At least 12 are dead and another 50 are injured in Aurora, CO, where a gunman opened fire during a midnight screening of The Dark Knight Rises. According to a witness, the shooter entered through the emergency exit and “released some sort of canister. They heard a hissing sound and some gas emerged and the gunman opened fire.”
Another report cites witnesses who said the gunmen entered during a shoot-out scene set off smoke bombs or teargas, put on a gas mask and started firing an assault rifle.
“Like little explosions going on and shortly after that we heard people screaming,” according to a witness who said at first he thought it was part of a louder movie next door. But then he saw “people hunched over leaving theater.”
According to another witness:
“We were watching a scene of the movie — it was a shootout scene, there were guns firing,” he said. “Then loud bangs came from the right of the theater. Smoke took over the entire theater, and it was really thick and no one could really see anything. Me and my sister were sitting there wondering what was going on. Five people were limping, wounded, slightly bloody.”
According to the AP, one person has been arrested, and there is no evidence of multiple shooters. Officers found the 24-year-old gunman, James Holmes, near a car behind the theater. “A gas mask, rifle, handgun at least one additional weapon (were) found inside.” The suspect’s apartment is being searched for explosives, and a robot could be seen searching the area around the car he was hiding behind.
The shooting occurred at a Century 16 theaters at the Aurora Mall. So far, officers say there has been no connection made to terrorism.
This is a cell phone video taken inside the theater after the shooting (via Buzzfeed).
(Image and Story Source: AP)
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Killing kids…killing a baby…. killing people period. What is the point of this? This might actually hurt the movie overall. Now, a lot of people won’t even care to see it for a fear of copycat incidents. This is just ridiculous and sad beyond words.
Psychos will be psychos. Terrible.
I wouldn’t be surprised if there was a mass installation of metal detectors and a temporary ban on costumes
Jesus. I don’t have words remotellt strong enough to condemn this act
I’m actually struggling to remember the last time someone committed such a violent act at a movie theater. I’d say New Jack City, but that seems way too far back.
I’m not a religious man by any means but my thoughts are with the survivors and the families of the dead. What a senseless tragedy.
Jesus Christ this is one of the worst effin’ stories I have ever read. This is basically a new Columbine and gonna dominate the news for weeks. Definitely killed the buzz from one of the most anticipated releases ever.
Damn you Heath Ledger.
i wonder how the republicans will defend this :S
if anything, they’ll blame it on the liberals.
what the hell does this have to do with this incident? this is a terrible tragedy that occurred at the hands of a sick bastard. and you bring politics into it? what a dumb fucking thing to say.
You idiot. I’m not even a republican and I think that makes no sense. These are the kind of ridiculous statements/arguments that liberals make that make them look like a bunch of knee-jerk reactionaries that complain about shit without thinking beyond there nose. This didn’t happen because this guy woke and realized he know can legally carry a gun. You think a guy who’s goin to murder a bunch of people was waiting until it was good and legal to carry a gun before he massacred a shitload of innocent people just so he could follow the letter of the law. Not to mention assume rifles aren’t covered by the law. If anything, the law would have been beneficial in this instance for it’s intended method self defense; too bad no one in the theater was packing and took this motherfucker out after he got off shot # one.
Er, sorry for the typos. Banged that out a phone real quick. Damn smart type.
Republicans are the ones who think that assault rifles shouldn’t be banned.
Right. Not outlawed is notthe same thing as, “sure, carry it around and hey, if you get the chance, shoot up a theater full of people.” Outlawing something will do nothing to stop people like this. Murder is illegal but people like this don’t give a shit about that. What the f are they gonna are about gun laws? Suggesting this could have been prevented by some ban on assult rifles or that people who don’t want them outlawed are to blame is fucking stupid.
Carbine isn’t wrong: FoxNews is already conjecturing that this is connected to Occupy Wall Street.
Outlawing something will do nothing to stop people like this. Murder is illegal but people like this don’t give a shit about that.
Would this psycho still want to hurt people if assault weapons were banned? Of course he would.
Would he be able to hurt 50 people, killing 12, in a matter of minutes if assault weapons were banned? Probably not.
“Carbine isn’t wrong: FoxNews is already conjecturing that this is connected to Occupy Wall Street.”
Based strictly on your statement, he’s entirely wrong. Blame and defend are still opposites right? Either way, Fox News isn’t “the republicans”. We know damn near nothing about this and assholes are already playing the blame game…classy.
I think this says it better than I can.
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Woke up early and misread.
Wait, this is the internet: I don’t give a shit.
I think that until we know what really motivated this guy, bringing in politics on either side is a bit of a dick move.
That said, it looks like Mannytaur was right and at least the nuttier Republicans will be blaming liberals. Rep. Louie Gohmert (R-TX) has just blamed the shootings on the “ongoing attacks on Christian-Judeo beliefs” made by atheists. OK, then.
And yes, if any Democratic congressman blames Rush Limbaugh or anyone else on the right for this before the facts are in, then they’re as stupid as Louie Gohmert is.
ABC news has already reported “tea party”. STFU until you’ve actually done some reporting.
God, this is horrible.
Attention psychos of the world: If you’re thinking about doing something like this, just skip to the part at the end where you eat the bullet yourself. No need to make anyone else suffer along the way.
fuck.
I know crying babies are annoying, but this is a bit of an extreme response.
This is still a terrible tragedy, but I kinda chuckled at this line.
I thought the same thing. We’re both going to hell, just save me a seat if you get there first.
Goddamn. I need that chuckle.
Not the chuckle I deserve of course, but the chuckle I needed.
Joining y’all in hell. Thanks.
I hope they stocked up on whiskey
Someone shot a baby. I’m an asshole, but come on.
One of my best friends was shot and killed at Virginia Tech. I remember hearing the phrase “Never Again” so much in the days after that. I really hope we get it right one day.
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I’m speechless.
WHY … WHY couldn’t this have happened in What to Expect When You’re Expecting
Wait… some fucking jamook took a 3 month old to see The Batsman?
at midnight.
that still blows my mind. a) how hard is it to get a sitter? b) if it is impossible, then holy shit don’t be selfish and wait to see the movie when you can. seeing it at midnight doesn’t make it any greater or worse.
must have been an avengers fan
some men just want to watch the world burn – Alfred
All the rage and turmoil aside, I really, really want to know what this guy was thinking. I am always curious as to the internal dialog of a guy like this as he is at home, loading rounds into his clips, tightening his bullet-proof vest, starting the car, etc.
It is truly mind-bottling.
Great, now my entire day is fucked.
I feel like an asshole think this way but… I wish it haven’t happend with this movie specially. Because I know this is going to turn political, I just know it, and its going to hurt the movie like hell, there is 0 up side to this.
Upside, really?
What a tragedy. It’s sad that people are even aknowledging the name of this asshole shooter.
On an unrelated note, I saw the movie last night and I thought it was pretty disappointing.