Two dead after gunman opens fire in Lafayette cinema

A gunman opened fire at a movie theater Thursday night in Lafayette, Louisiana, killing two people before turning the weapon on himself, according to police.

Up to 10 people have been hospitalized with injuries, said Sgt. Brooks David, spokesman for the Louisiana State Police.

David said the shooter is a 58-year-old white male, but police are not releasing his identity.

“We don’t want to affect the integrity or the investigators’ ability to do their jobs and get information on the shooter,” Lafayette Police Chief Jim Craft said in a press conference late Thursday.

Local media report that the shooting occurred at The Grande Theatre in Lafayette about 20 minutes into a 7 p.m. screening of Amy Schumer’s R-rated comedy Trainwreck.

Four police officers entered the theater to engage the shooter, Craft said, but he had already died from a self-inflicted gunshot wound. Craft said police were stationed at other movie theaters around the city “out of an abundance of caution.”