Authorities said, A lone gunman sitting in a packed movie theater stood up about 20 minutes into the showing of “Trainwreck” and began firing into the crowd, killing two and injuring at least seven others Thursday night before fatally shooting himself.
Police described the shooter as a 58-year-old “lone white male” with a “criminal history” but did not immediately disclose his name. They evacuated the entire theater complex and conducted a sweep inside the building.
State Police Col. Mike Edmonson said investigators found suspicious items inside the shooter’s car and were going to set off explosions in the vehicle. Minutes later an Associated Press reporter on the scene heard a number of short bursts similar to firecrackers coming from that vicinity.
