Not again:
THE ADVERTISER – City Marshal Brian Pope has confirmed for The Daily Advertiser that six people were injured in a shooting Thursday night at the Grand Theatre.
The shooter then turned the gun on himself, Pope said, and is dead.
Katie Domingue of Carencro was at the 7 p.m. showing of “Train Wreck” with her fiance’, Joshua Doggett. About 20 minutes into the movie, Domingue said, she heard a loud noise.
“We heard a loud pop we thought was a firecracker,” she said.
She saw “an older white man” standing up and shooting down, not in her direction.
“He wasn’t saying anything. I didn’t hear anybody screaming either,” Domingue said.
She heard about six shots, then she and Doggett ran to the nearest exit, leaving behind her shoes and purse.
I’ll bring you more as I have it.
UPDATE: Gov. Bobby Jindal tweeted the following:
Prayers for Lafayette at Grand Theater. Talking to state police colonel about shooting in Lafayette.
— Gov. Bobby Jindal (@BobbyJindal) July 24, 2015
I'm on my way to Lafayette right now. Please say a prayer for the victims at Grand Theatre and their families.
— Gov. Bobby Jindal (@BobbyJindal) July 24, 2015
UPDATE: Fox News is now reporting that 2 are dead…including the gunman. Megyn Kelly is interviewing an official who says the injured could be from 6 to 10 people, with 2 to 3 fatalities. Again, one of those is believed to be the gunman.
UPDATE: Yahoo News is confirming that 10 were shot with one dead other than the gunman:
Clay Henry is vice president of operations for Acadian Ambulance. He told The Associated Press that 10 people all together were shot Thursday and eight were brought to the hospital. He said the gunman and one other person were pronounced dead on arrival. Henry said emergency workers got the call to go to the theater about 7:30 p.m.
UPDATE: The Advocate is reporting three dead including the shooter, and also that the shooter was a 40-year-old male:
At least three people — including the shooter — are dead after a shooting at The Grand Theatre in Lafayette on Thursday night, a source tells The Advocate.
The shooter, the source said, is about 40 years old and took his own life.
Senior law enforcement source says Lafayette shooter was about 40 years old and is confirmed dead. Source says three dead,including shooter
— Jim Mustian (@JimMustian) July 24, 2015
I’m suspicious of this because no one else is reporting three dead so far. Just fyi.
Same source says shooter "took his own life"
— Jim Mustian (@JimMustian) July 24, 2015
UPDATE:
Lafayette Police Department spokesman Sgt. Brooks David said the shooter is a 58-year-old man
— Acadiana Advocate (@theadvocateaca) July 24, 2015
Fox News says they believe there are THREE fatalities. There may be more as wounded victims are treated by the hospitals they were taken to.
UPDATE:
Three victims are in critical condition at hospitals.
