2015 Lafayette shooting

On July 23, 2015, a mass shooting occurred at the Grand 16 movie theater in Lafayette, Louisiana, United States. John Russell Houser, 59, opened fire during a showing of the film Trainwreck, killing two people and injuring nine others before committing suicide.

2015 Lafayette shooting
The Grand 16 Theatre
Location3141 Johnston Street, Lafayette, Louisiana, U.S.
Coordinates30.20199°N 92.04584°W / 30.20199; -92.04584
DateJuly 23, 2015 (2015-07-23)
7:27 p.m. (CDT)
Attack type
Mass shooting, murder–suicide
WeaponsHi-Point Model JCP .40-caliber handgun
Deaths3 (including the perpetrator)
Injured9
PerpetratorJohn Russell Houser
MotiveDisgruntled
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