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| Batman US cinema shooting: 12 dead in Colorado | Batman US cinema shooting: 12 dead in Colorado |
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| At least 12 people have been killed and 59 wounded in a shooting at a midnight cinema showing of the new Batman film near Denver, Colorado. | At least 12 people have been killed and 59 wounded in a shooting at a midnight cinema showing of the new Batman film near Denver, Colorado. |
| Witnesses said a man wearing a gas mask opened fire after tossing a tear gas canister in the auditorium as movie-goers watched The Dark Knight Rises. | Witnesses said a man wearing a gas mask opened fire after tossing a tear gas canister in the auditorium as movie-goers watched The Dark Knight Rises. |
| A 24-year-old former neuroscience student was arrested in a car park outside the theatre in Aurora city. | A 24-year-old former neuroscience student was arrested in a car park outside the theatre in Aurora city. |
| He was armed with a rifle, a shotgun and two pistols, said officials. | He was armed with a rifle, a shotgun and two pistols, said officials. |
| Police revised down the death toll from 14 earlier. They said 71 people, including the deceased, had been shot in the incident at the Century 16 multiplex cinema. | Police revised down the death toll from 14 earlier. They said 71 people, including the deceased, had been shot in the incident at the Century 16 multiplex cinema. |
| Booby-trapped home | Booby-trapped home |
| FBI sources named the gunman as Aurora resident James Holmes, a white American. They said no terrorism link had been established. | FBI sources named the gunman as Aurora resident James Holmes, a white American. They said no terrorism link had been established. |
| Police said he had been in the process of withdrawing from his PhD studies at the University of Colorado-Denver. | Police said he had been in the process of withdrawing from his PhD studies at the University of Colorado-Denver. |
| US President Barack Obama cut short a campaign trip to Florida and returned to the White House to address the situation. | US President Barack Obama cut short a campaign trip to Florida and returned to the White House to address the situation. |
| Acting on information from the suspect, the authorities said they had discovered that his home in the north of Aurora has been booby-trapped. Incendiary devices with chemical elements and trip wires are in the property, police said. | Acting on information from the suspect, the authorities said they had discovered that his home in the north of Aurora has been booby-trapped. Incendiary devices with chemical elements and trip wires are in the property, police said. |
| The apartment complex and five buildings nearby were evacuated as FBI agents and police used a fire engine ladder to reach the property, and put a camera on the end of pole to look inside. | The apartment complex and five buildings nearby were evacuated as FBI agents and police used a fire engine ladder to reach the property, and put a camera on the end of pole to look inside. |
| Police chief Dan Oates said the massacre was "a horrific event". "The shooting apparently went on for some time," he added. | Police chief Dan Oates said the massacre was "a horrific event". "The shooting apparently went on for some time," he added. |
| Cinemas in New York tightened security at Batman showings following the attack, and the French premiere of the film in Paris was cancelled. | Cinemas in New York tightened security at Batman showings following the attack, and the French premiere of the film in Paris was cancelled. |
| Witnesses said the gunman opened fire during an action scene in the summer blockbuster, at about 00:30 local time (06:30 GMT). | Witnesses said the gunman opened fire during an action scene in the summer blockbuster, at about 00:30 local time (06:30 GMT). |
| There was chaos as movie-goers, some dressed in costume as heroes and villains, fled. | There was chaos as movie-goers, some dressed in costume as heroes and villains, fled. |
| Ten people were killed at the cinema and two others died later in hospital of their wounds. | Ten people were killed at the cinema and two others died later in hospital of their wounds. |
| Many ambulances attended the scene. | Many ambulances attended the scene. |
| Scores of people, some in a critical condition, were taken to four hospitals. | Scores of people, some in a critical condition, were taken to four hospitals. |
| The casualties included a four-month-old baby, who was released from hospital after treatment, and a six-year-old child. | The casualties included a four-month-old baby, who was released from hospital after treatment, and a six-year-old child. |
| The Pentagon said members of the military were among the casualties. | The Pentagon said members of the military were among the casualties. |
| 'Firing at random' | 'Firing at random' |
| One witness said the gunman had been "slowly making his way up the stairs and just firing - picking random people". | One witness said the gunman had been "slowly making his way up the stairs and just firing - picking random people". |
| Another witness, Chayyiel Jackson, told the BBC: "During the first action scene in the movie, on the right side a dude came in all blacked out, with a black mask. At first we thought it was part of the movie event. | Another witness, Chayyiel Jackson, told the BBC: "During the first action scene in the movie, on the right side a dude came in all blacked out, with a black mask. At first we thought it was part of the movie event. |
| "He threw tear gas across the crowd and after that people started to panic. He pulled out a rifle and started shooting. | "He threw tear gas across the crowd and after that people started to panic. He pulled out a rifle and started shooting. |
| "I was wondering if this was real life or a dream." | "I was wondering if this was real life or a dream." |
| At least one person in an adjacent auditorium was injured when a bullet went through the wall, police said. | At least one person in an adjacent auditorium was injured when a bullet went through the wall, police said. |
| Another eyewitness, identified only as Pam, told the BBC: "He fired a canister into the air. It shot it right into the air, then I started to hear the bang, bang, bang of a gun. | Another eyewitness, identified only as Pam, told the BBC: "He fired a canister into the air. It shot it right into the air, then I started to hear the bang, bang, bang of a gun. |
| "I crawled my way through the row. Luckily the exit was close to where I was sitting so I got out pretty fast. I heard more shots as I left." | "I crawled my way through the row. Luckily the exit was close to where I was sitting so I got out pretty fast. I heard more shots as I left." |
| Another eyewitness, Salina Jordan, 19, told the Denver Post she had seen one girl shot in the cheek, and a girl who appeared to be about nine years old with a gunshot wound to the stomach. | Another eyewitness, Salina Jordan, 19, told the Denver Post she had seen one girl shot in the cheek, and a girl who appeared to be about nine years old with a gunshot wound to the stomach. |
| New York Police Commissioner Raymond Kelly - who previously worked with Aurora police chief Dan Oates and spoke with him on Friday - said in a news conference said the suspect "had his hair painted red" and claimed to be The Joker, a villian in the last Batman film. | |
| Aurora officials declined to comment on Mr Kelly's statement. | |
| A witness in the next-door theatre told 9News he initially thought live special effects had been laid on by the cinema after hearing loud bangs and seeing smoke. | A witness in the next-door theatre told 9News he initially thought live special effects had been laid on by the cinema after hearing loud bangs and seeing smoke. |
| President Obama told a sombre crowd in Florida: "Such violence, such evil, is senseless. But, while we will never know fully what causes somebody to take the live of another, we do know what makes life worth living. | President Obama told a sombre crowd in Florida: "Such violence, such evil, is senseless. But, while we will never know fully what causes somebody to take the live of another, we do know what makes life worth living. |
| "The people we lost in Aurora loved and they were loved." | "The people we lost in Aurora loved and they were loved." |
| Are you in the Denver area? Send us your comments and experience using the form below. | Are you in the Denver area? Send us your comments and experience using the form below. |
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