She worked at a medical company in aurora, friends said, and had gone to see the new batman movie with marcus weaver, 41. He had no known criminal background before the shooting occurred. Batman makes an eerie appearance in dark night, a new drama that is premiering at the sundance film festival on sunday night. Lessons learned from the aurora movie theater shooting. Anticipation built in the packed, darkened movie theater.
Guilty in colorado theater shooting after hours of. Todd phillips dark take on the batman villain will not play at the theater where a massacre took place during a 2012 screening of the dark knight rises as family members of those killed ask the. Did colorado shooter single out cinemark theater because. The perpetrator, james holmes, pleaded not guilty by. It was the midnight premiere of the dark knight rises, the latest batman sequel, at the century 16 multiplex in aurora, about 10 miles from. The shooting was on july 20, 2012 in aurora, colorado at a midnight screening of the hotlyanticipated batman movie the dark knight rises. The plaintiffs argue cinemark failed to provide armed guards and other security measures that would have prevented the july 2012 attack at a midnight showing of the.
Carrying an ar15 assaultstyle rifle, a shotgun and two glock pistols, the killer walked into a multiplex theater screening the new batman movie, the dark knight rises, with dyed red hair and saying he was the joker, according to law enforcement. Joshua lott getty images on the anniversary of the aurora theater shooting in colorado where james holmes left 12 dead. A sussex county woman wounded in the infamous batman movie theater shooting has found posttraumatic stress disorder to be a tricky and unpredictable adversary. Aurora shooting victims voice concerns over joker in emotional. Cnn here is a look at the july 20, 2012, movie theater shooting in aurora, colorado. The batman theater shootings questions of mental health. Shooting suspect attacked during dark knight rises movie. Aurora theater shooting at batman premier leaves 12 dead. Police and fbi are questioning the suspected gunman in a shooting early friday at a crowded midnight screening of the new batman movie, the.
Video inside aurora movie theater show james holmes arrive. The true heroes of the colorado movie theater shooting. On july 23, police finished collecting evidence from the apartment. A spokesperson for smg, a texasbased movie theater chain with 23 theaters across the u. Aurora a gunman slipped into a midnight premiere of the new batman movie through an emergency exit early friday, tossed two hissing gas canisters and then methodically, calmly walked up the. The fourthranked item on reddit is an alleged eyewitnesss account of the scene. Todd phillips dark take on the batman villain will not play at the theater where a massacre took place during a 2012 screening of the dark. Given that this shooting happened to take place at a showing of the new batman movie the dark knight rises, im already fielding questions about whether batman somehow caused, in whole. Prior to the pulse nightclub shooting in orlando, the aurora movie theatre shooting was the largest mass shooting in u. On july 20, 2012, a mass shooting occurred inside a century 16 movie theater in aurora, colorado, during a midnight screening of the film the dark knight rises. Read cnns colorado theater shooting fast facts to learn more about the aurora, colorado, tragedy and the trial of james holmes. A look back at the aurora, colorado, movie theater.
This is a horrific event, aurora police chief dan oates said during a news conference. Batman actor christian bale visits a makeshift memorial in aurora, colo. Shortly after james holmes shot and killed 12 people at a aurora movie theater during a midnight screening of the dark knight rises, police took shocking. A masked gunman broke into a denver cinema and shot dead at least 12 people and wounded 38 others, including children, during a latenight screening of the new batman movie. Thursday night i received a call from this group of friends inviting us to watch the midnight premiere of the newest batman movie. Police investigated the suspects car outside a movie theater after a shooting in aurora, colo. A look back at the aurora, colorado, movie theater shooting 5 years. Twelve people were killed and seventy others were injured, 58 of them from gunfire. A gunman in a gas mask and body armor killed 12 people at a midnight premiere of the new batman movie in a suburb of denver early on friday, opening fire.
