Who is liable for having this crazy wacko on the streets? John Russel Houser, the man who gunned down the very beautiful Maci Breaux, 21, had “a history of mental health issues, i.e., manic depression and/or bi-polar disorder.”

The very beautiful Macyi Breaux, 21 who was gunned down by a crazy wacko named John Russel Houser

A gunman killed two people and wounded at least nine others during a showing of “Trainwreck” at a movie theater in Louisiana.

The 59-year-old “lone white male” opened fire about 20 minutes into the film Thursday evening at the Grand 16 theater in Lafayette, roughly 60 miles west of Baton Rouge.

Authorities identified the shooting suspect as John Russel Houser. It appears that he turned the gun on himself after unsuccessfully trying to flee by blending in with the crowd, according to police.

Police officers say they found him dead inside the theater after hearing a single gunshot ring out.

“He previously resided in the state of Alabama. He’s kind of a drifter. He’s been in Lafayette since early July as far as we can tell,” Lafayette Police Chief Jim Craft said during a news conference Friday morning.

Houser is from Phenix City, Ala., but had bounced around before ending up at a local Motel 6, authorities said.

Police searched the room they think he was staying in and found wigs, glasses and other items that could be used as a disguise, they said.

A Columbus, Ga., woman, who wished to remain anonymous, told Yahoo News that she had purchased a home that Houser once shared with his wife. The suspect eventually lived in the house alone for two years without making any payments, she said.

“You don’t know crazy. You don’t know what we went through with that house,” she said to Yahoo News over the phone. “He had lots and lots of problems.”

The woman said Houser came from a “fine family in Columbus” — his mother was a schoolteacher, and his father was tax commissioner for Columbus. He used to attend church services years ago, she said.

John Russel Houser has been identified as the man who shot and killed two people in Louisiana on Thursday

She added that Houser once attended law school but dropped out.

“We’ve been up all night with the FBI,” she said. “He was dangerous. I’m just so glad that no more people were hurt than was hurt. It’s sad. We’re sad.”
In 2008, Houser’s wife, Kellie Maddox Houser, and other family members requested a protective order from him.

According to court documents, obtained by the Associated Press, he "exhibited extreme erratic behavior and has made ominous as well as disturbing statements."

The filing said Houser had “a history of mental health issues, i.e., manic depression and/or bi-polar disorder.”

His wife also removed all weapons from their home because she feared his “volatile mental state,” according to the paperwork.

The protective order was at least temporarily granted. She later filed for divorce.

Houser had been arrested several times from 10 to 15 years ago on various charges, including arson, selling alcohol to a minor and speeding, according to the AP.

Jim Mustian, a journalist for the New Orleans Advocate, citing a local sheriff, said that Houser was denied a pistol permit in 2006 in Russell County, Ala.

 

Louisiana police identify 59-year-old John Russell Houser as the suspected lone gunman who opened fire inside a movie theater in LA

The suspect’s Linkedin profile describes him as an entrepreneur in “investment management.” He claimed to have owned two pubs in Georgia and to have tried his hand at real estate development in 2006.

He pursued a bachelor of business administration at Columbus State University from 1985 until 1988 and a juris doctorate (law degree) at Faulkner University in Montgomery, Ala., his profile said.

Houser listed "God's Business" as one of his skills. 

He appeared on "Calvin Floyd Live," previously called “Rise and Shine,” on WLTZ NBC 38 in more than 60 episodes, according to the LinkedIn page. 

“Invited political controversy on every one of them, and loved every minute of it,” he said.

The show’s host, Floyd, told Yahoo News that he invited Houser on his show many times to discuss his radical views because it was entertaining and caused tremendous buzz. 

“He was a guest because he was good TV entertainment, not because it was a respected opinion that he had to say. But he was very entertaining all the time,” Floyd said in a phone interview with Yahoo news. “He had Tea Party-radical Republican views on everything. I’d have a Democratic spokesperson on [for the opposing perspective]. He generated a lot of phone calls.”

Houser was a member of Tea Party Nation, according to the group’s website.

The Hatewatch Blog, which is run by the Intelligence Project of the Southern Poverty Law Center, uncovered that Houser posted about his fondness for Hitler, neo-Nazis and lone wolves on several online forums.

"Do not mistake yourselves for one minute, the enemy sees all posted on this website," he wrote on a site dedicated to the New York chapter of Greece's far-right Golden Dawn, which espouses fascist and neo-Nazi ideologies.

"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 can come forth in ALL situations.Look within yourselves," he continued.

Heidi Beirich, who leads the Intelligence Project, told Yahoo News that the Greek government is investigating Golden Dawn and considering shutting it down.

“We don’t know what his motivation was for the theater," Beirich said in an interview with Yahoo News. "He obviously loved Hitler and wanted to know about white power groups, but what led him to do that shooting is unclear."

Elsewhere, on the U.S. Message Board, a political discussion forum, he wrote, "Hitler accomplished far more than any other through 'pragmatically forming.'"

Authorities identified the young women he murdered as Macyi Breaux, 21, and Jillian Johnson, 33, and said another person is in critical condition.

Source: yahoo news.com by Michael Walsh