Aurora, Colo. Police Chief Dan Oates says about 15 minutes into the midnight showing of the Batman movie "The Dark Knight Rises."

Oates says them movie was playing on three screens. He says the gunman went to the front of one of the theaters and released a gas can.

Witnesses tell police smoke filled the theater and the gunman started shooting. He was wearing a gas mask and all black clothing.

Oates says police got to the scene and the gunman was already out back in the parking lot next to his car. They found one rifle, one handgun and ammunition in his car.

His name was not immediately released.

Oates says the gunman told officers he had explosives in his apartment. Officers are at the man's North Aurora apartment to evacuate other renters and check for explosives.

Oates called the shooting a "horrific event," and said everybody's thoughts and prayers should be with the victim's families.



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http://www.heraldnet.com/article/20120720/NEWS02/120729999

Watching this on the news, I feel so horrible for the families of those dead/injured as well as the victims themselves...I wish I could do something for them.

reportedly now there are 12 dead and 38 wounded among the wounded was a 3 month old baby that has been treated

hmm...must of hated the movie...

Saw some people joking about this on Facebook.

Yes, joking.
Fuck them hard.

Saw this on the news this morning as I was leaving my hotel, was immediately saddened for the rest of the day. My heart goes out to the victims and their families. Unfortunately, things like this happen, and there are just some bad people in the world, but seeing shit like this happen to innocent people always pisses me the fuck off.

Update for the OP: the suspect's name is James Holmes.

That's just...wrong. Very very wrong. I feel bad for the people who had to die and be injured because this guy went obviously crazy.

Fuck, man. This is what i woke up to. It's so fucking unreal. i mean, i live over there. i know one or two people who got hurt. i mean, in a sense, i'm lucky that i didn't know them TOO well, but it's still a trip to think of people that i walked by daily are fucking hospitalized now.

There are a few things that fucking annoy me about this case that go beyond that though. The guy shot kids. the guy fucking killed a 6 year old, and shot a three month old. that's fucking weak. not only that, but allegedly, his mom called the police from FUCKING SAN DIEGO after they got him and informed them that they had the right person. what the fuck? did she know about this before-hand?

my mind is so full of fuck.

The world is fucked up sometimes. Just earlier this week, somebody opened fire at a BBQ in my city, 2 people are dead from it.

>>4 I read on Yahoo!, where I first saw the article about this, that one of the people he shot who died was a 6-year-old. The whole thing is just tragic. You have to wonder what could go on in a person's mind to make them want to do this. It's just so hard to comprehend that someone would want to do this.

New York City's police commissioner says the gunman in the Colorado movie theater rampage had painted his hair red and called himself the Joker — the villain from the Batman movies.

Police Commissioner Raymond Kelly said Friday that he had been briefed about the shootings that killed 12 and wounded nearly 60 others at a showing of the new Batman movie "The Dark Knight Rises" at a suburban Denver theater.

Kelly and his spokesman did not say who briefed him.

Aurora Police Chief Dan Oates would not confirm the information about suspected gunman James Holmes, but confirmed he had spoken to Kelly. The two used to work together in New York.

Latest update says that his apartment is booby trapped and he might be a terrorist. Since Colorado is a Capital state he might (should in my opinion) be given the death sentence. He was wearing a gas mask and armor when he attacked. This man is seriously messed up in the head. Buildings all around his apartment has been evacuated because there are reports of explosives and other deadly hazards.

"Many victims of today's tragedy were fans of science ficton/fantasy. They stood in line to be the first to see, to be inspired, and to escape. As a community of dreamers, we mourn this terrible tragedy and this senseless taking of innocent life.
-George Takei"
Great words. I wholeheartedly agree with them.

Heard about this from some of my friends at the theater. None of them got shot, since I think they were in the back. But it is quite messed up that someone would do this. I just hope it doesn't start a chain reaction, like Columbine did.

I heard about that! scary! hope that doesn't happen where i live. but this really sucks cuz now just going into the movie theater is gonna be like going thru air port security. patting down, metal detectors, etc.

>>6 I had the same experience. I can't believe some people.

This was awful...

14 people were killed. To think that so little ago these people were having a regular day. They were happy to walk into that movie that were thinking of what they were thinking about what they were going to do the next day they had plans for their lives and this man toke all of that away with a movement of his fingers. One of the people killed was a 6 year old child. This kid did not even get to live life. This shows how fragile our lives really are even though we dont realize it.

well. it turns out that the 6 YO victim was the younger sibling of a friend of my sister's. One of the people that i knew that was hospitalized because of this event has passed away. God knows neither of them deserved this. I thank the people on this thread for being mature about this though. i've seen some pretty messed up jokes and puns made about this event.

i think at max they will just pat people down
but i have a question how did he get in there with all that stuff
was he wearing a trenchcoat or did he go in guns blazing.

