Witness Scenes From the Aurora Movie Theater Shooting
Witness Scenes From the Aurora Movie Theater Shooting
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Hayden Raymond, center, 15, and his mother Michelle Andersen mourn the 12 victims of the mass shooting at the Aurora Century 16 movie theater during a prayer vigil at the Aurora Municipal Center, in Aurora, Colo., July 22, 2012.Matt Nager for TIME
At least 12 people have been killed and dozens injured at a midnight screening of The Dark Knight Rises in Denver. A 24-year-old man, James Holmes, was arrested nearby in possession of a rifle and handgun. Federal agents and police officers evacuated residents in an apartment complex after he reportedly told police that he had explosives there.
Hayden Raymond, center, 15, and his mother Michelle Andersen mourn the 12 victims of the mass shooting at the Aurora Century 16 movie theater during a prayer vigil at the Aurora Municipal Center, in Aurora, Colo., July 22, 2012. Matt Nager for TIMEA shrine for the victims of the shooting at an Aurora Century 16 theater where James Holmes, 24, allegedly killed 12 people and wounded many more in Aurora, Colo., July 22, 2012. Matt Nager for TIMEPeople mourn for the 12 victims of the mass shooting at a shrine built near the Aurora Century 16 movie theater in Aurora, Colo., July 22, 2012. Matt Nager for TIMESerenity Brydon, 7, places a rosary around a bear at a memorial near the the Century 16 movie theater Sunday, July 22, 2012, in Aurora, Colo. Alex Brandon—APFriends and family mourn during a vigil held at Gateway High School for AJ Boik, who was killed at the Aura Century 16 movie theater, July 21, 2012.Matt Nager for TIMEA vigil is held at Gateway High School for AJ Boik, who was killed at the Aurora Century 16 movie theater along with 11 other people and many more wounded in Aurora, Colo., July 21, 2012. Matt Nager for TIMEMyia Young, 4, places a candle by an American flag during a vigil for victims behind a theater where James Holmes opened fire on moviegoers in Aurora, Colo., on July 20, 2012.Jeremy Papasso—ReutersNathan Mendonca and Melissa Clark, both 18, embrace during a vigil held next to the Aurora Century 16 movie theater in Aurora, Colo., on July 20, 2012.Matt Nager for TIMEMarietta Perkins prays during a vigil for victims behind the theater where a gunman opened fire on moviegoers in Aurora, Colo., July 20, 2012.Shannon Stapleton—ReutersPolice examine the car of James Holmes behind the theater where a gunman opened fire on moviegoers in Aurora, Colo., July 20, 2012.John Wark—ReutersYellow markers sit next to evidence, including a gas mask, as police investigate the scene outside the Century 16 movie theater in Aurora, Colo., July 20, 2012. David Zalubowski—APA member of the Aurora bomb squad deploys a robot to search a suspect's car behind the Century 16 Theater in Aurora, Colo., July 20, 2012.Evan Semon—ReutersFBI agents break the windows of the apartment of suspected gunman James Holmes following the shooting at the Century 16 Theater in Aurora, Colo., July 20, 2012. Bob Pearson—EPATom Sullivan, center, embraces family members outside Gateway High School where he had been searching frantically for his son, Alex Sullivan, who celebrated his 27th birthday by going to see "The Dark Knight Rises," in Aurora, Colo. on July 20, 2012. Barry Gutierrez—APAmanda Medek cries as she sits outside Gateway High School where witnesses were being interviewed by authorities in Aurora, Colo., on July 20, 2012Craig F. Walker—The Denver Post/APShamecca Davis hugs her son Isaiah Bow, who was an eyewitness to the shooting, outside Gateway High School where witness were brought for questioning on July 20, 2012 in Denver. After escaping the theater Bow went back in to find his girlfriend. " I didn't want to leave her in there. But she's okay now," Bow said. Barry Gutierrez—APA man arrives at Children's Hospital, where some victims of the attack were taken for medical attention, in Aurora, Colo., July 20, 2012.Craig F. Walker—The Denver Post/APParamedics work at the scene of the shooting at the Century 16 movie theater, where a gunman wearing a gas mask opened fire during a midnight screening of "The Dark Knight Rises," in Aurora, Colo., on July 20, 2012.Karl Gehring—The Denver Post/APA police detective takes a witness' statement following a shooting at the Century 16 movie theater in Aurora, Colo., on July 20, 2012. Karl Gehring—The Denver Post/APAurora Police respond to the Century 16 movie theatre in Aurora, Colo. on July 20, 2012.Karl Gehring—The Denver Post/Getty ImagesMoviegoers sit outside after being evacuated from the Century 16 movie theater after a shooting early Friday morning, in Aurora, Colo., on July 20, 2012. Karl Gehring—The Denver Post/APPeople wait outside Gateway High School in Aurora, Colo., where witnesses were brought for questioning after the shooting on Friday, July 20, 2012. Barry Gutierrez—AP
