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| Louisiana shooting: three confirmed dead at movie theater – as it happened | Louisiana shooting: three confirmed dead at movie theater – as it happened |
| (7 months later) | |
| 9.04am BST | 9.04am BST |
| 09:04 | 09:04 |
| Claire Phipps | Claire Phipps |
| I’m winding down this live coverage now, with the next police briefing from Lafayette due in three-and-a-half hours (6.30am local time; 7.30am Eastern time; 12.30pm BST; 9.30pm AEST). | I’m winding down this live coverage now, with the next police briefing from Lafayette due in three-and-a-half hours (6.30am local time; 7.30am Eastern time; 12.30pm BST; 9.30pm AEST). |
| A summary of the night’s events is below, here, and the latest article is here. | A summary of the night’s events is below, here, and the latest article is here. |
| Thank you for reading. | Thank you for reading. |
| 8.08am BST | 8.08am BST |
| 08:08 | 08:08 |
| Closing summary | Closing summary |
| Here’s a quick revision of our latest summary in the light of that police briefing: | Here’s a quick revision of our latest summary in the light of that police briefing: |
| Updated | Updated |
| at 9.02am BST | at 9.02am BST |
| 7.59am BST | 7.59am BST |
| 07:59 | 07:59 |
| Craft says it’s believed the gunman was sitting alone in the theater. | Craft says it’s believed the gunman was sitting alone in the theater. |
| The first two people shot were sitting directly in front of him. | The first two people shot were sitting directly in front of him. |
| 3 dead, 9 inj. confirmed by LPD chief Jim Craft. No further updates from LPD for a few hrs. #LafayetteShooting pic.twitter.com/Ke60KIjor3 | 3 dead, 9 inj. confirmed by LPD chief Jim Craft. No further updates from LPD for a few hrs. #LafayetteShooting pic.twitter.com/Ke60KIjor3 |
| 7.57am BST | 7.57am BST |
| 07:57 | 07:57 |
| #Lafayette Police Chief Craft said police were unable to make contact with suspect before he killed himself. | #Lafayette Police Chief Craft said police were unable to make contact with suspect before he killed himself. |
| 7.56am BST | 7.56am BST |
| 07:56 | 07:56 |
| Craft said no “manifesto” has been found that might explain the shooter’s motive. | Craft said no “manifesto” has been found that might explain the shooter’s motive. |
| Two police officers were on the scene in less than a minute after the alarm was raised. | Two police officers were on the scene in less than a minute after the alarm was raised. |
| The gunman was dead before police officers entered the theater. | The gunman was dead before police officers entered the theater. |
| Police earlier said that he took his own life. | Police earlier said that he took his own life. |
| 7.53am BST | 7.53am BST |
| 07:53 | 07:53 |
| Police chief Jim Craft calls the conditions inside the theater “a pretty horrific scene”. | Police chief Jim Craft calls the conditions inside the theater “a pretty horrific scene”. |
| It’s confirmed that 12 people were shot. | It’s confirmed that 12 people were shot. |
| Three people have died, including the gunman. One of the victims died in hospital. Two bodies, including that of the shooter, remain inside the theater. | Three people have died, including the gunman. One of the victims died in hospital. Two bodies, including that of the shooter, remain inside the theater. |
| Nine people were injured, one of whom remains in a critical condition. | Nine people were injured, one of whom remains in a critical condition. |
| Updated | Updated |
| at 7.58am BST | at 7.58am BST |
| 7.51am BST | 7.51am BST |
| 07:51 | 07:51 |
| Shooter had 'semi-automatic handgun' – police | Shooter had 'semi-automatic handgun' – police |
| Police confirm the gunman used a semi-automatic handgun. | Police confirm the gunman used a semi-automatic handgun. |
| Suspect was armed with semi-auto handgun. ATF is working on tracing gun #Lafayette | Suspect was armed with semi-auto handgun. ATF is working on tracing gun #Lafayette |
| 7.50am BST | 7.50am BST |
| 07:50 | 07:50 |
| Authorities have been holding a further briefing for the media. | Authorities have been holding a further briefing for the media. |
| Chief Jim Craft of the Lafayette police department (LPD) says the suspicious package spotted in the gunman’s car and dealt with by the bomb squad was not in fact an explosive device. | Chief Jim Craft of the Lafayette police department (LPD) says the suspicious package spotted in the gunman’s car and dealt with by the bomb squad was not in fact an explosive device. |
| Craft: Vehicle has been cleared. Suspicious object was found harmless. LPD is back in control of crime scene | Craft: Vehicle has been cleared. Suspicious object was found harmless. LPD is back in control of crime scene |
| Police will still not release the identity of the shooter as they continue to check addresses connected to him in “multiple” Southern states. | Police will still not release the identity of the shooter as they continue to check addresses connected to him in “multiple” Southern states. |
| 7.42am BST | 7.42am BST |
| 07:42 | 07:42 |
| What we know so far | What we know so far |
| Updated | Updated |
| at 7.53am BST | at 7.53am BST |
| 7.22am BST | 7.22am BST |
| 07:22 | 07:22 |
| Reporters on the scene in Lafayette say bomb squad officers are continuing to carry out controlled explosions: | Reporters on the scene in Lafayette say bomb squad officers are continuing to carry out controlled explosions: |
| Another bomb squad explosion here at crime scene. Police earlier said they found 3 suspicious things in what's said to be suspect's car. | Another bomb squad explosion here at crime scene. Police earlier said they found 3 suspicious things in what's said to be suspect's car. |
| Authorities have just detonated the materials in the shooter's vehicle. @theadvertiser #LafayetteShooting | Authorities have just detonated the materials in the shooter's vehicle. @theadvertiser #LafayetteShooting |
| Updated | Updated |
| at 7.24am BST | at 7.24am BST |
| 7.12am BST | 7.12am BST |
| 07:12 | 07:12 |
| Sergeant Brooks David of Louisiana state police has confirmed to CNN that the gunman’s vehicle has been “cleared” by bomb squad detectives after a suspicious package was spotted. | Sergeant Brooks David of Louisiana state police has confirmed to CNN that the gunman’s vehicle has been “cleared” by bomb squad detectives after a suspicious package was spotted. |
| Bomb squad officers are now inside the theater, David said, after police dogs alerted to possible suspicious items there. | Bomb squad officers are now inside the theater, David said, after police dogs alerted to possible suspicious items there. |
| In a few hours, assuming the crime scene has also been cleared, detectives will be able to enter the theater to begin their investigation there, David added. | In a few hours, assuming the crime scene has also been cleared, detectives will be able to enter the theater to begin their investigation there, David added. |
| The bodies remain inside the theater. | The bodies remain inside the theater. |
| Updated | Updated |
| at 8.25am BST | at 8.25am BST |