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EDIT 2 - Here's a more recent article from CNN. The original post follows the first quote block.

(CNN) -- At least 14 people were killed and 50 wounded when a gunman opened fire during an early Friday morning screening of the new Batman movie at an Aurora, Colorado, theater, Police Chief Dan Oates told reporters. The heavily armed suspect, who was wearing a bulletproof vest, was apprehended by police in a rear parking lot of the theater, Frank Fania, a police spokesman, told CNN. The suspect was not immediately identified, though Fania said he was believed to be in his early 20s. "He did not resist. He did not put up a fight," Fania said. Police seized a rifle and a handgun from the suspect, and another gun was found in the theater, he said. Oates said there was no evidence of a second gunman. Chaos broke out during the showing of "The Dark Knight Rises" at the Century Aurora 16 theater when the shooting began, police and witnesses said. "We saw people running around and screaming," a man, who was not identified, told CNN affiliate KUSA. He said there was confusion in the theater when the shooting began because many believed the sound of gunfire was coming from the movie. Oates said that the suspect used some sort of "smoke device" before opening fire in the theater. Witnesses told KUSA that the gunman kicked in an emergency exit door and threw a smoke bomb into the darkened theater before opening fire. One movie-goer, who was not identified, told KUSA the gunman was wearing a gas mask when he released a smoke bomb and then began moving through the theater, randomly shooting at people. Cell phone video taken by someone at the theater showed scores of people screaming and fleeing the building. Some had blood on their clothes. One police officer carried a girl believed to be about 9 with gunshot wound to her back out of the theater, a witness said. "She wasn't moving." Authorities have also evacuated the suspect's Aurora apartment building after "he made a statement about explosives" in his unit, Oates said. Of the wounded, at least 20 were being treated at the University of Colorado Hospital, said spokeswoman Jacque Montgomery. All of the wounded suffered from gunshot wounds, which ranged from minor to critical, she said. "They're arriving by police, by ambulance. Some are walking in," she said. Ten people were killed in the theater and another four died at area hospitals, Oates said. Hundreds of police officers descended on the theater, and the FBI has joined the investigation. "We were calling for help from every police and fire agency," Fania said.

ORIGINAL POST

This sounds almost too cartoony to be real. Jesus. This is pretty scary.

http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/ne...-16187436.html

Colorado officials have confirmed that 10 people, including children, have been killed at the premiere of Batman movie The Dark Knight Rises in the suburbs of Denver. Local reporter Justin Jones said the gunmen were wearing body armour and gas masks. "One of the attackers shot a baby at point blank range," he said. Brenda Stuart, of 850 KOA Radio, said the victims were shot dead but there may have also been an explosion. It is reported that many of the victims are children. She said police are looking for a second explosive device at the Centruy 16 movie theatre in Aurora Mall. One suspect has been detained. As many as 50 people are believed to have been injured in the attack. Ms Stuart said: "The shooting started during the midnight showing at the theatre. Many people thought it was part of the movie before panic set in. "Police are taking people to hospital in their own cars, not waiting for ambulances to arrive. There were chaotic scenes as people desperately tried to flee."" Fox News is reporting that two people were involved in the attack . They set off tear gas, possibly in two separate theatres. The FBI are on the scene to co-ordinate the hunt for the second man. But their efforts are being hampered by fears that a bomb may have been planted in the movie theatre parking lot. The movie complex was sold out for the screening. The preview trailers had just finished when a gas canister exploded, according to witnesses. It is believed the gunmen opened fire as people began to flee the theatres.

