Fri Jul 20, 2012, 04:45 AM

Gun attack at Batman film premiere in Denver

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Source: BBC News

There are reports of casualties after a shooting incident at a Batman film premiere in the US city of Denver.

Police said 30 to 40 people had been injured in the incident, Colorado state's 850 KOA radio reported.

A reporter for the 9News website at the scene says a gunman opened fire at the movie cinema complex in Aurora, where three theatres had a midnight showing of The Dark Knight Rises.

Witnesses said someone wearing a gas mask opened fire

Read more: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-18921492

Reports: 10 Shot Dead At Batman Film Premiere.

A masked gunman shot dead 10 people and wounded 30 to 40 others at a premiere showing of the new Batman movie in Denver.

Local radio reported people running screaming from the Century Aurora 16 Movie Theater in a mall in the suburb of Aurora.

The gun man reportedly opened fire after 30 minutes of the showing of "The Dark Knight Rises" and also set off a smoke or tear gas bomb.

Brenda Stuart, from 850 KOA Radio, told Sky News: "This started with a midnight showing of the new Dark Knight movie and the theatres were packed that were showing this movie.

http://news.sky.com/story/962756/reports-10-shot-dead-at-batman-film-premiere

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Gun attack at Batman film premiere in Denver (Original post)	dipsydoodle	Jul 2012	OP
CNN just had breaking news on this	JI7	Jul 2012	#1
Why am I not surprised?	Spitfire of ATJ	Jul 2012	#2
It seems more than coincidence that he made his comments about Bane/Bain	AllyCat	Jul 2012	#145
Strip Rush down, cover him in oil and give the parents cattle prods.	Spitfire of ATJ	Jul 2012	#148
Rush told someone to start shooting innocents in a movie theater?	Ter	Jul 2012	#167
"Any link?"	Spitfire of ATJ	Jul 2012	#173
Was just about to post this	Tsiyu	Jul 2012	#3
I was at a premiere last night...	antigone382	Jul 2012	#164
Beyond words	Tsiyu	Jul 2012	#174
We need to wait and see what the facts are	bluestateguy	Jul 2012	#4
The "corporate media"	dipsydoodle	Jul 2012	#16
Watch the Right Wing claim this was done by someone on the Left.	Spitfire of ATJ	Jul 2012	#5
Masked gunman	elleng	Jul 2012	#6
I keep thinking of the North Hollywood Shootout.	Spitfire of ATJ	Jul 2012	#10
I suspect RW brainwashing is the motive	Voice for Peace	Jul 2012	#162
Another link claiming 12 dead now:	joshcryer	Jul 2012	#7
Ski masks, body armor, tear gas and gas masks and then shooting into a bunch of youth?	Spitfire of ATJ	Jul 2012	#8
This is an act of terrorism. It reminds me of the Abadan cinema fire that killed five hundred.	MADem	Jul 2012	#9
I have been listening to the police/fire radio feed. 10 dead, 30 injured.	SlipperySlope	Jul 2012	#11
Here's ABC Live Blog	Tsiyu	Jul 2012	#12
Aurora police radio dispatch	Tsiyu	Jul 2012	#19
10 dead, 39 injured	fizzgig	Jul 2012	#13
Aurora PD going to address media in 10 minutes (315AM MDT), live stream:	joshcryer	Jul 2012	#14
Live feed to Aurora Police and Fire	Spitfire of ATJ	Jul 2012	#15
Another link:	joshcryer	Jul 2012	#18
Just heard 50 people injured.	Spitfire of ATJ	Jul 2012	#17
This is just so sad	BumRushDaShow	Jul 2012	#20
A lot of people go to these premiers dressed up. This is going to put an end to that, sadly.	joshcryer	Jul 2012	#21
That's true	BumRushDaShow	Jul 2012	#24
I know back in the '70s going dressing up for Rocky Horror...	Spitfire of ATJ	Jul 2012	#36
That, and a cop or two on duty will be the "new normal."	MADem	Jul 2012	#62
Police are often present at these large premiers.	joshcryer	Jul 2012	#65
We could START by designing a better exit door.	Spitfire of ATJ	Jul 2012	#87
how about starting with some GUN CONTROL laws that work?	wordpix	Jul 2012	#183