>>21 from what i heard, he dropped a bag on the outside of the theater near theater 9's emergency exit. he got up in the middle of the movie, propped the door open, picked up his bag, and got out his weapons

Update:
70 wounded.
12 killed
james holmes is in custody. His apartment is boobie-trapped with bombs and extremely explosive chemicals. chemicals are unidentified. no accomplices have been reported so far, although it is suspected. police are also afraid for a copy-cat killer. most of the survivors are in critical condition.

thank god for automatic spell correct because i cant type right now. I'm crying to hard. My god this is horrible. I apologize for my grammar.

>>23 number of wounded keeps fluxuating from 50-71. is prbabaly because of a number of misunderstandings and communications errors, so it's hard to tell for sure the exact casualties.

As far as the booby traps are concerned, the explosives in his car, which was parked outside of the theater, were disarmed.

Holmes also turned up his stereo to full volume before leaving his home in order to try to entice his neighbors into knocking on his door in order to tell him to turn down his music and set off the explosives. this attempt failed and police are still currently trying to get access to his apartment, which is still heavily booby-trapped. various cameras and such that have been put into his home by police have confirmed that he had a bucket full of ammunition that could contain anywhere upwards of 6,000 rounds.

This is really terifying. I was planning on going to see the movie tomorow but I don't think i'm going to now. It's scary that something as normal as going to the movies could end up like this.

Just...wow.

That's just inhumane. All those excited fans--young and old--simply going out to watch a movie... They never seen that coming at all... What I'm feeling for them doesn't even compare to what people that had overcame this terror felt.

This tragic event reminds us no matter where you are--whether it's a populated or an isolated place--anything could happen.

The Westboro Baptist Church is planning on protesting the services and funerals of those who were killed during this shooting. Please, for the love of god, anyone who'd be willing to form human walls to keep these bastards away from these services, please do so.

>>28
Why am I not surprised by this.

>>29 because the WBC is a bunch of scummy vultures who give no fucks about the damage they do.

>>30
I'd be careful about the wording that you use in that statement, but they do seem to have quite the record.
I get your point though, too bad it's not in my State. either way, it's sad that something like this happened.

>>31 well, i believe the wording is quite accurate. Vultures. They feed off the tragedy and misfortune of others in order to try and reinforce their own views and try to further their own goals. I believe the wording is made all the more appropriate by the fact that they usually do this by exploiting death.

>>32
This.

Fucking sick.

I just....I...
I don't even know what to think anymore. What the fuck is this world coming to? I don't want to be this morbid, but why can't a psychotic killer lose his screws in the middle of a WBC service? Clear the world of some problems.

I honestly think these are the only people I feel no sympathy towards whatsoever. I didn't know I was capable of such negative emotion, but my buttons just keep getting pushed and pushed by this whole thing. Fuck.

>>33 yup. i am going to try and attend a vigil tonight for a friend i know who was killed there. if i see any of them, i'll be so pissed.

(个_个)これはとても悲しいです｡：ﾟ(｡ﾉω＼｡)ﾟ･｡
彼らは良くなると思います。╥﹏╥

I don't really understand why people always ask "what is this world coming to?" when tragedies like this happen. It's not the world, it's just one guy. The rest of the people were just minding there own business.

>>36
I was referring to WBC deciding to picket more than the original event in this case. :P

Tragedies like this do happen. The blame should not only go to the one that caused the shooting, but also society. Society creates people like him. Also, some of those kids were not meant to be there. There's a reason for movie ratings. This is but one of many incidents of chaos. The world experiences this everyday.

>>38 society creates seemingly normal people who have a great education that suddenly decide they want to fucking kill people and blow shit up? excuse me while I question the fuck out of that. Some kids were not meant to be there? many of them were going to a simple outing with other friends. reason for movie ratings? you mean the fucking pg-13 rating that everyone ignores anyways? also, there were very few little kids there. the majority were 16-30 years old.

I'll agree that shit like this happens all the time though, because really, it does. This case is just pretty bizzare in comparison to some other cases.

>>38 Plenty of people in society go through terrible things in their lives and they don't snap. Yes, bad things happen, but how you react to them and ultimately shape yourself is up to you, so I don't think it's societies fault, rather it's his.

>>38 Everyone is responsible for their own destiny. When someone is raised in an certain environment, their path is not predetermined, but rather, one is easier to take than to create one themselves. The man shot up the theater, that was his choice, and he had chosen his own path. Even if society had shown him that path, it was still his choice to take it.

