Posted on 07/24/2015 6:33:00 AM PDT by BerniesFriend
Victims, gunman identified in Grand 16 shooting
The victims who died in last night's shooting at The Grand 16 have been identified as 21-year-old Mayci Breaux of Franklin and 33-year-old Jillian Johnson of Lafayette.
The shooter, who shot himself in the theater, has been identified as 58-year-old John Houser of Alabama. Police say he was a "drifter" who had been in the Lafayette area since early July. He fired 13 rounds into the theater during the 7 p.m. showing of "Trainwreck."
One of the victims and the gunman died at the scene. A second victim died at an area hospital. Nine people were injured. Two have been treated and released. One remains in critical condition.
He was staying at the Motel 6 on University Avenue. Police searched his hotel room this morning and found wigs and other disguises.
Houser drove a 1995 blue Lincoln Continental with a switched license plate to the theater and parked outside the exit door. He intended on shooting then escaping, but police believe the rapid law enforcement response forced Houser back into the building, where he shot himself.
According to his LinkedIn profile, Houser claimed that he was an entrepreneur. The profile claims he owned and operated two bars and was a real estate developer. However, his last listed job is in 2006.
In addition, a John Russell Houser from Phenix City, Alabama, is listed as a member of a group called the Tea Party Nation. However, KATC could not confirm if this John Russell Houser is one in the same with the shooter.
Police recovered a .40 caliber handgun. No explosive devices were found in his vehicle.
Police said they don't believe that Houser knew any of the victims. Houser purchased a ticket to the movie. Authorities are waiting to view the surveillance video from the theater.
The only tie Houser has to Lafayette that investigators have found is an uncle who lived in Lafayette, but died more than 30 years ago.
"This is such a senseless, tragic act. Why would you come here and do something like this?" Lafayette City-Parish President Joey Durel asked. "Two innocent people lost their lives, numerous other people were shot."
Another Freeper up the thread said tha his Twitter account showed him to be an admirer of the Westboro Baptist Church gang. That sounds much more plausible to me.
Oh, gosh, that made me laugh. Stop.
Sorry, but they are often white.
Even the flag flap is from a white shooter only a month back.
Before recent years, dollars to donuts it would be a white guy.
“Here’s a more detailed story about a man from the Phoenix City/Columbus, GA area by the same name:
Thanks, this did have more info:
Police said Houser did have a criminal record, but it was about 10 to 15 years old and included an arson arrest and selling alcohol to a minor.
So obviously an illegal gun in a gun free zone.
So he is identified as a radical Repub by a talk-show guy.
This is more likely accurate than going by a search on his name.
Of course, there is still the possibility he set up people by playing devil’s advocate.
And OTOH, can we just accept that sometimes people on our team are going to be bad? I sure have seen it myself.
Thaere’s the rub: it doesn’t matter if he’s actually a tea partier or not - the connection must be put out there for the millenials to re-tweet.
Remember: “It’s not the facts of the case, it’s the seriousness of the charge!”
This is Agenda Support Operations by the MSM, and the facts don’t matter.
I also found some blog and forum type sites where a person with his name claimed to have no political affiliation. When the talk show guy called him radical, I guess he said what he meant.
Good luck with that. Made me kinda angry to read.
When seconds count...
** Thank goodness armed personnel were quickly on the scene to show his true colors. **
Yes, thank goodness they were already in the parking lot. Just a hop, skip, and a jump away.
You get things without missing a beat Sarge - - I’m impressed. I hadn’t thought of the ‘manufacture a new one’... scary.
I still want to know about the 10 missing years. It he graduated college in 1988, he either waited 10 years to go to college or the age is incorrect. The police gave the age out, so I’m assuming 59 is correct. So where was he for 10 years? The military, a mental institution, etc.??
I wonder if his father is still alive?
Exactly..... Those anti depression drugs rewire the brain unbelievably.
> If you truly believed your theory, you would believe the feds could keep it hidden, thereby proving the conspiracy.
I don’t know....the Hillary Clinton emails and Benghazi, the Muslim Brother connections and appointmentx in the WH, the fake Obama birth certificate posted online...Even murders by setail killers that happened decades ago get solved after the fact. Truth has a way of coming to light.
My thoughts too.
MK Ultra.
http://www.politicalforum.com/members/rusty-houser.html
“About Rusty Houser
Biography:
no political affiliation
believe media/gov’t censoring
edu. JD/CPA
believe US will be MAD MAX < 5 years
Location:
Phenix City AL
Interests:
hustling
Occupation:
hustling
Real Name:
John Russell Houser
Pets:
cat taken in
Family:
no family safe in US environment
Other:
don't vote,waste of time
Gender:
Male
Age:
59”
http://www.debatepolitics.com/members/rusty-houser.html
About Rusty Houser
Gender:Male
Biography:JD/CPA 1988
Location:Phenix City Al
Interests:Golden Dawn
Occupation:entrepreneur
Politics
Political Leaning:Very Conservative
01-18-14, 01:16 PM
“The clearest example of Fox's lack of credibility is their not giving one word of coverage to the single biggest news item in the history of the stock market.You will recall in 09 when the market lost 1,000 pts in six hours.Then it regained 600 pts in ten minutes.That 600 pt move is so spectacular that when seen in view of no explanation having ever been given,there can be no doubt that it did not occur,except on the published scoreboard.”
01-18-14, 12:35 PM
“The WSJ had an article about a group named Golden Dawn.They believe that Greeks should rule greece, including deciding if any other type of person should also live there.I found their website. The videos told me that this is a legitimate effort to solve problems.The leaders of the group are in fact leaders.Intelligent,well spoken,and exercising good faith.The straight forward approach of the group is a result [I learned reading on their webpage] of Greece being in exactly the same political and economic situation as the US.Put another way,the US needs a Golden Dawn organization.That was the basis of the WSJ article.GD has opened an office in New York.
The financial failings of the US, and the bleak outlook, are known to the world.The average person in the US has not however figured out that the US is employing censorship of the internet. If you type in NEWSPAPERS PUBLISHED IN IRAN, you will see about thirty such publications,none of which are published in their entirety, and none which your computer will translate.It might be permissible to put some political remark at the top of each page claiming bias, but to blackout all is nothing short of base censorship.
Type in any key words indicating the US practices censorship, and you will get magazine articles about the claims of censorship in Iran,North Korea, etc. You will not be able to find one scintilla of evidence the US would dream of it.
Type in WHITE POWER GROUPS and you get mag articles about their never ending claims of racism, and no information of how to find White power groups you might want to join.
I could go on for months.My point? Censorship coupled with brainwashing, is always present before the fall of a significant political entity.Put this together with our newly found financial reality, and you've got notice of things to come. “
http://fellowshipoftheminds.com/2011/04/01/americas-loss-of-virtue/
Rusty Houser | December 22, 2013 at 2:40 pm | Reply
America is so sick that I now believe it to be the enemy of the world. I know next to nothing about Iran, but the little I do know tells me they are far higher morally than this financially failing filth farm.
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The Westboro Baptist Church may be the last real church in America[members not brainwashed].
8:09 AM - 5 Jun 2013
I’m very sorry this happened. Prayers for the victims.
Last night, in Lafayette, Indiana, 5 killed in a car accident. http://abc7chicago.com/news/5-dead-including-2-kids-idd-in-fiery-crash-on-i-65/877409/
It was odd, listening to these stories reported one after the other on the news.
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