minutes. back behind me this theater remains a crime scene. investigators have been in and out of it all day today. as they try and figure out exactly what happened here last night. just before 7:30 thursday night, police say this man, 59-year-old john russel houser, stood up in a crowded movie theater armed with a handgun and opened fire. i could have been shot. like i didn t know where the shooter was. i don t know where he could have been. there was blood everywhere. that s when we realized what was going on. reporter: houser shot at least 13 rounds. witnesses say it was complete chaos. we just heard the alarm go off. then everybody just screaming to get out. people everywhere panicked, all panic. reporter: first responders raced to the scene, carrying out the wounded. this cell phone video shows an officer and two civilians coming to the aid of one victim. houser s car, a 1995 blue lincoln continental, with swapped-out license plates was parked right outside the theater e
chaos. we just heard the alarm go off, and everybody was screaming to get out. people panicking everywhere. it was all panic. reporter: first responders race to the scene carrying out the wounded. this cell phone video shows an officer and two civilians coming to the aid of one victim. houser s car, a 1995 blue lincoln continental with swapped-out license plates was parked right outside the exit leaves his keys on top the tire. police say his plan was to escape. there were two police officers actually on the property at the time the incident occurred. the quick response forced him back into the theater, at which time he shot himself. reporter: 21 mayci breaux died on scene. 33-year-old jillian johnson suck coupled to her injuries at a nearby hospital. two of those injured were teachers getting ready for the start of a new school year. one of them pulled a fire alarm
one teacher literally jumping over her friend potentially saving her life. second teacher felt like that bullet would have hit her in the head if her friend hadn t jumped on her. the second teacher was shot anyway in the leg. had the presence of mind to pull the fire alarm. i think we ll see more and more stories like this. joining me now on the phone is jordan he was in the theater across the hall seeing a different movie at the time of the attack. explain what you heard. we went to see a movie across the hall southpaw at 7:15. at about 7:20 p.m. we heard some loud noises. we couldn t tell if it was from our movie or outside the theater. a couple seconds later, we heard the alarm go off, signaling evacuation of the theater. and we entered the back of the building, exited the back of the building, i m sorry, and my initial thought was a fire.
gabby giffords and # others in january. twenty-three past. heather. a big scare for folks on a delta flight enroute from boston to orlando. this happened last night. an unruly passenger flipped out, tryings to open the emergency door. it was the four time there was an incident high in the sky. they say something was both ring the suspect before takeoff. let s heard from a woman who s believed to be his wife. he was affected it was delayed. he had been there since 2:00, but i don t know. just tugged on it a little bit. he didn t rip it wide open, he didn t do anything crazy. made the alarm go off. tugging on it? on that door handle there. fox affiliate wfxp is live at boston s local airport with more. good morning. nevertheless, this would be very serfying fer tie terrifying, you re on the plane, the guy is fiddling with the handle to open the door. what are you hearing from passengers there? well, good morning
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