A heartbreaking tragedy. At least three people have been confirmed dead after a fatal shooting at Lafayette, Louisiana's Grand 16 Theatre during a screening of Amy Schumer's comedy Trainwreck on Thursday, July 23.
According to local media reports, a gunman opened fire in the theater around 7:30 p.m., shooting nine people and then turning the gun on himself. Lafayette police chief Jim Craft confirmed during a press conference that at least three people were dead, including the gunman himself, and three others remain in critical condition in hospital.
Craft told CNN that the gunman was a "lone, white male" who is thought to have been 58 years old, and was among the 100 strong audience at the screening of the Judd Apatow-directed comedy. Police have no knowledge of a motive and believe the shootings to have been random. His weapon was a handgun.
Louisana's movie theater tragedy comes three years and three days after the Aurora, CO shootings during a screening of The Dark Knight Rises which left 12 people dead and 70 injured in 2012.
As details continue to emerge, Trainwreck writer and star Amy Schumer reacted to the shocking news via social media.
"My heart is broken and all my thoughts and prayers are with everyone in Louisiana," the comedian and actress wrote in the hours after the news story broke.
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