CNN's version is a little less insane but still really bad:

http://www.cnn.com/2012/07/20/us/col...html?hpt=hp_t1

At least 20 people were wounded in a shooting early Friday morning at a movie theater in Aurora, Colorado, an area hospital official told CNN. All of the wounded suffered from gunshot wounds, which ranged from minor to critical, said Jacque Montgomery, a spokeswoman at the University of Colorado Hospital. "They're arriving by police, by ambulance. Some are walking in," she said. Police were responding to a "shooting incident" at the theater, a dispatcher told CNN. The dispatcher did not provide any additional details. The shooting incident reportedly occurred during an early morning screening of the new Batman movie, "The Dark Knight Rises," witnesses told CNN affiliate KUSA. "We saw people running around and screaming," a man, who was not identified, told KUSA. He said there was confusion in the theater when the shooting began because many believed the sound of gunfire was coming from the movie next door.

And I'm putting the crappy "where was Batman" joke here, so don't bother.

So. ing. Insane.

I can't even...just wow.

14 confirmed dead

Just read about this, absolutely terrible.

Can pretty much be described in one way, wtf?

"One of the attackers shot a baby at point blank range," he said.

It is reported that many of the victims are children.

That is extremely disturbing.

Damn... wtf...



lawdood I think your sig might be a little inappropriate for your post ...

Sort of off topic, but taking your baby to a midnight showing? Come on people.

Originally Posted by whoknows Sort of off topic, but taking your baby to a midnight showing? Come on people.

That's kind of what I meant by almost sounding too cartoony to be real. Guy in body armor and a gas mask shoots a baby at a mall at a midnight movie. God damn.

Someone reported that this guy waited until there was gunshots in the movie, then we stormed the theater, threw some smoke bombs, and ran to the back of the theater and started shooting. According to this report, it took people a couple seconds to figure out what was going on, not sure if it was special effects or something.

Soooo tragic. )-:

watching the 9news -aurora local- live stream right now. my heart and prayers go out to any cags affected by this horrific act. the end of the world might not come this year but wtf alot of crazy shit has happened so far.

http://www.9news.com/video/9newsonline.aspx

Jesus! And I just left a midnight showing too. So scary and sad to hear this took place. I was hoping OP's first link was a possible hoax until I saw the CNN link.

http://www.cnn.com/video/?hpt=hp_t1#/video/bestoftv/2012/07/20/early-batman-shooting-cell-video.cnn

Cell phone video from the scene. Warning -- some people have blood on their clothes/are shot. ):

From Wikipedia: "In prison, Bane also invented his own form of
calisthenics, meditation, and a unique fighting style which consisted of
ambushing his victims with a rifle while they were distracted by a
movie."

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bane_(c..._and_abilities

The President just released a statement a couple minutes ago.

what they need to do is take this stupid son of a bitch is


1. take him out of the police station
2.. find the biggest tree that there is in town
3.. hang his mother ing ass today

or better yet

find 4 horse and tie him to them and then let all 4 horses go

or

or put him against a wall and blow his ing head off with a shotgun then maybe we would not have this shit..



BUT No the media will say the movie made him do it and he is a VICTIM and we should feel sorry for this person and he will never get a day in prison. probally will even play the race card


on CNN or some other STUPID ing station are ALREADY TRYING TO MAKE THE SHOOTER SEEM LIKE THE VICTIM

Just wow. people. I hope they catch them and torture the shit out of them and let them die slow and painful deaths.

That wiki line about Bane shooting people in movie theaters was undone on the wiki page so I'm assuming it was someone just ing around. I don't follow comics enough to know for sure, maybe someone else does.

Originally Posted by KaneRobot That wiki line about Bane shooting people in movie theaters was undone on the wiki page so I'm assuming it was someone just ing around. I don't follow comics enough to know for sure, maybe someone else does.

Yeah, as someone who does follow the comics, can't say I ever recall that being the case. Someone's idea of a sick joke.

I bet the news will blame video games and grand theft auto, mortal kombat

good morning america already trying to play the TEA PARTY CARD

said a person name JIM HOLMES joined the tea party last year

(name of shooter is JAMES HOLMES )


If its not the same person i hope Jim sues the out of Good morning america and i hope they fire the stupid sob reported for trying to make this a issue when there are people dead but they are already trying to say ITS A MEMBER OF THE TEA PARTY

Man, this is really sad to hear.