News Shooting at TDKR Midnight Premiere in Aurora, CO. Multiple dead. - Page 11

Priest31kc · 07-20-2012, 03:13 AM

At least 10 moviegoers were killed and 39 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 started, witnesses said.

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

Local media reports that two gunmen were involved in the rampage. An explosive device was set off during the shooting, injuring several people.

Witnesses said the gunmen were probably wearing body armor and gas masks and used some kind of a tear gas bomb in the attack.

Some reports say police have apprehended one of the assailants while the second one is still at large.

Police have cleared people from the scene over fears that another explosive device might be on the premises.

Aurora medical services were alerted to attend to the large number of injured

http://www.rt.com/news/shooting-dark...er-aurora-654/

WOW

Dayze · 07-20-2012, 09:09 AM

dang. they all seemed to be moving pretty calmly; I'm assuming by that point the shootout was over etc?

lcarus · 07-20-2012, 09:09 AM

This is the type of shit that just makes you wanna stay home. I know it's a rare, isolated incident, but you never know when some shit is gonna happen in your own town. It's crazy to live your life based on fear of a rare horrific event occuring, but think of all the people that were planning on going to that movie at that theater but ended up not going for whatever reason.

**QuikSsurfer** · 07-20-2012, 09:10 AM

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Originally Posted by NewChief

Yes. A guy comes out who has either been shot or had someone bleeding all over him as well. It looks like a cop or security guard is escorting him... but that doesn't make sense as this appears to be before the cops even arrived (maybe it was a security guard in the movie theater).

That's what it looks like to me.

lcarus · 07-20-2012, 09:11 AM

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Originally Posted by durtyrute

I personally don't like guns. I'll just leave it at that.

I really don't either, but I hate the thought of only criminals having them. If there was an outlaw on all guns (like some people think there should be), the bad people in the world would still have ways of getting them.

**notorious** · 07-20-2012, 09:11 AM

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Originally Posted by lcarus

This is the type of shit that just makes you wanna stay home. I know it's a rare, isolated incident, but you never know when some shit is gonna happen in your own town. It's crazy to live your life based on fear of a rare horrific event occuring, but think of all the people that were planning on going to that movie at that theater but ended up not going for whatever reason.

I just wonder what must have happened to create this monster....

I have read a lot of info on serial killers and how they are created, but I don't know a lot about this type of killer.

Radar Chief · 07-20-2012, 09:12 AM

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Originally Posted by suds79

I don't see how CCW is even a topic in here.

For the record I'm all for it but I don't see how it could have helped at all. Not one bit.

- Would it have stopped the evil person from attempting this?
I don't think so. No.

- Could they have stopped the killer from doing all the damage he did?
No. The guy whet in a dark movie theater, threw tear gas in and started firing. Everybody is looking at the screen. I'm sure it was mass ciaos as it ensued. Had someone pulled out their gun to try to stop this I think there's a very solid chance even more would have been injured or killed.

It's just a sad situation that unfortunately is unavoidable from time to time.

The more I read about this the more I’m agreeing.
Apparently the guy was standing with his back to a closed Exit door?

**QuikSsurfer** · 07-20-2012, 09:12 AM

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Originally Posted by Dayze

dang. they all seemed to be moving pretty calmly; I'm assuming by that point the shootout was over etc?

I don't think the majority of those people knew what exactly was going on. They were evacuating the entire theater. At one point, near the end of the video, one of the guys (maybe a employee) yells out "shots in theater 9" and then people start picking up the pace. It's hard to tell.

Chiefnj2 · 07-20-2012, 09:14 AM

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Originally Posted by NewChief

Yes. A guy comes out who has either been shot or had someone bleeding all over him as well. It looks like a cop or security guard is escorting him... but that doesn't make sense as this appears to be before the cops even arrived (maybe it was a security guard in the movie theater).

If you are standing outside of a theater where people are coming out all shot up and telling you there is a lunatic inside shooting people, how the hell do you not get the hell out of Dodge? I think I'll stand right outside the theater entrance with my bullet proof camera phone in case something interesting happens!

lcarus · 07-20-2012, 09:14 AM

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Originally Posted by notorious

I just wonder what must have happened to create this monster....

