Colorado movie theater massacre
At least 12 people were killed and 59 others were injured, several critically, in a shooting that occurred early yesterday on the outskirts of Denver (Colorado), the most serious has been the United States for five years.
The incident occurred in the Century 16 complex, which has 16 cinemas, during the premiere of the movie The Dark Knight Rises (The Dark Knight) of the Batman franchise, which had brought hundreds of people, disguised as the characters, among whom were many children.
Among the fans who crammed the movie at midnight in Aurora, a suburb of Denver, all hell broke loose. "I think many people thought it was part of the film. And then you realize that no, "said Erin Post, describing the moment when the first bomb exploded with smoke.
Responsible for the shooting at the premiere of the movie Batman, identified as James Holmes, 24, had an explosive system "very sophisticated" in his apartment, police said yesterday.
James Holmes figure since June 2011 as a student of Neuroscience at the University of Colorado, but was about to retire.
Due to the danger of explosives, the authorities ordered the evacuation of five nearby buildings.
The incident occurred in the Century 16 complex, which has 16 cinemas, during the premiere of the movie The Dark Knight Rises (The Dark Knight) of the Batman franchise, which had brought hundreds of people, disguised as the characters, among whom were many children.
Among the fans who crammed the movie at midnight in Aurora, a suburb of Denver, all hell broke loose. "I think many people thought it was part of the film. And then you realize that no, "said Erin Post, describing the moment when the first bomb exploded with smoke.
Responsible for the shooting at the premiere of the movie Batman, identified as James Holmes, 24, had an explosive system "very sophisticated" in his apartment, police said yesterday.
James Holmes figure since June 2011 as a student of Neuroscience at the University of Colorado, but was about to retire.
Due to the danger of explosives, the authorities ordered the evacuation of five nearby buildings.
It is unfortunate that all past, my sincere condolences to the families of the victims
