as jurors weigh a death sentence for james holmes, the gunman found guilty of killing 12 people at a movie theater in aurora, colo.
Video inside aurora movie theater show james holmes arrive. Police identify louisiana movie theatre shooter globalnews. The shooting comes as jurors weigh a death sentence for james holmes, the gunman found guilty of killing 12 people at a movie theater in. Surveillance video from the grand theatre in lafayette shows john houser casually buying a ticket, crossing the lobby, and walking toward theater 14, where shortly after the movie trainwreck. The gunman, a 59yearold white man, opened fired about 20 minutes into. Jul 20, 2017 a look back at the aurora, colorado, movie theater shooting 5 years later.
Jul 26, 2015 louisiana town struggles to make sense of movietheater shooting. Vigil commemorates those killed and injured in aurora, colorado, movietheater shooting 5 years ago police lt. Anumalik johnson, 21, of york, was arrested in new. Sep 10, 2015 video taken inside the colorado movie theater shows the moments gunman james holmes arrives, then after the shooting as people run from the death and carnage inside the theater showing dark. On july 23, 2015, a shooting occurred at the grand 16 movie theater in lafayette, louisiana. Two died at the scene, including the gunman, and the third in a. A gunman opened fire at a movie theatre in lousiana on thursday evening, killing two people and injuring at least seven others before shooting himself, officials said. Jul 24, 2015 local media is reporting that at least seven people were injured in a shooting at a movie theater in lafayette, louisiana.
A look back at the aurora, colorado, movie theater shooting 5 years later. Read cnns colorado theater shooting fast facts to learn more about the aurora, colorado, tragedy and the trial of james holmes. Authorities say 20 minutes into the movie, 59yearold john houser stood up spraying the theater with shots before killing himself. Dec 16, 2015 mass shootings add anxiety to movie theater visits. Louisiana town struggles to make sense of movietheater shooting. Live will be closed until further notice due to local government requests related to area concerns about the coronavirus covid19. John russell houser, drifter gunman who lived out of. Mass shootings add anxiety to movie theater visits the. Advocate staff photo by leslie westbrook law enforcement and other emergency personnel respond to the scene of a shooting at the grand 16 movie theater thursday, july 23, 2015, in. A look back at the aurora, colorado, movie theater. John russell houser, age 59, opened fire during a showing of the film trainwreck, killing two people and injuring nine others before committing suicide. Jul 27, 2015 two sisters who were at thursdays shooting at the grand 16 theater in lafayette, louisiana, saw each other for the first time in an interview with cbs news since the night john houser opened fire. Three dead, including gunman, 9 injured after lafayette. As dan wrote last night, a shooting occurred at the grand theater on johnston street in lafayette, louisiana.
Jul 24, 2015 police say there appeared to be one shooter and multiple victims inside the louisiana theater. Three dead in louisiana movie theater shooting al jazeera. Dressed in tactical clothing, james eagan holmes set off tear gas grenades and shot into the audience with multiple firearms. Mass shootings add anxiety to movie theater visits the new. The two people killed in a lafayette, louisiana, movie theater were jillian johnson and mayci breaux, lafayette police chief jim craft said. Investigators are on the scene at the century 16 movie theatre where a gunmen attacked movie goers during an early. Louisiana movie theater gunman hated feminists, liberals. On july 20, 2012, a mass shooting occurred inside a century 16 movie theater in aurora, colorado, during a midnight screening of the film the dark knight rises. Antioch shooting at movie theater reported, police. Outside the movie theatre complex hours after the shooting, a couple of dozen police cars were still at the scene, which authorities had cordoned off with police tape as onlookers took photos with. Video taken inside the colorado movie theater shows the moments gunman james holmes arrives, then after the shooting as people run from the death and carnage inside the theater showing dark. Mass shootings add anxiety to movie theater visits.
State police described the alleged shooter in the incident at the grand theatre as a white male. The shooting took place a week after the man who shot and killed 12 people at a movie theater in aurora, colo. Amy schumer reacts to louisiana movie theater shooting. Find everything you need for your local movie theater near you. Local media is reporting that at least seven people were injured in a shooting at a movie theater in lafayette, louisiana. Chilling surveillance video shows lafayette gunman in. This theatre does not allow children under the age. Louisiana movie theater shooting first responder describes. Jad lanigan speaks on the horror of the day and the special bonds forged between law enforcement and victims.
Take a virtual view into the events of the lafayette, louisiana, movie theater shooting with cnns tom foreman. Jul 19, 20 read cnns colorado theater shooting fast facts to learn more about the aurora, colorado, tragedy and the trial of james holmes. Police officers stand in front of the grand theatre on july 25, 2015 in lafayette, louisiana. Over the past two months, there have several mass shootings. Cnn john russell rusty houser the gunman in thursdays movie theater shooting quietly arrived in lafayette, louisiana, this month. First reports from aurora, colorado, indicated that ten people had been killed. The movie theater gunman who stood up about 20 minutes into the showing of trainwreck and began firing into the crowd. Morgan egedahl was shot seven times in the july 2015 grand theatre shooting in lafayette, louisiana.
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