Gunman who opened fire in a movie theater in Lafayette, leaves three peaple dead!

A gunman opened fire in a movie theater in Lafayette, La., on Thursday night, killing two people and injuring seven, officials said.

The shooter, a 58-year-old "lone white male," is also dead, Louisiana State Police Sgt. Brooks David told CNN. No motive has been established, David said.

"It appears that the shooter has died from a self-inflicted gunshot wound after discharging his weapon numerous times," Lafayette Police Chief Jim Craft told reporters.

Three of the seven people wounded suffered critical injuries, Craft said.

He said that officials know the gunman's identity but are not disclosing yet to avoid impeding the investigation. The weapon was a handgun, he said, but would not provide further detail.

The victims' identities were not released.

The shooting took place about 7:30 p.m. at Lafayette's Grand Theatre, officials said. At least 100 people were in the theater.

"This is an awful night for Lafayette. This is an awful night for Louisiana. This is an awful night for the United States," Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal told reporters.

Keifer Sanders, 23, told the Los Angeles Times that he was in an adjacent theater during the shooting, which he said occurred in a theater screening the movie "Trainwreck."

“The emergency evacuation alarm went off,” he said. “We evacuated through the back…. The cops were already out there.”

Authorities are taking the precaution of checking the theater for explosive devices, Craft told reporters.

State police, FBI agents and agents with the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives were also at the scene.

“My heart is broken and all my thoughts and prayers are with everyone in Louisiana,” Amy Schumer, the writer and star of “Trainwreck,” said on Twitter.

NBCUniversal, the of distributor of the film, declined to comment on the shooting.

Three years ago -- on July 20, 2012 -- gunman James Holmes stormed into a movie theater in Aurora, Colo., a suburb of Denver, killing 12 people and injuring 70. He was found guilty last week of 165 counts of murder and attempted murder. The penalty phase of his trial is underway.


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