Mass shooting at a theater screening of the new Batman movie (12 dead, 58 injured)

[PK Gaming]

CNN: http://www.cnn.com/2012/07/20/us/colorado-theater-shooting/

The shooter

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Current up-to-date information from UK sources

• (06:30 Denver time / 13:30 UK time):
• Suspect's name is James Holmes.
• Born December 13th 1987, 24 years old.
• 12 persons confirmed dead.
• 10 bodies still inside the theatre, 2 others died in hospital from their injuries.
• It's also confirmed one of the dead is TV reporter Jessica Ghawi. Her friend Natalie Tejeda, a traffic reporter in San Antonio, confirmed it on Twitter.
• 50 others injured.
• Police recovered a rifle and "at least 2 handguns".
• Tear gas was used during the attack, suspect was dressed in body armor and helmet/goggles.
• Suspect's car being searched for explosives.
• Suspect implied apartment in northern Aurora also contains explosives, and is being searched by FBI.
• Attack is the worst mass shooting in the US since 2007, when Seung-Hui Cho killed 32 people and himself on the Virginia Tech campus.
• Gateway High School is being used as a meeting location for family members seeking to reunite with loved ones.

Short account from a Gamefaqs moderator who was there

Small details on the shooter: http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/lan...ect-struggled-to-find-work-neighbor-says.html

press conference

http://soundcloud.com/producermatthew/7pm-press-conference-on-aurora

 

[Avatar Korra]

So what do you think his purpose is/was? He picked a very good spot, tactically speaking, to ensure lots of casualties. The gunman also used gas, which speaks to some sort of preparation.

This looks more planned than just a random shooting. What's the motive?

I'm just really upset about this because this weekend was supposed to be a joyous one with everyone enjoying the long-anticipated movie. Considering everyone at the midnight showing was a great fan of Batman, or a movie fanboy, makes this hit really close to home for me.

 

[Blue_Tornado]

I'm just really upset about this because this weekend was supposed to be a joyous one with everyone enjoying the long-anticipated movie. Considering everyone at the midnight showing was a great fan of Batman, or a movie fanboy, makes this hit really close to home for me.

This seems like a decent motive, assuming there's ever a good motive for something like this. <_<

 

[xenu]

tighter gun control laws anyone?

 

[Glen]

tighter gun control laws anyone?

you fool, any blue-blooded american knows the only solution is more guns

if everyone in that theatre had a gun, how many deaths do you think there would have been?

 

[Jebus McAzn]

so some people's parents get senselessly killed at a movie theater watching a movie about a guy who becomes a superhero after his parents get senselessly killed by a mugger

denver is going to be an interesting place in 15 years

 

[Outlaw]

tighter gun control laws anyone?

Yes, let's over react to an aberration.

Why did you make this PK? It's just going to be buzz word after buzz word.

 

[Temperantia]

I'm trying to find the article, but something on MSN yesterday said the shooter was identifying himself as the Joker...

EDIT: Here's an article.

 

[Shinryu]

On another level, I'm more surprised this guy chose to surrender rather than shoot it out with the cops considering he was in body armor, unless his AR-15 was out of ammo. I mean, most people as disturbed as he is usually choose death, and it'd be a shame if he got some successful insanity defense at his eventual trial.

 

[Oglemi]

Why did you make this PK? It's just going to be buzz word after buzz word.

yeah I'm just going to preemptively stop the thread here. We just recently had a gun control thread iirc, no need to go over it again.

It's a sad story and my heart goes out to the families involved, but this isn't really discussion worthy.