Breaking fuss is out of louisiana tonight. Where a man pulled out a gun inside crowded theater and opened fire. 3 people are dead. Including the shooter who took his own life. Good evening. It was chaotic scene as 58 it was chaotic scene as 58yearold gunman opened fire in busy movie theatre in lafayette, husband an. 3 people died including the gunman and 7 others were wounded. Some critically. Now the area surrounding the theater has been evacuated after suspicious package was found in the shooter car. Police detonated suspicious item in the car 30 minutes ago. Area still not been cleared. Dave packer has the latest on tonights shooting. Gunfire sent police swarming to the movie theatre in lafayette, husband an. 4 officers entered the theater to engage the shooter. They did hear shots being fired at that team. Reporter eyewitness describe the desperate rush to escape. Whole group of people teenagers mainly running out telling everybody to run for their life. We saw a lady with blood al
Train wreck. About 20 minutes into the movie, he opened fire. One person was killed. The gunman turned the gun on himself. No idea this point for a motive. Police are not identifying the gunman other than to say he is 58 years old. They will not give his identity or it identity. The governor has traveled to lafayette, louisiana to be among the first was honors. First responders. There could be more than six wounded. Trying to get some more information coming in from lafayette. Thats the very latest from the breaking news desk. Leon stay with us here on abc seven for continuing coverage of that breaking situation. We will bring you more information as soon as we learn it. A Security Guard was shot to death last week. Her killer is still out there somewhere. He and a fellow guard were shot. Reporter the family who organized this vigil and gathered here tonight have been through more than anyone can imagine. They have not only lost one loved one, that to now to gun violence. But two now t
Theater and it happened in lafayette, louisiana around 8 30 our time and during a showing of the amy shumer comedy train wreck. Were told now three people are dead including gunman and gunman apparently took his own life 7 others injured and dont know the except ever the injuries tonight a witness described the scene. We were buying popcorn at concession and a whole group of people teenagers mainly ruining out telling attorney run for their life and we thought it was playing a bravrping prank and i see another bigger group saying the same thing and my reaction was we saw a lady with blood all over her legs and i just grabbed my towel and we all ran. Lafayette is about 60 miles west of baton rouge again. Three dead including the shooter in this situation tonight well continue to follow breaking story and bring you more information as we get it throughout the newscast. This is how it looked from chopper 6 tonight as flames devoured four homes in lindenwald Camden County this was a fastmo
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Murder within the family tonight, and that is according to police and law men are trying to find out exactly what happened. Police rushed to 527 trap lane, after getting word of a stabbing at 515 tonight, they found a 66 yearold man, and the victims 27 yearold son. Action News Reporter dann cuellar is live at the scene. Dann, what are the details there . Reporter well, late word jim, that the sonnies, in fact, going to be charged with the stabbing death of his father. This is as Police Continue to process the crime scene here in the 500 block of trappe lane. Police say stabbing came after a heated argument between the the father and his son inside of the home. Im shocked. Im shocked that Something Like this would happen. Reporter neighbors reacting to the horror in the 500 block of trappe lane, police rush to the scene around 5 30 after a report of the stabbing inside this home. They saw that there was an elderly gentlemen was suffering from at least one severe stab wound to the stomac