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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.

"There's nothing to believe that there was any kind of motive," said Col. Michael Edmonson of the Louisiana State Police.

The shooter was a 58-year-old white man who was a movie theater patron, police said. Authorities have his name but are withholding his name as the investigation continues.

The shooting took place at the Grand Theatre 16 in Lafayete, about 45 west of the state capital, Baton Rouge.

About 100 people were inside the theater for a screening of the comedy, "Trainwreck," when the shooting happened shortly before 8:30 p.m. ET.

The scene immediately after the shooting was chaotic.

"A whole bunch of girls started screaming and we heard that someone was shot," Roxy Martinez told CNN affiliate KATC. "There were a lot of people running."

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3 dead, 7 hurt when gunman opens fire in Louisiana movie theater
By Ed Payne, CNN
Updated 11:04 PM ET, Thu July 23, 2015
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Ambulance official: Injuries in shooting are 'wide and varied'
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Witness: Police came rushing into the theater
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Multiple people shot at a movie theater in Lafayette
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Police: Gunman opens fire in movie theater, 3 dead

Louisiana State Police: Movie theater shooter is dead
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Police: Gunman in Lafayette theater shooting is dead
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Ambulance official: Injuries in shooting are 'wide and varied'
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Witness: Police came rushing into the theater
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Multiple people shot at a movie theater in Lafayette
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Police: Gunman opens fire in movie theater, 3 dead

Louisiana State Police: Movie theater shooter is dead
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Police: Gunman in Lafayette theater shooting is dead
Story highlights
The shooter died of a self-inflicted gunshot wound, state police say
Shooting happens about three years after the Aurora, Colorado, theater shooting that killed 12
(CNN)Latest developments

11:02 p.m.: According to authorities, the updated count from the theater shooting: 3 dead, including the shooter. Seven others injured.

10:52 p.m.: Authorities said they know the identity of the shooter but are withholding it so as not to "affect the integrity" of the investigation.

10:45 p.m.: "There's nothing to believe that there was any kind of motive," said Col. Michael Edmonson of the Louisiana State Police.

10:43 p.m. ET: A 58-year-old white male who was a theater patron fired multiple shots, Edmonson said. The shooter was acting alone and is deceased, he said. There were about 100 people inside at the time.

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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.

"There's nothing to believe that there was any kind of motive," said Col. Michael Edmonson of the Louisiana State Police.

The shooter was a 58-year-old white man who was a movie theater patron, police said. Authorities have his name but are withholding his name as the investigation continues.

The shooting took place at the Grand Theatre 16 in Lafayete, about 45 west of the state capital, Baton Rouge.

About 100 people were inside the theater for a screening of the comedy, "Trainwreck," when the shooting happened shortly before 8:30 p.m. ET.

Police tape surrounds the scene.
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Police and emergency vehicles at the scene of the shooting.
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Lafayette Police Department and Louisiana State Police units block an entrance road after a shooting at The Grand Theatre in Lafayette, Louisiana, on Thursday, July 23. The shooter in the Lafayette movie theater shooting died of a self-inflicted gunshot wound according to Louisiana State Police.
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A Lafayette Police Department vehicle blocks an entrance at The Grand Theatre.
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Lafayette Police Department and Louisiana State Police units block an entrance road after a shooting at The Grand Theatre in Lafayette, Louisiana, on Thursday, July 23. The shooter in the Lafayette movie theater shooting died of a self-inflicted gunshot wound according to Louisiana State Police.
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A Lafayette Police Department vehicle blocks an entrance at The Grand Theatre.
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The scene immediately after the shooting was chaotic.

"A whole bunch of girls started screaming and we heard that someone was shot," Roxy Martinez told CNN affiliate KATC. "There were a lot of people running."


Her brother saw a woman who had been shot in the stomach.

"I see a lady full of blood in a dress," Robert Martinez said. "She was just looking at me in complete fear."

Todd Moffatt, manager of a Mellow Mushroom pizza restaurant in the area, said 20 to 30 emergency vehicles had arrived on the scene. The area was locked down, he said.

Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal tweeted, "I'm on my way to Lafayette right now. Please say a prayer for the victims at Grand Theatre and their families."

Lafayette is a city of about 120,000 people 60 miles west of Baton Rouge.

The shooting happened days after the conviction of James Holmes in the July 19, 2012, Aurora, Colorado, theater shooting that left 12 people dead and 70 people wounded.









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[CannaChick]

For shit's sake.

[OhJstFkOffAlrdy]

I didn't do it.

I don't activate until 2020.

[Pyramid_Head]

Scumbags like this are gonna make theaters unsafe for everyone. Now I'm getting more nervous about seeing a midnight showing of Star Wars: The Force Awakens this December

[OhJstFkOffAlrdy]

Originally Posted by Pyramid_Head ↗

Scumbags like this are gonna make theaters unsafe for everyone. Now I'm getting more nervous about seeing a midnight showing of Star Wars: The Force Awakens this December

At least if you show up at a midnight Star Wars screening wearing full body armor, no one will look at you funny.

[Desensitisation]

I always get pissed off at these cowardly suicidal cunts. "Oh, my life sucks, so I'll kill some people before I kill myself just so that their life sucks too." Fucking pussies. Just off yourself if your life sucks that much, and let everyone else continue on with their testicles.

[suicidepudding]

The Batman theater shooting trial JUST ended and now we got another theater shooting. The Movies aren't safe anymore.

[Pyramid_Head]

Originally Posted by Metal Mike ↗

At least if you show up at a midnight Star Wars screening wearing full body armor, no one will look at you funny.

I could always use the force like Lord Vader and block a gunman's bullets.

[OhJstFkOffAlrdy]

Originally Posted by Pyramid_Head ↗

I could always use the force like Lord Vader and block a gunman's bullets.

That story would definitely make your thread in the Death Pics section a real hoot.

[Lookdavook]

just have soldier/police/state troopers stand guard at the cinema entrance, screen the people, search them and not to forget be on patrol in the hall during the movie if anything happens