A lone gunman opened fire inside a crowded movie theater in Lafayette, Louisiana on Thursday night at a screening of Trainwreck, killing two people and injuring seven others before taking his own life. Trainwreck star Amy Schumer has sent her condolences to all effected.
The gunfire erupted during an early evening showing of Trainwreck and took place almost three years to the day after a massacre at a cinema in Aurora, Colorado, that killed 12 people.
Lafayette Police Chief Jim Craft said two people died in the hail of bullets before the 58-year-old suspect killed himself with a handgun as officers rushed to the scene shortly after 7:30 p.m.
Witnesses report that the gunman abruptly stood up in the darkness of the theatre about 20 minutes into the movie and began shooting.
Trainwreck's Amy Schumer is among those paying their respects on Twitter with the comedienne saying, "My heart is broken and all my thoughts and prayers are with everyone in Louisiana."
My heart is broken and all my thoughts and prayers are with everyone in Louisiana.
— Amy Schumer (@amyschumer) July 24, 2015
