Dozen Dead, Injured in Colorado Theater Shooting

A gunman wearing a gas mask set off an unknown gas and fired into a crowded movie theater in Aurora, Colorado at a midnight opening of the Batman movie 'The Dark Knight Rises', killing 12 people and injuring at least 50 others, authorities said.

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10 months ago

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US

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Gun Violence, United States

People

James Holmes

Places

United States of America, Colorado, Denver, Aurora

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A gunman wearing a gas mask set off an unknown gas and fired into a crowded movie theater in Aurora, Colo. at a midnight opening of the Batman movie "The Dark Knight Rises," killing 12 people and injuring at least 50 others, authorities said. (July 20) [Notes:July 20, 2012] [Notes:KMGH/THEDENVERCHANNEL.COM] A GUNMAN WEARING A GAS MASK ... SETS OFF AN UNKNOWN GAS ... AND FIRES INTO A CROWDED MOVIE THEATER IN AURORA, COLORADO ... KILLING AND INJURING DOZENS. IT HAPPENED AT A THEATER OUTSIDE DENVER ... AT A MIDNIGHT SHOWING OF THE BATMAN MOVIE 'THE DARK NIGHT RISES.' [Notes:AP] [Notes:Obed Sanchez / In adjacent theater] SOT: There were explosions behind me and there was dust but I thought it was just a normal practical joke, fireworks or something. Then I see people starting to leave the theater ... SOME OF THE INJURED ARE CHILDREN ... WITH VICTIMS TREATED FOR CHEMICAL EXPOSURE RELATED TO CANISTERS THROWN BY THE GUNMAN. SOT: As we got out into the parking lots I didn't think it would be that bad ... I just thought maybe some people got frightened and they got us out. I thought it was serious but then you start seeing injured people coming out of the theater ... FEDERAL LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICIALS SAY THE SUSPECT IS 24-YEAR-OLD JAMES HOLMES ... ARRESTED SHORTLY AFTER THE ATTACK AT THE THEATER. THE FBI SAYS THERE IS NO INDICATION THE INCIDENT IS TIED TO ANY TERRORIST GROUPS. AERIAL IMAGES SHOW A HEAVY POLICE PRESENCE OUTSIDE THE SUSPECT'S APARTMENT IN AURORA ... THE COMPLEX EVACUATED. POLICE ARE NOT SAYING IF OTHER EXPLOSIVES HAVE BEEN FOUND THERE. LEE POWELL, THE ASSOCIATED PRESS (****END****) VIDEO PRODUCER: --------------------------- VIDEO SOURCE: KMGH, AP ----------------------- VIDEO APPROVAL: ---------------------------- VIDEO RESTRICTIONS: ---------------------------------- MARKET EMBARGO (S): No Denver -------------------------------- SCRIPT/WIRE SOURCE: BC-US--Colorado Shooting, 17th Ld-Writethru,9