6 People Reportedly Injured, Gunman Killed in Shooting at Louisiana Theater

scottcarter · Jul 23, 2015

here we go again

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POSTED 6:40 PM, JULY 23, 2015, BY ASHLEY SOLEY-CERRO, UPDATED AT 06:45PM, JULY 23, 2015

officials are seen outside a Louisiana theater where a shooting occurred on July 23, 2015. (Credit: CNN)</header>Six people were injured and a gunman was killed in a shooting at a Louisiana theater Thursday, a local TV station reported.
Local Gov. Bobby Jindal tweeted around 6:12 p.m about the shooting, asking for prayers for the Lafayette community.

Six people were injured and a gunman was killed, a “reliable source” told local TV stationCajun First.
The extent of the injuries was not immediately known, but Cajun First reported the gunman was “among the dead.”

michael777 · Jul 23, 2015

2 dead

HuskerFan1 · Jul 23, 2015

are people really shocked by this shit anymore? im not, not in the least. i take the boston MBTA every day and the thought of someone blowing up a train im in runs thru my head all time (wrong place, wrong time).... its only going to get worse, this country is turning into iraq. i feel bad for our future generations.

Enfuego · Jul 23, 2015

HuskerFan1 said:
are people really shocked by this shit anymore? its only going to get worse, this country is turning into iraq. i feel bad for our future generations.

A bit dramatic.

PatsFan1283 · Jul 23, 2015

Don't wanna downplay the shootings but if it bleeds it leads. Psychos killing people didn't just start a few years ago.

RunMaker · Jul 23, 2015

all the guy has to do is read the reviews on the trailer on youtube and he'd know if it's a good movie or not.

must've watched that new PacMan movie by Sandler

HuskerFan1 · Jul 23, 2015

a bit dramatic?! talk to me when you used to live a 1/4 mile from the marathon bombings and were at a house party the day of several blocks from where they went off.

PatsFan1283 · Jul 23, 2015

HuskerFan1 said:
a bit dramatic?! talk to me when you used to live a 1/4 mile from the marathon bombings and were at a house party the day of several blocks from where they went off.

I'm not gonna tell you how you should feel but I think some of the angst people feel is because the media covers these shootings more intensely than ever before. The murder rate in the US is historically low in many major cities.

Enfuego · Jul 23, 2015

HuskerFan1 said:
a bit dramatic?! talk to me when you used to live a 1/4 mile from the marathon bombings and were at a house party the day of several blocks from where they went off.

Talk to me after you spend 18 months in Afghanistan and fear for your life each day you wake up. Talk to me after you hear multiple car bombs shake your camp or you hear sniper fire from the distance. Talk to me after you see kids searching through the garbage for food. We aren't even close to that kind of place. Their houses get an hour of power per day. I'm more than comfortable on my laptop, in my recliner watching my flat screen.

Trust me, we live in the greatest country on earth and it's a dream come true compared to Iraq or Afghanistan.

loomis41973 · Jul 23, 2015

Think i will stick with NetFlix

PatsFan1283 · Jul 23, 2015

loomis41973 said:
Think i will stick with NetFlix

+1

And comcast tries to get on my ass for a little piracy. I'm just trying to stay safe.

Greenbacks · Jul 23, 2015

HuskerFan1 said:
are people really shocked by this shit anymore? im not, not in the least. i take the boston MBTA every day and the thought of someone blowing up a train im in runs thru my head all time (wrong place, wrong time).... its only going to get worse, this country is turning into iraq. i feel bad for our future generations.

I agree 100%......When I see shit like this on the news I never say...Oh wow,I can`t believe this shit happened.....Not anymore........I just shrug it off.....It will happen today and it will happen 3 days from today....It`s just a way of life this day and age.

Welcome to the world of MASS MURDERERS.......HATE AND VIOLENCE RULES!

CHOPTALK · Jul 23, 2015

That theater is exactly .7 miles from
my house.

Been there 100 times.

Im not home right now but it blows my mind how something like that can happen so close to my house.

That is one of the most safest places in America .

Smack dab in the middle of town.

Unreal

scottcarter · Jul 23, 2015

CHOPTALK said:
That theater is exactly .7 miles from
my house.

Been there 100 times.

Im not home right now but it blows my mind how something like that can happen so close to my house.

That is one of the most safest places in America .

Smack dab in the middle of town.

Unreal

wholly fuck

Enfuego · Jul 23, 2015

CHOPTALK said:
That theater is exactly .7 miles from
my house.

Been there 100 times.

Im not home right now but it blows my mind how something like that can happen so close to my house.

That is one of the most safest places in America .

Smack dab in the middle of town.

Unreal

Blows your mind huh?

CHOPTALK · Jul 23, 2015

HuskerFan1 said:
a bit dramatic?! talk to me when you used to live a 1/4 mile from the marathon bombings and were at a house party the day of several blocks from where they went off.

Well I live .7 miles from this theater . Does that count?

Dispite my shock I think you are going overboard on the grand scheme of things.
Dont let the media overflow the big picture

PatsFan1283 · Jul 23, 2015

Enfuego said:
Talk to me after you spend 18 months in Afghanistan and fear for your life each day you wake up. Talk to me after you hear multiple car bombs shake your camp or you hear sniper fire from the distance. Talk to me after you see kids searching through the garbage for food. We aren't even close to that kind of place. Their houses get an hour of power per day. I'm more than comfortable on my laptop, in my recliner watching my flat screen.

Trust me, we live in the greatest country on earth and it's a dream come true compared to Iraq or Afghanistan.

There is no utopia but violent crime has consistently gone down since the 70s.

If people are on edge because there are a lot of crazies out there, I can see their point of view. Local news gets most of its ratings by reporting on homicides.

HuskerFan1 · Jul 23, 2015

oh i agree, turn on the nightly news and its never anything positive about whats going on its ALL negative, its been like that for years. couple that with the corrupt politicians we have in office and the wiping out of the middle class, more and more poverty etc and all im saying is im not surprised by this anymore AND it will get worse. guy i used to follow named gerald celente was kind of a conspiracy theorist but i remember one slogan he used to reiterate all the time and it sticks to me this day, "when people lose everything, they have nothing else to lose, and they lose it" not saying this is the case here but i do wholeheartedly believe it is in some circumstances.

PatsFan1283 · Jul 23, 2015

Not to turn this into Siskel and Ebert but the movie Whiplash is pretty good. Touches on the sensationalizing of violent crime culture in local media.

CHOPTALK · Jul 23, 2015

I just hope nobody I know was involved.
I just watched PItch Perfect 2 in that very building about 2 weeks ago.

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