Wouldn't the door be easier?	Spitfire of ATJ	Jul 2012	#188
Try getting rid of fucking guns	gopiscrap	Jul 2012	#147
That's where I went, immediately.	calimary	Jul 2012	#156
You'll be hearing from the NRA nuts about this one	wordpix	Jul 2012	#184
Hell, for me...	awoke_in_2003	Jul 2012	#179
Reports say he just marched right in and went into this mutiplex and headed straight	Spitfire of ATJ	Jul 2012	#34
Yeah, but these events are always staffed by lots of police.	joshcryer	Jul 2012	#35
Was this guy really short?	Spitfire of ATJ	Jul 2012	#54
The shooter or the guy being interviewed?	joshcryer	Jul 2012	#63
I meant the shooter.	Spitfire of ATJ	Jul 2012	#67
Heard on the radio that he was 6'3".	calimary	Jul 2012	#157
Horrible - hope everyone here and their loved ones are safe.	closeupready	Jul 2012	#22
They're now saying it was just one guy.	Spitfire of ATJ	Jul 2012	#23
type of weapon?	MichaelHarris	Jul 2012	#25
AR-15 ?	Tsiyu	Jul 2012	#57
I'll bet he had a scanner, too!	cleanhippie	Jul 2012	#149
Two pistols, a rifle, tear gas, and some sort of explosives.	AtheistCrusader	Jul 2012	#151
approx 50 hit and 14 dead :(	joshcryer	Jul 2012	#26
They're talking "smoke bomb" not Tear Gas now.	Spitfire of ATJ	Jul 2012	#30
Police Chief Dan Oates: 14 Dead, 36 Injured.	Firebrand Gary	Jul 2012	#27
Sounds like he just stood there and sprayed the room with bullets.	Spitfire of ATJ	Jul 2012	#29
They found explosives at his residence.	Spitfire of ATJ	Jul 2012	#28
BBC now has live text coverage here :	dipsydoodle	Jul 2012	#31
Picture of the suspect, from BBC	LongTomH	Jul 2012	#160
Just heard there were explosions as well.	Spitfire of ATJ	Jul 2012	#32
And the wacknuts are on the intertubes blaming the librulls	Tsiyu	Jul 2012	#33
Yeah, they're just preempting the possiblity a wingnut was triggered by Limbaugh.	joshcryer	Jul 2012	#37
They are so paranoid about their guns	Tsiyu	Jul 2012	#53
exactly spot on...	ileus	Jul 2012	#58
LOL!	Spitfire of ATJ	Jul 2012	#60
I have. I'm one of them	Tsiyu	Jul 2012	#68
These idiots are waiting for a "Go" order like a bunch of Brownshirts.	Spitfire of ATJ	Jul 2012	#79
I believe the RW oligarchy encourages gun nuts & militias as tools of the ReichWing takeover	wordpix	Jul 2012	#185
I think it's much simpler than that.	Spitfire of ATJ	Jul 2012	#187
Don't know where you live	leftynyc	Jul 2012	#84
Well,....ya,...I guess.....	Spitfire of ATJ	Jul 2012	#89
I guess I'm more of a tied to the chair in the warehouse type.	Spitfire of ATJ	Jul 2012	#92
I can assure you I have no "secret shooting spree plan"	obamanut2012	Jul 2012	#109
I spent hours deer hunting with UAW workers and truck driving Teamsters back in Michigan in the 70s.	Spitfire of ATJ	Jul 2012	#113
don't know about that, but on every news forum in the past few years the gun owners appeared	progressivebydesign	Jul 2012	#150
"Gun owners" didn't post that	obamanut2012	Jul 2012	#159
I could fill up DU with posts like that	Tsiyu	Jul 2012	#175
Actually, I think they want to TALK about it more than actually do anything.	randome	Jul 2012	#177
Let's hope	Tsiyu	Jul 2012	#180
Don't blame you at all.	randome	Jul 2012	#181
I called that right.	Spitfire of ATJ	Jul 2012	#40
You sure did	Tsiyu	Jul 2012	#44
You could cut off their piddler and they'd be happy if they have their guns.	Spitfire of ATJ	Jul 2012	#46
BTW: A big difference between us and them	Spitfire of ATJ	Jul 2012	#66
True dat!	Tsiyu	Jul 2012	#72
What's actually funny is seeing them expose themselves so much	Spitfire of ATJ	Jul 2012	#96
BTW: I just remembered the time I pissed off a gun nut so much he posted his adress	Spitfire of ATJ	Jul 2012	#103
Truth in media is the problem. Wild irrational speech can panic and enrage gullible believers.	The Wielding Truth	Jul 2012	#105
Right. Because some podunk movie theater would be just the trick to do it.	Ian David	Jul 2012	#101
