3 Dead, 7 Injured After Shooter Opens Fire in Louisiana Theater
According to the Associated Press, a gunman shot nine victims at a showing of Trainwreck in Lafayette, Louisiana Thursday night, killing two, before fatally shooting himself.
Sources tell us there was a shooting at The Grand on Johnston. Several injuries reported, including the shooter. pic.twitter.com/cyEC1gNGXt
July 24, 2015
BREAKING: Multiple people transported via stretcher at the Grand on Johnston Street. Bystanders count at least 7. pic.twitter.com/TJ8T9ASU8W
July 24, 2015
Prayers for Lafayette at Grand Theater. Talking to state police colonel about shooting in Lafayette.
July 24, 2015
“We heard a loud pop we thought was a firecracker,” witness Katie Domingue told The Daily Advertiser, saying she then saw “an older white man” standing up in the theater and firing a gun.
“He wasn’t saying anything,” said Domingue. “I didn’t hear anybody screaming either.”
Other witnesses described a chaotic, terrifying scene following the shooting. From CNN:
“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.”
UPDATE 10:10 p.m.: Quoting an ambulance official, the Associated Press reports that 10 people were brought to the hospital after the shooting and two, including the gunman, were pronounced dead on arrival.
UPDATE 10:25 p.m.: The AP has corrected their article to state that six people were injured.
UPDATE 12:10 a.m.: The Associated Press has again updated the number of dead and injured.