Moviegoers had packed into a theater in aurora, a suburb of denver, for a midnight screening of a new batman movie when a lone gunman caused the bloody carnage. The century 16 movie theatre was packed with film fans of all ages. Questions remain over mass shooting at batman screening in. An aurora police officer talks on his radio outside of the century 16 theater at aurora mall where as many as 14 people were killed and many injured at a shooting at the century 16 movie theatre. Shot 51 times in a movie theater, aurora victim forges. 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. An army criminal investigation command memo issued monday put commanders at fort sill, okla. Aurora shooting leaves 12 dead, 70 wounded on this day in 2012, gunman james holmes started a mass shooting at a movie theater in aurora, a denver suburb, killing 12 peoplethe youngest a 6year. A civil trial is now underway questioning whether the aurora movie theater bears any liability for the mass shooting where james holmes killed 12 people and wounded 70 others. A young man entered a theater presenting the new batman movie shot and killed a dozen people and wounded more than fifty others. What has changed since aurora theater shooting in colorado. It was a cool summer night on july 20, 2012 in aurora, colorado, as batman fans took their seats at the century 16 movie theater for a midnight showing of the dark knight rises.
Holmes boobytrapped his apartment with explosives before the shooting. He wore a gas mask, a ballistics helmet and vest, and groin, throat and leg protectors. Victims and heroes tell their stories of the chaos when an alleged gunman opened fire in colorado. Video taken inside the colorado movie theater shows the moments gunman james holmes arrives, then after the shooting as people run from. The incident will forever be seared into the public consciousness. The state of colorado, already weary of traumatic events due to the waldo canyon and other fires, has also recently endured. The masked, blackclad shooter burst into a movie theatre barely 20 minutes into the midnight screening of the batman film, throwing two teargas type devices before opening fire. James eagan holmes born december, 1987 is an american mass murderer responsible for the 2012 aurora, colorado shooting in which he killed 12 people and injured 70 others 62 directly and eight indirectly at a century 16 movie theater on july 20, 2012.
Aurora shooting leaves 12 dead, 70 wounded history. Batman movie theater shooting in aurora, colorado the topranked item on the social media board reddit is a set of bloody photos from a man who was allegedly wounded at the scene. I had just finished working a 12 hour shift and was pretty tired. After a movie theater shooting that left at least 12 dead and 58 wounded, witnesses described a scene of claustrophobia, panic and blood. Aurora theater shooting victims use joker release to ask. Shocking photos from inside the aurora movie theater crime. Cinemas in new york tightened security at batman showings following the attack, and. Aurora movie theater gunman sentenced to life in prison.
The tragic shooting in a colorado movie theater, in which 12 people died and approximately 50 were wounded, has understandably caused both fear and confusion. The shooting apparently went on for some time, he added. The suspect in a theater shooting during a batman film friday had colored his hair red and told police he was the joker, a source says. A police official said a batman mask was found in the apartment as well. James holmes, 24, made his first court appearance monday morning in a colorado courtroom. The shooting occurred during a soldout midnight premiere of the new batman movie, the dark knight rises, when holmes, 24, allegedly unloaded four weapons full of ammunition into the.
The suspected lonewolf shooter of the batman movie theater massacre in aurora, colo. James holmes, 24, kicked down a door to enter the packed theater in aurora, colorado, dressed in black and wearing a gas mask and bulletproof vest. Holmes allegedly considered other locations for a mass shooting, such as an. The aurora movie theater where the 2012 mass shooting took place will not show the latest movie in the batman franchise as victims families put pressure on warner bros. On july 20, 2012, a mass shooting occurred inside a century 16 movie theater in aurora. According to deadline, it was a decision made jointly by theater chain cinemark and the studio. The century 16 movie theatre was packed with film fans of. Colorado movie theater shooting worst in us history youtube.
At least 12 dead, 59 injured in colorado theater shooting. With 12 dead and 58 wounded, the july 20th shooting at the cinemark century 16 theater in aurora, colorado was sure to result in a lawsuit. Aurora shooting leaves 12 dead, 70 wounded on this day in 2012, gunman james holmes started a mass shooting at a movie theater in aurora, a denver suburb, killing 12. A mass shooting in a century 16 movie theater in aurora, colorado left 12 dead and 70 injured during a film screening. Cbs4 a terrifying shooting at an aurora movie theater overnight left 12 people dead and 58 others injured. Dressed in tactical clothing, james eagan holmes set off tear gas grenades and shot into the audience with multiple firearms. The joker didnt inspire the aurora shooter, but the rumor wont go. Shooting threat at joker movie premiere spurs warning. Police and prosecutors accuse him of killing 12 audience members and injuring 58 in a shooting rampage during the premiere of the latest batman film, the dark knight rises, in aurora, co friday morning. Colorado batman movie shooting suspect james holmes was.