Officials say three dead in movie theater shooting

LAFAYETTE, La. (AP) _ Police in Lafayette, Louisiana, say a gunman waited 20 minutes into the showing of the comedy “Trainwreck” before he stood up and opened fire on the crowd. Two people were killed and at least seven others wounded yesterday evening. Police say the gunman killed himself in the movie theater. Police describe the shooter as a 59-year-old white man with a criminal history. Police say they found suspicious items in the man’s vehicle and decided to set off explosions as a precaution.