I have read a lot of info on serial killers and how they are created, but I don't know a lot about this type of killer.

Last night I was bitching to my brother about how there were 10 screens showing TDKR, and all were sold out. My brother heard this news this morning and told me "The guy was probably pissed off like you were about the movie being sold out or something". Might turn out to be the case, but I doubt it. He probably just thought of a crowded place where it would be easy to raise hell like this. A dark sold out movie theater after midnight is the perfect opportunity to create mass chaos and possibly even get away with it.

**QuikSsurfer** · 07-20-2012, 09:16 AM

https://twitter.com/buzzfeed/status/226332912428138496

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AURORA, Colo. (AP) - University of Colo. Med School says shooting suspect was student there but withdrew last month.

**notorious** · 07-20-2012, 09:17 AM

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Originally Posted by lcarus

Last night I was bitching to my brother about how there were 10 screens showing TDKR, and all were sold out. My brother heard this news this morning and told me "The guy was probably pissed off like you were about the movie being sold out or something". Might turn out to be the case, but I doubt it. He probably just thought of a crowded place where it would be easy to raise hell like this. A dark sold out movie theater after midnight is the perfect opportunity to create mass chaos and possibly even get away with it.

I was thinking more about what happened to this nut when he was a baby, growing up, etc.

Something very bad had to happen to create this monster.

topher79 · 07-20-2012, 09:17 AM

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Originally Posted by LOCOChief

Don't go to the movies often but when we do it's late at night and I'm always carrying. Might not have done any good in this case but if I was there I'd rather have a gun, don't want to go down for lack of shooting back.

Yes, because everyone being strapped is the solution to gun violence.

NewChief · 07-20-2012, 09:18 AM

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Originally Posted by Chiefnj2

If you are standing outside of a theater where people are coming out all shot up and telling you there is a lunatic inside shooting people, how the hell do you not get the hell out of Dodge? I think I'll stand right outside the theater entrance with my bullet proof camera phone in case something interesting happens!

See QS's post before yours. I think it's one of those things where most of the onlookers aren't really seeing the urgency of the situation because they aren't experiencing it firsthand. The guy filming doesn't even notice that a guy came out all bloody until his friend says, "Yeah, man. Did you see. That guy had been shot, there was blood on him" or something.

I think about the WTC building collapse. People around the structures likely never realized how much danger they were in until the buildings actually started coming down.

-King- · 07-20-2012, 09:18 AM

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Originally Posted by lcarus

Sorry, assumed by your comment you might be one of the "let's eliminate guns period" people. Which is a completely looney thought process.

Yeah but so are the "we need more people with guns" people.
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Radar Chief · 07-20-2012, 09:18 AM

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Originally Posted by notorious

I was thinking more about what happened to this nut when he was a baby, growing up, etc.

Something very bad had to happen to create this monster.

Chemically enhanced maybe?

07-20-2012, 03:13 AM
Priest31kc Veteran Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: JCMO Casino cash: $5265291	Shooting at TDKR Midnight Premiere in Aurora, CO. Multiple dead. At least 10 moviegoers were killed and 39 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 started, witnesses said. Some say that when they first heard the shooting, they thought it was some new type of special effect. Local media reports that two gunmen were involved in the rampage. An explosive device was set off during the shooting, injuring several people. Witnesses said the gunmen were probably wearing body armor and gas masks and used some kind of a tear gas bomb in the attack. Some reports say police have apprehended one of the assailants while the second one is still at large. Police have cleared people from the scene over fears that another explosive device might be on the premises. Aurora medical services were alerted to attend to the large number of injured http://www.rt.com/news/shooting-dark...er-aurora-654/ WOW
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Dayze Resident Glue Sniffer Join Date: Nov 2003 Casino cash: $5149358	dang. they all seemed to be moving pretty calmly; I'm assuming by that point the shootout was over etc?
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07-20-2012, 09:09 AM	#152
lcarus Everybody Lies. Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: 22 Acacia Avenue Casino cash: $1829928	This is the type of shit that just makes you wanna stay home. I know it's a rare, isolated incident, but you never know when some shit is gonna happen in your own town. It's crazy to live your life based on fear of a rare horrific event occuring, but think of all the people that were planning on going to that movie at that theater but ended up not going for whatever reason.
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