Amy Schumer reacted quickly Thursday night to the fatal shootings during a screening of her movie "Trainwreck."
My heart is broken and all my thoughts and prayers are with everyone in Louisiana.
— Amy Schumer (@amyschumer) July 24, 2015
A drifter identified as 59-year-old John Russel Houser shot and killed two people and wounded nine others at a theater in Lafayette, Louisiana. He then turned the gun on himself, police say.
Schumer wrote"Trainwreck" and stars as a magazine writer who begins to rethink her lifestyle. The movie grossed $30 million last weekend when it opened.
Other celebrities also responded to the killings:
ANOTHER shooting. What is happening. So sad. Thoughts are with the family's of those injured and killed x
— SAM SMITH (@samsmithworld) July 24, 2015
Thoughts & prayers with everyone in Lafayette, Louisiana this evening.
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) July 24, 2015
So sad to hear about the #Lafayette shooting. Prayers go to the victims and their families.
— Sugar Ray Leonard (@SugarRayLeonard) July 24, 2015
Please. No more guns. Please. Churchgoers, school children, moviegoers...how many more innocent people have to die before we change?
— Jenna Fischer (@jennafischer) July 24, 2015
PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE spotlight the victims the helpers the EMTs IGNORE THE SHOOTER treat him like the insect he is PLEASE #Louisiana
— Patton Oswalt (@pattonoswalt) July 24, 2015
Terrible news out of LAFAYETTE: gunman opens fire in movie theater. http://t.co/BN2bbZPjtm 2 people died because they wanted to see a movie.
— KevinSmith (@ThatKevinSmith) July 24, 2015
140 characters isn't enough to express the rage, sadness, hopelessness, frustration, confusion, fear & numbness WHYYYYY?!?!?
— Gabrielle Union (@itsgabrielleu) July 24, 2015
My heart and prayers go out to those in Louisiana affected by the shooting tonight. As a nation we NEED to rise above the violence.
— Tamera Mowry-Housley (@TameraMowryTwo) July 24, 2015
praying for everyone in Lafayette. so sad to hear about another shooting, especially so close to home.
— Sadie Robertson (@sadierob) July 24, 2015
Ok? Can we stop blaming our "content" and focus on mental health and gun availability? Prayers to Lafayette....#heartbreaking
— Willie Garson (@WillieGarson) July 24, 2015
Today is a sad day for #Lafayette and our nation. @chirlane and I extend our hearts and prayers to the families of the victims.
— Bill de Blasio (@BilldeBlasio) July 24, 2015Movie theaters, schools, places of work & worship should be safe spaces, free from guns and gun violence. Praying for Lafayette today. -O’M
— Martin O'Malley (@MartinOMalley) July 24, 2015
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