At Least 14 Dead At Dark Knight Rises Screening

[DyranLK]

Link(s): 14 killed, 50 injured including children at Dark Knight Rises premiere shooting in Colorado(VIDEO, PHOTOS) — RT
Mass Shooting at Colo. Movie Theater, 12 People Dead - Yahoo!
Colorado 'Dark Knight Rises' Theater Shooting | Photos - ABC News

Livestream News Coverage (Now Off-Air): 9NEWS Webcasts | Denver | Colorado's Online News Leader | 9NEWS.com

At least 14 moviegoers were killed and 50 injured at a cinema in the Colorado city of Aurora in the Denver suburbs. They were attending a midnight showing of the new Batman film, The Dark Knight Rises.

The theater was packed with a lot of people, many of them young fans, at the time the shooting started, 9news reports. The violence erupted some 15 minutes after the movie began, witnesses said.

Ten of the victims were killed on the spot, while four others died from injuries in hospital. Unconfirmed reports say there are children among the dead.

An area children’s hospital said the youngest of the six shooting victims brought to them is six years old. Not all of the patients at the hospital are children, however.

Some say that when they first heard the gunfire, they thought it was some new type of special effect.

“It was chaotic, it was surreal, it was like in a movie,” one of the witnesses told 9news Denver TV station.

Initial media reports suggested that two gunmen were involved in the rampage. But police later said there was only one person involved as far as they know. The gunman was armed with a rifle and a handgun at the time of his arrest, Police Chief Dan Oates said at a media conference. He was arrested next to his car, police said.

Witnesses reported seeing a tall, gun-wielding man clad in body armor and wearing a gas mask in the theatre. The assailant attempted to block the exits to trap the moviegoers inside. Some witnesses said the gunman managed to empty at least two clips.

Police are interrogating the 24-year-old male suspect. No information on the motive behind the dreadful massacre has been revealed.

At least 50 people have been taken to area hospitals following the shooting, although it is not yet clear how many of them are in serious condition. At least one patient was reported to be in critical condition.

Several victims are being treated for chemical exposure rather than gunshot wounds, medical staff say.

Many moviegoers had dressed up to attend the premiere of the latest Batman film. The gunman, who would have stood out in other circumstances, may have managed not to attract attention before he launched his attack.

What a way to go, 'ey?

[UPDATE: Youngest person to be brought into hospital care as a result of the shooting has been confirmed to be merely three months old. No link is currently available since it was only barely announced in the livestream, but I'll put one up for reference later if it ends up being posted.]

[ThePspfanatic]

I read the story on Yahoo! and I couldn't believe this happened. This guy's a worthless piece of crap that deserves to rot in prison. How can you go and start shooting people that are there for fun and end their night in such a way? That is just downright evil.

[CrazeOP]

the hell ........

ok this is just pure bakaness x.x

why would you ..... damn lost for words here

[SilverShadow]

*probably the only one that can find a funny part in this*

now we just need to wait for the movies/games/whatever is ruining our generation people

[-Omega-]

I heard that there were two possible shooters and that one of them escaped. My guess is that the shooter was attempting to mimic Bane.

[Narutos pimp]

WHY??????? Just why???

[Itzdesire]

Don't tell me kris is dead T_T

[Freya]

Originally Posted by SilverShadow

now we just need to wait for the movies/games/whatever is ruining our generation people

True this.

But honestly... shocking stuff.

[kamina777]

Sad news, this state is cursed, many psychopaths there ....

[naitsirk0]

That guy is batshit insane.