get over here now! reporter: he makes it outside, but police responding in less than a minute are closing in. houser goes back inside and shoots himself in the head. [ sirens ] taken to a nearby hospital 33-year-old jillian johnson dies a short time later. nine others are also shot and wounded. police say houser arrived in lafayette just weeks ago. he was staying at a nearby motel. it appears he had carefully planned a getaway. we found wigs and glasses and disguises, basically, in his room. his vehicle had a switched license tag on it. it was parked right outside an exit door of the theater. reporter: houser nicknamed rusty, spent parts of his life in georgia and alabama. over the years, he got a law degree ran for tax commissioner a job his father held then went on to own two bars hanging a black flag with a swastika and a welcome sign outside one, and he also had a criminal record that included arson.
jillian johnson dies a short time later. nine others are shot and wounded. houser arrived in lafayette weeks ago. he was staying at a nearby motel. it appears he carefully planned a getaway. we found wigs and glasses and disguises basically in his room. his vehicle had a switched license tag on it. it was parked right outside an exit door of the theater. reporter: houser nicknamed rusty, spent parts of his life in gormeorgia and alabama. he got a law degree ran for tax commissioner a job his father held. then went on to own two bars. hanging a swastika. he had a criminal record that included arson. he was a rabl rouser. often racist and homophobic spouting anti-government extremist. so extreme that houser was tracked by the southern poverty law center an organization that