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John Russell Houser killed two people and injured nine in a shooting incident in a Lafayette, Louisiana, movie theater on July 24, 2015. He killed himself at the scene.

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24 Apr, 2008

Threatens daughter, famly

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Houser’s wife, Kellie Maddox, files a protective order against him saying Houser had threatened her and her daughter, over the daughter’s impending marriage. The order which was at least temporarily granted, says that Kellie had:

become so worried about the defendant’s volatile mental state that she … removed all guns and/or weapons from their marital residence. [Houser] exhibited extreme erratic behavior [and] made ominous as well as disturbing statements

The papers also say Houser has:

a history of mental health issues, i.e., manic depression and/or bi-polar disorder.

Houser’s daughter joined the filing, saying that Houser had traveled from Phenix City, Ala., to where she lived in Carroll County, Ga., and:

perpetrated various acts of family violence.

The order is lifted May 8.