"every fucking tragedy is all about them" You check the DU homepage "trending"	snooper2	Jul 2012	#139
This will be the prevailing theory in the gungeon too	Doctor_J	Jul 2012	#153
Thanks for the report Dipsy.	safeinOhio	Jul 2012	#38
BBC is saying 14 dead	jimlup	Jul 2012	#39
They'll say this proves they need their guns more than ever.	Spitfire of ATJ	Jul 2012	#41
and that this could have been prevented if everyone in the theater was strapped	Doctor_J	Jul 2012	#154
I'm glad they captured him and he wasn't another one of those guys	Spitfire of ATJ	Jul 2012	#42
Yes, it is.	DCBob	Jul 2012	#45
Most of these guys can't shut up to the cops	Spitfire of ATJ	Jul 2012	#47
I think the best insights will come from the investigation.	DCBob	Jul 2012	#50
It depends on how fast a lawyer gets between him and the cops.	Spitfire of ATJ	Jul 2012	#56
a lawyer can't scrub the internets faster than people can search and copy	magical thyme	Jul 2012	#140
It was.	Spitfire of ATJ	Jul 2012	#141
i listen to bbc overnight and i woke up and thought i was dreaming...	madrchsod	Jul 2012	#43
CNN guest blaming batman	brettdale	Jul 2012	#48
Sure, a movie he never saw influenced him.	Spitfire of ATJ	Jul 2012	#52
Seriously?	Adenoid_Hynkel	Jul 2012	#55
Another idiot pushing the culture war	Spitfire of ATJ	Jul 2012	#59
The guy wasn't in the audience . He kicked in the emergency door to enter.	Kablooie	Jul 2012	#78
You were right when you reported this. Nice Scoop.	Spitfire of ATJ	Jul 2012	#108
How in the hell was he able to do that?	obamanut2012	Jul 2012	#112
Chills	lapfog_1	Jul 2012	#49
Heard on the dispatch calls demands for gas masks	Spitfire of ATJ	Jul 2012	#51
24yo asshat no respect for human life.	ileus	Jul 2012	#61
Some fucking asshole called in and pretended to be the Chief and made an American Idol joke.	joshcryer	Jul 2012	#64
Was it that asshole from Howard Stern?	TheMightyFavog	Jul 2012	#128
Stern has been pulling that crap for YEARS	maryellen99	Jul 2012	#146
Mitt will solve all these problems	bucolic_frolic	Jul 2012	#69
That and the NRA needs to hold their next convention in Aurora.	Spitfire of ATJ	Jul 2012	#73
They'll probably want to.	calimary	Jul 2012	#158
They'll have to go to the local Chuck E Cheese in Aurora	Panasonic	Jul 2012	#165
President Obama notified of the shooting by homeland security	cal04	Jul 2012	#70
MSNBC reporting death toll is now 15 (~6:40 am est)	Motown_Johnny	Jul 2012	#71
Just another day in gun culture. nt	onehandle	Jul 2012	#74
Next up	Spitfire of ATJ	Jul 2012	#123
Looks like Zimmy has some competition for poster boy to the Gun strokers	Dragonfli	Jul 2012	#144
Colorado's 9News interviews two witnesses	Adenoid_Hynkel	Jul 2012	#75
From now on, cops at the back door too.	Spitfire of ATJ	Jul 2012	#82
Scanners possibly naming suspect	Tsiyu	Jul 2012	#76
This happened 15 miles from Columbine HS...	Cooley Hurd	Jul 2012	#77
And they call California the lad of fruits and nuts.	Spitfire of ATJ	Jul 2012	#116
just confirmed 3 month old wounded	cal04	Jul 2012	#80
Who takes a 3 month old to a midnight movie premier?	scheming daemons	Jul 2012	#93
probably young parents	barbtries	Jul 2012	#131
Reminds me of the McDonalds shooting from the '80s	Adenoid_Hynkel	Jul 2012	#81
And who can forget the Luby's Cafeteria Massacre:	bemildred	Jul 2012	#83
As if the people eating at Luby's Cafeteria...	Frank Cannon	Jul 2012	#86
.....heh.....	Spitfire of ATJ	Jul 2012	#115
Never realized that guy was a rightie too.	Hassin Bin Sober	Jul 2012	#137
I wouldn't be surprised if there are copycat shootings in the next few months.	Kablooie	Jul 2012	#85
live news link (radio)	AsahinaKimi	Jul 2012	#88
Here is a live feed.	Kablooie	Jul 2012	#91
thanks	AsahinaKimi	Jul 2012	#99
Wow	Spitfire of ATJ	Jul 2012	#126
book marked	AsahinaKimi	Jul 2012	#133
That's better than the live NBC feed.	Spitfire of ATJ	Jul 2012	#135
