DARK KNIGHT MASSACRE: 14 DEAD & OVER 5O INJURED
The rampage occurred at a Century 16 theater in an Aurora mall outside Denver after the gunman apparently tossed a tear gas canister into the theater before opening fire.
14 people are believed to have been killed and up to 50 wounded, including a baby who was shot in the back
A 24 year old suspect, James Holmes., who was wearing a gas mask, has been arrested . Initially, some movies fans thought the gunshots were part of the film. Others thought “they heard firecrackers, then they saw the bullets flying,” she added, citing witnesses. Panicked moviegoers stampeded for the doors when they realized what was happening as the six-foot gunman clad in black continued to squeeze off rounds.
3 local hospitals were alerted to prepare for a “mass casualty” incident. Some of the 50 injured are in critical condition.
The Denver suburb has been hit with a spate of violence recently, with a number of shootings in the past few weeks, according to the Denver Post.
LIVE UPDATE:
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**COPS estimate 50 people are injured – youngest receiving medical treatment is a three-month-old baby
**10 victims died at the cinema and at least four at nearby hospitals
**A 6ft tall man, aged 24, dressed in black and wearing a gas mask and bullet-proof vest opened fire in a mall in Aurora, Colorado
**Fired indiscriminately at audience with a rifle and two handguns after setting off a smoke bomb 30 minutes into the screening
**Confusion as witnesses thought shooting was part of the film
**FBI are working with the local police and there is no terrorism link so far
**Worst mass shooting in state since Columbine School Massacre in 1999
**Man was arrested without incident in a car park nearby and told the police that explosives were stored at his home
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