Lafayette, LA – One day after John Russell Houser killed two people and wounded nine in a movie theater in Lafayette, La., a picture is emerging online of a man caught up with a number of radical ideas and fascinated about “the power of the lone wolf,” according to The Southern Poverty Law Center:
“Do not mistake yourselves for one minute, the enemy sees all posted on this website. I do not want to discourage the last hope for the best, but you must realize the power of the lone wolf, is the power that come forth in ALL situations,” Houser wrote on a forum dedicated to the New York chapter of Golden Dawn, Greece’s far-right neo-Nazi political party. “Look within yourselves.”
That comment was one of dozens of messages that Houser, 59, left on several Internet message boards, all of which provide a picture of a politically disaffected, angry man who viewed the United States as a “financially failing filth farm,” expressed interest in white power groups, anti-Semitic ideas, the anti-gay Westboro Baptist Church, as well as a number of conspiracy theories…
…Aside from his affinity for Hitler and Golden Dawn, he expressed racist extremism elsewhere. He promoted the disproven racist theory that a connection exists between race and IQ, and promoted The Bell Curve, a book written by Charles Murray. As for voting, he said, “don’t vote, waste of time.”
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On July 23, 2015 at approximately 7:30 pm, Lafayette Police responded to reports of an “Active Shooter” at the Grand 16 Lafayette Theater, located at 3141 Johnston Street.
A male subject located in the theater began firing randomly at movie goers inside. Amy Schumer’s “Trainwreck” was the movie playing.
In the end, 3 people were dead, including the gunman. 7 others were injured.
Lafayette Police have identified the shooter as John Russell Houser, Age 59. He has a history of mental illness.
His last known address Phenix City, Alabama. Houser was last known to have rented a room at a motel in the City of Lafayette, beginning in July 2015. No devices were located in Houser’s vehicle (1995 Lincoln, blue in color), which was parked at the theatre.
Mayci Breaux, of Franklin, Louisiana, died at the Grand 16 Theatre, police said today. She died at the scene.
The 21-year-old was planning to study radiology at Lafayette General Hospital, hospital President David Callecod said today, adding that she had just toured the facility.
The other victim who died was Jillian Johnson of Lafayette, police said. The 33-year-old died at the hospital, police said.
Johnson was a singer-musician and a 2004 graduate of the University of Louisiana at Lafayette, as was her husband, according to a message from the president on the school’s website.
#LafayetteShooting Victims Who Lost Their Lives Have Been Identified As Mayci Breaux,21 and Jillian Johnson,33 #B911 pic.twitter.com/mB1yGYLjh7
— Breaking911 (@Breaking911) July 24, 2015
Police say the suspect had wigs and glasses in his car and hotel room. They believe the shooter prepared to leave the scene of the crime but turned the gun on himself due to the quick response of police.
An investigation is ongoing.
