At least 12 people were killed
and around 40 wounded when
a gunman opened fire Friday at
a movie theater showing the
latest Batman film, police said.
The police department in the
town of Aurora, Colorado,
where the shooting took place,
said in a statement that there
were “approximately 50 victims
with at least 12 confirmed
dead.”
Police had earlier put the toll in
the shooting at the Century 16
Movie Theater, which was
holding a midnight showing of
“The Dark Knight Rises,” at 14
dead with around 50 wounded.
Witnesses told police the
gunman had thrown “some
type of gas or explosive device”
and opened fire on moviegoers.
“When the suspect was
arrested, police recovered one
rifle, one handgun and a gas
mask,” Aurora police said. “A
third gun is still inside the
theater.”
US television networks identified
the gunman as James Holmes, a
24-year-old Aurora resident,
and quoted the FBI as saying he
had no known connections to
terrorism.
Police said the suspect “offered
no resistance when he was
arrested.”
“At this time, the police have no
evidence that any additional
suspects were involved other
than the person arrested,” the
Aurora police said.
[b]At least 12 people were killed
and around 40 wounded when
a gunman opened fire Friday at
a movie theater showing the
latest Batman film, police said.
The police department in the
town of Aurora, Colorado,
where the shooting took place,
said in a statement that there
were “approximately 50 victims
with at least 12 confirmed
dead.”
Police had earlier put the toll in
the shooting at the Century 16
Movie Theater, which was
holding a midnight showing of
“The Dark Knight Rises,” at 14
dead with around 50 wounded.
Witnesses told police the
gunman had thrown “some
type of gas or explosive device”
and opened fire on moviegoers.
“When the suspect was
arrested, police recovered one
rifle, one handgun and a gas
mask,” Aurora police said. “A
third gun is still inside the
theater.”
US television networks identified
the gunman as James Holmes, a
24-year-old Aurora resident,
and quoted the FBI as saying he
had no known connections to
terrorism.
Police said the suspect “offered
no resistance when he was
arrested.”
“At this time, the police have no
evidence that any additional
suspects were involved other
than the person arrested,” the
Aurora police said.
[/b]At least 12 people were killed
and around 40 wounded when
a gunman opened fire Friday at
a movie theater showing the
latest Batman film, police said.
The police department in the
town of Aurora, Colorado,
where the shooting took place,
said in a statement that there
were “approximately 50 victims
with at least 12 confirmed
dead.”
Police had earlier put the toll in
the shooting at the Century 16
Movie Theater, which was
holding a midnight showing of
“The Dark Knight Rises,” at 14
dead with around 50 wounded.
Witnesses told police the
gunman had thrown “some
type of gas or explosive device”
and opened fire on moviegoers.
“When the suspect was
arrested, police recovered one
rifle, one handgun and a gas
mask,” Aurora police said. “A
third gun is still inside the
theater.”
US television networks identified
the gunman as James Holmes, a
24-year-old Aurora resident,
and quoted the FBI as saying he
had no known connections to
terrorism.
Police said the suspect “offered
no resistance when he was
arrested.”
“At this time, the police have no
evidence that any additional
suspects were involved other
than the person arrested,” the
Aurora police said.