My god that guy was a psycho.

Ah, I love human reactions. So entertaining.

all of my lol's. fuckign cowards. http://www.examiner.com/article/westboro-baptist-church-posts-photoshopped-image-from-aurora-prayer-vigil

...those disrespectful motherfuckers actually started a fucking "ThankGodForTheShooter" twitter tag. of all the groups of people i dislike, these are the only people I have ever legitimately wanted to beat the living shit out of. these guys are the fucking worst.

Even the insane have their reasons.

But the guys who make a joke about death needs to at least know how it feels to look for someone who is no longer there, to feel the uselessness of not being able to be there to protect the ones they loved. I hope I can beat the fucking lights out of them.

It drives me insane how people can joke about this! If I ever hear someone joke about crap like this, they're going to be chewed out severely. People are so immature. Only if they knew what it was like to lose someone. I wish I could help the friends and family of the wounded and dead.

http://www.gofundme.com/RememberAJBoik

this is the page to support the family of one of the victims. I personally didn't know anyone else, nor do i know anyone who does, so this is the only link i have readily at my disposal, but i am sure there are more and will link them if and when i find them.

http://www.crowdrise.com/helpaurora
This one is a general fundraiser to help the organizations who are offering services to the families of the victims.

https://www.givingfirst.org/cova/overview
Another general donation site to those effected.

http://www.aumhc.org/donations.html
The Page for the Aurora Mental Health Center, who have offered psychological counciling to everyone friends, family, and victims of the theater shooting.

>>50 So basically he abandons his girlfriend and kids, and then waits for her to call him? That piece of shit. I get how he would have been scared, I would have too... But he had people he had to protect, and he left them to save himself. Shame.

:(

>>49 best be careful of those fundraisers, there are soulless bastards who would take advantage of tragedies like this.

Here come the copy cats and mass hysteria:

http://news.yahoo.com/3-arrested-separate-dark-knight-incidents-080930278.html

>>53 i dunno, they're all local, which is more reason to trust them than other organizations that would claim to be helping. all I know is that the AJ Boik one is legit, it's set up by people i personally know, but i don't know if they still need money.

>>54 I was waiting for that to happen.

God damnit if someone so much as pulls a joke about it when I see the movie tomorrow I'm gonna kick them in whatever relevant genitals they possess.

I heard the guy was actually trying to "play" the Joker. Dyed his hair red and everything.

It's sick... The villains are always cool because they're not real, but in the real world, it's just not cool at all..

This... I... I have many words to describe this, but they all just can't fit the description of this shooting. Sick, twisted, inhumane, vile, horrifying... I can't even comprehend this. And it's because this sick person wanted to play "bad guy"? That's even more vile. Selfish, even.

Update:
http://news.yahoo.com/report-colorado-shooting-suspect-sent-plans-notebook-psychiatrist-170815999.html

The guy gets even creepier because they just gave him a mask around his mouth due to the fact that he kept spitting on the guards. Now he's seriously reminding me of Hannibal Lecter. Plus i think today they decide if they're going to pursue the death penalty or not.

This guy should be killed now.he's gilty! Throw him to the wolfs with a baccon necklace

>>62 You're an asshole.

Link is a screamer.

>>63 HAHAHA

People like him, have just lost their way and need to find a way to compensate for what he has done and find a way to help the victims' families. Even if he is being put to death, it's the least he can do.

i herd about that, it's all over the news. i feel sorry for the people and their families.
-Anime

>>65
He isn't going to do jack shit. A killer like him didn't "Lose" his way. That WAS HIS WAY, and thus why would he help out those he harmed?

>>66
Anime stop fucking placing your name on every post you make. WE FUCKING KNOW you're the one posting, so why make it that much more obvious that you're posting?

>>68

WHAT THE HECK IS YOUR PROBLEM WITH ME!! I'VE SEEN AT LEAST 10 OTHER ANIMES, I JUST WANT PEOPLE TO KNOW THAT IT'S ME NOT ANOTHER ANIME THAT'S ALL!! GOT IT?!! PLUS YOU'VE BASHED ON SO MANY POST'S... just leave me alone, i thought that dollars were supposed to be nice to eahe other. so what's your problem?!!
-Anime

>>69

From what I recall no one is stupid enough to make such an unoriginal name. So from what I'm gathering you're the ONLY one who used that name.

Also no, the DOLLARS is not meant to be nice. We're a community, with rules, and that is it. If we're nice, you've earned the right for us to be nice to you. If not, you've been stupid.

