3 Dead, 7 Injured in Lafayette Louisiana

ABC News wrote:Two people were killed and seven others wounded when a gunman opened fire inside a packed movie theater in Lafayette, Louisiana Thursday night, police said. At some point the gunman died from a self-inflicted wound, official said.

The shooting comes one week after James Holmes was convicted of killing 12 people and wounding 70 others in a movie theater in Aurora, Colorado.

There were also seven people injured at the Grand 16 Theater on Johnston Street. Conditions of those injured range from non-life-threatening to critical, Lafayette Police Chief Jim Craft said at a news conference.

Gunfire broke out around 7:30 p.m. in one of the movie theater's auditoriums, Lafayette PD told ABC News. According to the Associated Press, the movie "Trainwreck" was playing at the time.

More than 100 people were in the theater, according to Louisiana State Police.

"We heard a loud pop we thought was a firecracker," witness Katie Domingue told the Daily Advertiser, according to the AP. She said a man shot down into the theater. "He wasn't saying anything. I didn't hear anybody screaming either," Domingue said, according to the AP.

When police arrived, they heard shooting, Craft said.

The shooting was contained to one theater, according to Craft.

The identity of the shooter is known but is not being released, Craft said. The shooter was described as a man in his 50s, Craft said.

The motive for the shooting remained unclear.

Gov. Bobby Jindal, who arrived in Lafayette tonight, called the shooting a seemingly random act of violence at a news conference.

"Whenever we see these or hear about these senseless acts of violence, it makes us both furious and sad at the same time," Jindal said.

"Lafayette is a strong community," Jindal said. "We will get through this, we're a resilient community. This is an awful night for Lafayette, this is an awful night for Louisiana, this is an awful night for the United States."

Louisiana Sen. Bill Cassidy also tweeted, expressing his condolences for those shot: "Please join Laura and I in praying for those in Lafayette right now. 7:11 PM - 23 Jul 2015."

The FBI said in a statement: "The FBI New Orleans Division is aware of a shooting incident that occurred at a Lafayette area movie theater in which FBI Agents, along with state and local law enforcement have responded. Presently a joint law enforcement coordination is under way and further details will be shared once the information becomes available."

The theater and its parent company, the Southern Theatres, did not immediately respond to a request for comment.