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Published: 01:57 EST, 24 July 2015 | Updated: 09:02 EST, 24 July 2015

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Amy Schumer took to Twitter with a heavy heart on Thursday after a gunman killed two people at a screening of her new comedy Trainwreck in Louisiana before fatally shooting himself.

'My heart is broken and all my thoughts and prayers are with everyone in Louisiana,' the 34-year-old actress tweeted to her nearly 1.5 million followers on Twitter.

Schumer wrote and stars in Trainwreck that also features Saturday Night Live veteran Bill Hader and was directed by Judd Apatow.

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Broken heart: Amy Schumer took to Twitter on Thursday after a gunman killed two people at a screening of her new comedy Trainwreck in Lafayette, Louisiana before fatally shooting himself

Police described the gunman as a 58-year-old 'lone white male,' but did not immediately disclose his name.

There were abotu 100 people in the theater for the 7pm screening of Trainwreck at The Grand 16 cinexplex in Lafayette, which is about 60 miles west of Baton Rouge.

Seven people also were wounded in the shooting and were taken to nearby hospitals with conditions ranging from non-life threatening to critical. They ranged in age from late teens to 60s.

Louisiana Governor Bobby Jindal, who also is a Republican candidate for president, arrived at the scene shortly after the shooting.

Comedy star: The Trainwreck writer and star tweeted that her heart was broken after hearing of the theater shooting

Horror: A gunman opened fire on Thursday at the Grand Theatre (above) in Lafayette, Louisiana

'We believe the scene is safe at this time,' said Sgt. Kyle Suarez

Police identify movie theatre gunman who killed two people

'What we can do now is we can pray. We can hug these families. We can shower them with love, thoughts and prayers,' Jindal, 44, said during a news conference.

The governor also said he would meet with the families of the victims.

Other public figures also took to Twitter to offer their condolences, to criticize Jindal and to express outrage following another public attack by a gun-wielding assailant.

Jindal has opposed attempts to restrict gun rights and has been endorsed by the National Rifle Association.

'I'll meet you halfway, Bobby Jindal. I'll pray that elected people like you get serious about stopping our national epidemic of gun violence,' tweeted Will Weaton, 42, who played the precocious Wesley Crusher on Star Trek: The Next Generation.

Trainwreck crew: Amy joined co-star Bill Hader and director Judd Apatow on Bravo's Watch What Happens Live on Tuesday to promote the new comedy

Meet halfway: Wil Wheaton who played Wesley Crusher on Star Trek: The Next Generation, urged Louisiana Governor Bobby Jindal to get serious about gun control

Gun control: Michael Ian Black took to Twitter to wonder when gun control discussions would resume

Clerks director Kevin Smith, 44, also reflected on the theater shooting.

'Terrible news out of LAFAYETTE: gunman opens fire in movie theater. … 2 people died because they wanted to see a movie,' Smith tweeted along with a link to a news story on the shooting.

English singer Sam Smith, 23, tweeted that he was thinking about the victims and their families.

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

'ANOTHER shooting. What is happening. So sad. Thoughts are with the family's of those injured and killed x,' Smith tweeted.

Comic and actor Michael Ian Black, 43, weighed in on gun control after the attack on moviegoers..

Tilda Swinton unrecognizable in Trainwreck with Amy Schumer

Star and director: Amy and Judd are shown in a promotional still for Trainwreck

'Another movie theater shooting. What is the appropriate amount of time to wait before we start discussing gun control again. Oh, never?,' tweeted the Another Period star.

The Louisiana shooting occurred three years after James Holmes entered a crowded movie theater in suburban Denver and opened fire during the premiere of the Batman film The Dark Knight Rises, killing 12 people and injuring 70 others.

A jury last week quickly convicted Holmes on 165 counts of murder, attempted murder and other charges, rejecting defense arguments that he was insane and suffering delusions that drove him to the July 20, 2012, attack in Aurora.

Sandy Phillips, whose daughter Jessica was killed in the Aurora shooting, tweeted on Thursday; 'Theater shooting in Louisiana. Numbers of injured unknown. Here we go again America. THIS is freedom?'

She then added that she was having 'PTSD' after learning of the shooting.

PTSD is in high gear with another #theatershooting in Louisiana tonight. Signing off & going to bed #WakeUpAmerica #gunsense #JessisMessage
— Sandy Phillips (@MamaRedfield) July 24, 2015