Police said John Houser had a criminal history but that it was "pretty old"
The two victims were 21-year-old Mayci Breaux (left) and Jillian Johnson, 31
The gunman who killed two people and
injured several others at a Louisiana cinema had a history of mental
health issues, according to court documents.
John Houser, 59, fired a dozen rounds from a handgun at a film screening in Lafayette before shooting himself.
Documents
seen by the AP news agency show his family won a protective order
against him in 2008 due to "various acts of violence" towards them.
His wife, who filed for divorce in March, said he had become "volatile".
Hours before the latest US shooting, President Barack Obama told the BBC that gun law reform had been his "greatest frustration".
Lafayette
police described Houser as a "drifter" from Alabama who had been
staying at nearby motel since the beginning of July. Wigs and other
disguises were found inside his room.
Police chief Jim Craft said
investigators believe he intended to flee rather than take his own life,
but the quick police response forced him back into the building.
BBC
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