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On Thursday, July 23, the newly released comedy, "Trainwreck" showed to a packed movie theater in Lafayette, Louisiana. Several scenes into the movie, John Russell Houser, 59, stood up during the screening at the Grand Theater and opened several rounds of gunfire into the crowd. Houser's gunfire killed 33-year-old Jilian Johnson and 21-year-old Mayci Breaux. One individual is still in the hospital in critical condition from his injuries. There were dozens injured in the melee.
This movie shooting comes just days after James Holmes was convicted of the Aurora, Colorado Movie Theater shooting that left 12 people dead and more than 70 injured.
After people began to escape the theater, Houser tried to blend in with the fleeing crowd. When he saw police officers rushing inside, he then turned around and shot and killed himself.
Houser's motivation behind the shooting remains unclear at this time. Houser gas several online blogf postings where politically extreme language was prevalent. He also has has an arrest record. Houser was previously denied a gun permit in Alabama due to metal health issues. Police officials as well as the federal Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives are tracing the origins of the gun Houser used in the shooting.
This movie shooting comes just days after James Holmes was convicted of the Aurora, Colorado Movie Theater shooting that left 12 people dead and more than 70 injured.
After people began to escape the theater, Houser tried to blend in with the fleeing crowd. When he saw police officers rushing inside, he then turned around and shot and killed himself.
Houser's motivation behind the shooting remains unclear at this time. Houser gas several online blogf postings where politically extreme language was prevalent. He also has has an arrest record. Houser was previously denied a gun permit in Alabama due to metal health issues. Police officials as well as the federal Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives are tracing the origins of the gun Houser used in the shooting.
Written By: Lauren B. I @laurenbeal
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