12 Dead, 70 Wounded At Denver Screening Of 'Dark Knight Rises'
9 News Denver A horrific shooting at the Century Theater in Aurora, Colorado, early on Friday morning has stunned the United States. A figure in a gas mask set off what appear to have been tear gas bombs about 15 minutes into a midnight showing of The Dark Knight before opening fire on the crowd watching the movie. Police told reporters that 12 people have died and 58 more were injured in the attack. There were 70 casualties in total, making it the largest mass shooting in U.S. history by casualties. As of 3:30 PM local time (5:30 PM EDT), 30 patients remained in the hospital and 11 patients were still in critical condition. In a midday press conference, Aurora Police Chief Dan Oates named 24 year-old white male James Eagan Holmes as the sole suspect in the case. Police apprehended Holmes in the parking lot of the movie theater. 9News in Denver reports that the subject did not resist arrest. MSNBC Bomb squads still on the scene Oates said the shooter made statements to police about e...