John Russell Houser
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Louisiana theatre shooter thanks man accused of black church slayingsThe gunman responsible for a deadly rampage inside a Louisiana movie theatre last summer left a journal thanking the man accused of killing 9 black people in a South Carolina church.WorldJan 13, 2016
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Comic Amy Schumer, Sen. Schumer call for better gun controlComedian Amy Schumer spoke tearfully of two women who were shot to death during a screening of her movie, "Trainwreck," and asked lawmakers Monday to support a gun control bill sponsored by her second cousin, U.S. Sen. Charles Schumer.WorldAug 3, 2015
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No red flags reported when Lafayette theatre gunman bought gunJohn Russell Houser's mental problems were well known to many, though perhaps not to the store that sold him the .40-calibre handgun used in a deadly attack on a Louisiana movie theatre.CrimeJul 28, 2015
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History of mental illness didn’t prevent gun sale to Louisiana theatre shooterJohn Russell Houser was deeply troubled long before he shot 11 people in a movie theatre in Louisiana, but decades of mental problems didn't keep him from buying the handgun he used.WorldJul 26, 2015
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Who is John Russell Houser, the man behind the Lafayette theatre shootingLouisiana police identified 59-year-old John Russell Houser as the man who killed two people and injured several others at a Lafayette screening of Trainwreck before turning the gun on himself.CrimeJul 24, 2015
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