Masked gunman kills 12 at 'Dark Knight' premiere
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RT @WxTrackerDaryl: Getting reports of 12 shot at a theater at alameda and sable . All available officers requested . Shooter at large . Unconfirmed #Kdvrby markpmeredith via twitter 7/20/2012 10:07:35 AM -
RT @dingos8myTARDIS: Shots fired in the theater. #batman #aurora #coloradoby rafaxodiaz via twitter 7/20/2012 10:08:44 AM -
RT @dingos8myTARDIS: @LustInLove Yes. It was my theater. I'm outside, one of my friends is still inside. No one knows what's going on.by rafaxodiaz via twitter 7/20/2012 10:08:45 AM
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RT @dingos8myTARDIS: Oh God, I don't know what to do.by rafaxodiaz via twitter 7/20/2012 10:08:49 AM
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From AFP on the arrest of the alleged gunman:
Aurora police chief Dan Oates said police had arrested the alleged gunman and that there was “no evidence” of a second, after earlier reports of two gunmen.
Oates said the suspect had claimed to have explosives at his residence and that the apartment complex where he lived had been evacuated and was being searched.
Police spokesman Frank Fania told CNN the suspect was in his 20s, wearing body armor and armed with a rifle and two handguns, adding that he had set off some kind of smoke device in order to sow panic. -
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RT @dingos8myTARDIS: They're putting us in a bus to a nearby high school now. #aurora #batman #shootingby _glenpeter via twitter 7/20/2012 10:26:31 AM -
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More from the Associated Press:
Officers found the gunman near a car behind the theatre.
“A gas mask, rifle, handgun at least one additional weapon (were) found inside” he said.
The suspect was taken into custody, but no name was released. Oates said there’s no evidence of any other attackers. There was also no immediate word of any motive.
The suspect spoke of “possible explosives in his residence. We are dealing with that potential threat,” Oates said, without providing details on where that was. -
Here's a post on Reddit from a person who claims to have been in the theatre when the incident happened.:
"Boyfriend and I have evacuated safe and sound. The shooting began during a gunfight scene in the movie, and at first, we thought it was special effects when smoke rose up. When shots happened again and people began to run, we thought something was up. A guy ran in and shouted there was a gunman in the building, and the alarms to emergency evacuate started to go off.
"I now know what tear gas feels like. I've never had to 'get down' with a police officer screaming at us...I need an army of kitten photos stat." -
Hayden Miller was inside Theatre 16 when the shootings begun. Here's what he told KUSA-TV:
“Like little explosions going on and shortly after that we heard people screaming,” he said.
Hayden said at first he thought it was part of a louder movie next door. But then he saw “people hunched over leaving theater.” -
Here's a map pointing to Aurora, Colorado, where the shooting took place
in a larger mapLocation of 'Dark Knight' shooting in Aurora, ColoradoView -
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There are reports from French media that a premiere of The Dark Knight Rises has already been cancelled in Paris due to the Denver shootings.
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Some more information on Aurora, Colorado:
Aurora is on Denver's east side and is Colorado's third-largest city with 327,000 residents. It is home to a large Defense Department satellite intelligence operation at Buckley Air Force Base, as well as The Children's Hospital, the University of Colorado Hospital and a future Veterans Affairs hospital. -
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RT @ZachEtake38: Have just evacuated our theater in Aurora. There was a shooting in our auditorium. I am safeby giovannifariasp via twitter 7/20/2012 11:11:29 AM -
I know I saw one man with blood running down his hands being carried into a cop car
— Zach Eastman (@ZachEtake38) July 20, 2012 -
Apparently 2 were shot at the century aurora 16. There was shooting in our auditorium. Saw people being carried to Ambulance. Scary as shit
— Zach Eastman (@ZachEtake38) July 20, 2012 -
a bit shaken up at the moment. not gonna lie, that was extremely terrifying
— Zach Eastman (@ZachEtake38) July 20, 2012 -
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From Reuters:
One man told the NBC affiliate that he was in the adjacent theatre watching another screening of the Batman movie when he heard gunshots and the theater filled with thick, choking smoke.
He saw bullets holes in the wall, and some people in his theatre were wounded: “I heard moaning...they were in pain.” -
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And again, more from Obama:
“My administration will do everything that we can to support the people of Aurora in this extraordinarily difficult time,” he said, referring to the city adjacent to Denver where the shooting took place.
“We are committed to bringing whoever was responsible to justice, ensuring the safety of our people, and caring for those who have been wounded.”
“As we do when confronted by moments of darkness and challenge, we must now come together as one American family.” -
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never ever going to century 16 again . really who shoots up movie theaters ?!?!
— Brianna Dozier (@B_Dozier) July 20, 2012 -
& it was in the one i was in ! never ran out sooo damn fast !
— Brianna Dozier (@B_Dozier) July 20, 2012 -
@iAmSalko they threw a flash bang thing & there was smoke everywhere . then they just started shooting , a lot . it was like one guy though
— Brianna Dozier (@B_Dozier) July 20, 2012 -
I'm pissed though , I really wanted to see that movie .
— Brianna Dozier (@B_Dozier) July 20, 2012 -
this whole situation is not a joke , everyone should be praying for those who didn't make it out the theater safe tonight !
— Brianna Dozier (@B_Dozier) July 20, 2012 -
I'm happy my seat was by the exit in the back , so that i wasn't running towards the front to them .
— Brianna Dozier (@B_Dozier) July 20, 2012 -
this has changed my life forever .
— Brianna Dozier (@B_Dozier) July 20, 2012 -
all I want to know is why ?
— Brianna Dozier (@B_Dozier) July 20, 2012 -
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Most of the deaths and injuries happened in Theatre 9 where the shootings started, but here is an eyewitness account from an adjacent theatre (again, via the Denver Post):
Salina Jordan, 19, was in Theater 8 and saw people hit in her theater. She said one girl was struck in cheek, others in stomach including a girl who looked to be around 9 years old.
Jordan said it sounded like firecrackers until someone ran into Theater 8 yelling "they're shooting out here!"
The police came running in, telling people to run out. Some police were carrying or dragging bodies, she said. -
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