If you don't want to get raged at, don't be stupid.

yes we ARE supposed to be nice to eachother and there are NO rules!! now will you just leave me alone!!
-Anime

>>71
The site has rules.
Just because you say you're a part of an "ideal" sort of community that, on the ANIME, said there are no rules, you think you can magically state we've no rules and the site magically folds into whatever the fuck you want?

The site has rules. You might not personally be breaking them, but I refuse to be nice to your moronic ways.
What are you going to do since I'm not posting in a way that you like? You're going to get pissed and magically make me get banned? A little heads up. I've been on here for awhile now, and have been this way. 1 kid being pissed isn't going to make someone get me out.

I follow the general rules here. I won't be leaving anytime soon.

Getting back to the topic of the forum.

I'm going to say that I'm sorry if this offends anyone (thought I wouldn't be saying it if I wasn't afraid to), but am I the only one who thinks the facts in the story aren't really adding up as they should be?

From what I have heard, this man got into the theatre from the fire escape door. The thing is, those doors can't open from the outside. They only swing out, and there is a large metal plate that keeps them from opening from the outside. Not to mention because of the hinged and thickness of the door and door frame, they can't be pushed in.

He either had to blow the door off it's hinges (which is very unlikely), or he had someone help him from the inside. . .

>>73 he placed his bag of tricks outside the door, and went into the theater, then got up, went to the door and grabbed them and walked back.

>>74 Thank you so much, that has been bugging me forever.

bump

Really, what I'd like to do is to transfer him to a Texas jail, where he'll get the chair, I dress up like the joker and have a hand on the switch and just mess with him, "Woop! wup! bah! heyup! wup! woops! wup!" (pretending I'm about to throw the switch) Then when he's crying, just say in a calm voice, "Why so serious?" BZZZZZZZZZZZZZZ!!!!!

>>77 that's pretty sadistic...


I approve

>>77 You're kind of scaring me... e_e But oddly enough, I agree. What this guy did was so terrible, I wouldn't mind something so inhumane in his case.

Random thought: So if the guy was imitating Joker, why wouldn't he dye his hair green instead or orange...? I mean, that's a pretty big screw up on his part. :P

*of

>>72
ok i read the faq and no we don't have to be nice to eachother (fyi that niceness before was just an act cause i thought we had to be nice)thank goodness, but there are no rules!!

>>77
Can they legally do that? I really don't think they can just transfer and have Texas Laws dictate his death, when he broke laws of another state.

>>81
Uh...yes. Yes there are rules. This site HAS rules. This site is not THE DOLLARS. This site is just a means so that we can talk.

>>83
just read the faq(ps do you live on here or something you always answer when i post something. how about get out there and do something like me i'm going on vaca tomarow)computer freak

I'm a little scaird to go to the movies now
What if some other loony killer trys this

>>85 This was an isolated incident, not a interconnected, purposeful strike. In other words, the likeliness of you getting hurt going to the movie now is just as much as for any other movie (or likely to be less, considering...yknow.)

If you're still worried, just wait for the DVD.

>>86 not to make anyone paranoid, but they have stopped several copycats from doing something similar

>>82, no I don't believe that is legal,....but in some cases it should be.

On a side note, I've noticed some people posting jokes about the incident, now I'm all for humor in dark areas, but people seem to be forgetting the formula:
Comedy = TIME + Tragedy.

These kids are forgetting to add Time and instead of being funny, they look like insensitive jerks.
Now if you have a joke right after a tragedy, right it down somewhere, and wait. It may take months or years depending on the severity of said tragedy (9/11 Jokes took about 10 years to be chuckled at) For instance there's a joke in the LOL Thread with photos of him on trial and he said he shot up a Katie Perry movie, but then had a "woops" face. I didn't find it funny because it was way too soon, now if it had waited maybe a month, then the humor might have shown

UPDATE:
http://gma.yahoo.com/james-holmes-psychiatrist-contacted-university-police-weeks-movie-005231424--abc-news-topstories.html

The psychiatrist who treated suspected movie-theater shooter James Holmes made contact with a University of Colorado police officer to express concerns about her patient's behavior several weeks before Holmes' alleged rampage, sources told ABC News.

Bump.

The time and comedy formula Woody Allen's brother in law says in his profile of the creative mind. Haha

http://www.allaxess.com/guitar-blog/guitar-news/dave-mustaine-on-barak-obama-hes-staging-all-of-these-murders#comment-39409

The Conservative media's take on this. (second video. 20-30 minutes in. Idefk)

Seriously. people need to stop trying to further their own political agendas with this bullshit. fuck everyone.