Police: 12 dead in Colorado theater shooting
AURORA, Colo. (AP) — A gunman opened fire early Friday at a suburban Denver movie theater on the opening night of the latest Batman movie "The Dark Knight Rises," killing 12 people and injuring at least 50 others, authorities said.
The gunman, who is in custody, stood at the front of the theater and fired into the crowd about 12:30 a.m. MDT at a multiplex theater in a mall in Aurora.
"Witnesses tell us he released some sort of canister. They heard a hissing sound and some gas emerged and the gunman opened fire,"Aurora Police Chief Dan Oates said at a news conference.
Police, ambulances and emergency crews swarmed on the scene after frantic calls started flooding the 911 switchboard, officials said.
Officers came running in and telling people to leave the theater, Salina Jordan told the Denver Post. She said some police were carrying and dragging bodies.
Officers later found the gunman near a car behind the theater.
"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
Police were at the Denver-area apartment and had evacuated other residents of the building. Oates did not say whether any explosives had been found.
He said police also checked for explosives in the parking lot and at the Century 16 theater and secured those areas.
Moviegoers spoke of their terror as violence erupted and people around them fell victim.
Bejamin Fernandez, 30, told the Post that he heard a series of explosions. He said that people ran from the theater and there were gunshots as police shouted "get down!"
Frenandez said he saw people falling, including one young girl.
Jordan told the paper that 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!"
Hayden Miller told KUSA-TV that he heard several shots.
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Permalink Reply by Anthony Kimbrough on
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Just a thought, probably crazy.
Number 50 The number of the Gates of Binah (Binh) the Understanding. "Sepher Yetzirah," Third Edition, 1911. Also more here http://www.ridingthebeast.com/numbers/nu50.php Of which "The number 50 corresponds to the Hebraic letter "nun", form reminding a cup pouring its content. It is also associated to the fourteenth Arcane of the Tarot: the solar Angel, interpreted in general as the sign of the change, the mutations and the metamorphoses."
12 is the number of perfection. Oddly enough also how many students were killed 15 miles away at Columbine
James Holmes, 24 (2+4=6)
"to the 12:01 a.m. movie" 12+0+1=13
Date: 7-20 (9) or 7-20-12 (12)
The movie building sign had the number Century 16 on it. 1+6+ 7, the number of a god.
Tn Plate on car, TN was the 16th state to be added.
Probably nothing other than killing the 2nd Amendment.
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Permalink Reply by Central Scrutinizer on
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my mother says I'm nuts and tired of hearing about my Conspiracy theorys...lmao
she is "Good Morning America" trained, its pathetic. this coming from a woman who tells me the other day a NFL football player for Redskins has died....Well being the consummate football fan, I was puzzled as to who & when because I surely would have known about this...then I do some research and find that she's babbling about a 3 year old article she saw on the net.
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My wife thinks I'm crazy on this stuff too. Funny though, she eventually sees what I see only later and after it happens. I don't believe in coincidence either.
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Permalink Reply by suzie on
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Lets not make this about politics as Romney is on tv right now quoting the apostle Paul [vomiting ] today is a moment to grieve and appreciate our families and hug our children .. Romney says the answer is we can come together ? really? and they are suspending there cam-pains' .. This is a huge .. as far as i am concerned they will politicize the hell out of this! One day of 'prayer .. give me a break.. '
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lmao
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dry??..theater here saturates the hell out of it almost soggy......then if ya can catch the container they use, you;d find there's no butter in that junk...yukk
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Permalink Reply by honeygirl on
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My friends yesterday something was up or going on with the internet before the shooting in CO.
I have friends here in Hawaii who are hard core peace / anti-nwo activists and we atre reporting all kinds censorship on fb and you tube and they censored me this week for stuff thats really light weight
something is up I can tell
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nice graphic ;)
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I like that sign.
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