John Russell Houser

On late Thursday night, the police investigated Houser's car, a blue 1995 Lincoln Continental, and found two suspicious objects with wires inside.

Fearing that the items might be an explosive, the police halted the investigation.

On the morning of July 24, they called the bomb squad, who blew up its windows and trunk.

Similarly, investigators found three objects in the theater that they feared could be explosives and had them examined with a robot.

An apartment complex behind the theater was evacuated as a precaution.

The objects in the theater and in the car all turned out not to be dangerous.

A search of the car later turned up more disguises.

Investigators recovered a 39-page journal belonging to Houser, which contained the name of the theater and the time and date of the screening of Trainwreck, along with random notes and observations.

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.

The shooting occurred in theater 14 during the 7:10 p.m. screening of Trainwreck, held at the Grand 16 movie theater in Lafayette.

John Russell Houser, 59, went to the theater alone, bought a ticket ten minutes late into the movie, and sat for several minutes in the theater's second-to-last row.

Along with Houser, there were 25 people in the theater and 300 people in the building.

He was armed with a Hi-Point Model JCP .40-caliber handgun and equipped with two 10-round magazines.

Shortly before 7:30 p.m., Houser stood up, pulled out the handgun from his pants, and started shooting indiscriminately while walking down the steps.

He fired at least 13 rounds and reloaded once.

He killed two people and injured nine others.

The first two people Houser shot were sitting directly in front of him.

The shooting was contained to one theater.

After the shooting ended, Houser exited the theater through a side door and apparently tried to head for his vehicle while blending in with survivors.

However, upon noticing police sirens, he retreated back inside the building and fired three more shots at fleeing moviegoers before committing suicide.

Four officers responded to the scene in less than a minute after receiving a 7:28 p.m. report of the shooting.

After witnessing audiences fleeing and hearing gunshots, they made their way into the auditorium.

Upon entering the theater, two-and-a-half minutes after arrival, they found Houser dead; he had fatally shot himself in the mouth.

His body remained inside the theater for several hours.

After the shooting, it was discovered that he had a blood alcohol level of 0.1, while the legal limit to drive is 0.08.

Following the shooting, the other local Grand Theatre was also closed, while the entire area was locked down as law enforcement officials searched for additional shooters.

Two women were killed by Houser in the shooting.

One died at the scene, while the other died at a nearby hospital.

They are:

The injuries of the survivors ranged from light to critical and were inflicted either from gunshots and/or during accidents while fleeing.

The victims' ages ranged from the late teens to their 60s.

Among the injured were the cousin of Louisiana Representative Charles Boustany and her husband.

Egedahl, the last victim discharged, left Our Lady of Lourdes Regional Medical Center on August 14.

One victim was shot four times.

The Louisiana State Police, the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives (ATF), the Lafayette Parish Sheriff, and Lafayette Police Department police participated in the investigation.

Police believe the shooter acted alone, but have not confirmed a motive.

Upon investigation, officials found that Houser had been staying in a nearby motel, part of the Motel 6 chain, and discovered wigs, glasses, and disguises.

This led officials to believe that he intended on escaping before being cornered by police, leading to his suicide.

Furthermore, he illegally switched his license plates near an exit door to the theater, and in his motel room.