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John Russell Houser

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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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23 Jul, 2015

John Russell Houser kills self age 59

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After firing 13 rounds, Houser leaves the theater through a side door and heads toward his car, a 1995 Lincoln. On seeing a police cruiser arrive in the parking lot he reloads his handgun, re-enters the theater and fires three more rounds, then he fatally shoots himself in the head.