He stopped by "his" white car with Tennessee license plates.	Festivito	Jul 2012	#90
This message was self-deleted by its author	maryellen99	Jul 2012	#94
Just released	Keefer	Jul 2012	#95
Just saw that	Tsiyu	Jul 2012	#98
This sounds like a crazy person more than RW terrorism	Renew Deal	Jul 2012	#97
Wasn't Brevik RW though? NT	maryellen99	Jul 2012	#102
Yes	Renew Deal	Jul 2012	#104
Oh yeah,...the media told us he wasn't Right Wing...	Spitfire of ATJ	Jul 2012	#106
I've got a dollar that says this guy was a Limbaugh fan, upset over the Bane/Bain nonsense. n/t	Ian David	Jul 2012	#100
Ditto	Spitfire of ATJ	Jul 2012	#121
I think it's more likely he's upset that Romney and the GOP are going down this year.	randome	Jul 2012	#134
You've got a point there.	Spitfire of ATJ	Jul 2012	#136
NPR reporting 12 dead. 7:20am eastern time	Iggy	Jul 2012	#107
I keep thinking about all of the young people there	obamanut2012	Jul 2012	#110
He kicked in the emergency door to get in.	Kablooie	Jul 2012	#111
I thought emergency doors in theaters only opened outward?	Blue_Tires	Jul 2012	#114
Obviously these could go inwards if you were wearing the right footwear.	Spitfire of ATJ	Jul 2012	#117
I read one unconfirmed report	Tsiyu	Jul 2012	#118
Someone on the inside unlocked the door for him?	Spitfire of ATJ	Jul 2012	#119
Not confirmed	Tsiyu	Jul 2012	#132
If true, the person who did it may have had no idea what he or she was doing.	AtheistCrusader	Jul 2012	#152
I was also thinking that	Blue_Tires	Jul 2012	#124
I doubt this guy propped the door open himself and went outside and changed.	Spitfire of ATJ	Jul 2012	#129
Yeah, I thought ALL exterior doors on buildings were required to open outwards.	TheMightyFavog	Jul 2012	#120
I know this is speculation on my part, but	TheMightyFavog	Jul 2012	#122
that thought crossed my mind also	Marrah_G	Jul 2012	#127
Want a list?	Spitfire of ATJ	Jul 2012	#130
It did feel like a strike, didn't it.	Spitfire of ATJ	Jul 2012	#138
Gun culture + Violence Culture + Social and Political Division + Unstable People = tragedy....nt	Evasporque	Jul 2012	#125
Paris (France) premier of Dark Knight has been cancelled	dipsydoodle	Jul 2012	#142
Geeze, the French show empathy and solidarity for us?	randome	Jul 2012	#143
Perhaps, or maybe security concerns	slackmaster	Jul 2012	#161
Did not think about that.	randome	Jul 2012	#166
The country of France didn't cancel it, it's Warner Bros and people involved in the film	Son of Gob	Jul 2012	#182
life imitates art	ono4pono	Jul 2012	#155
Great (NOT!)	CountAllVotes	Jul 2012	#163
Dipsy, just logged on, to be amazed at how quickly you nailed this story! Incredible!	Judi Lynn	Jul 2012	#168
I couldn't figure it out at first	dipsydoodle	Jul 2012	#176
Is Rush Limbaugh responsible for this?	magic59	Jul 2012	#169
Yes, this ain't no fucking coincidence.	Major Hogwash	Jul 2012	#171
Could be could be	4th law of robotics	Jul 2012	#172
He also graduated from UC Riverside...	AntiFascist	Jul 2012	#178
"Rush blamed The Dark Knight Rises movie for attacking Mitts Bain interests" - huh????	wordpix	Jul 2012	#186
This is a terrible tragedy.	aikoaiko	Jul 2012	#170
We're seeing the movie tonight in memory	TrogL	Jul 2012	#189

Response to dipsydoodle (Original post)

Fri Jul 20, 2012, 04:47 AM

JI7 (40,063 posts)

Gun attack at Batman film premiere in Denver

1. CNN just had breaking news on this

2. Why am I not surprised?

145. It seems more than coincidence that he made his comments about Bane/Bain

148. Strip Rush down, cover him in oil and give the parents cattle prods.

167. Rush told someone to start shooting innocents in a movie theater?

173. "Any link?"

3. Was just about to post this

164. I was at a premiere last night...

174. Beyond words

4. We need to wait and see what the facts are

16. The "corporate media"

5. Watch the Right Wing claim this was done by someone on the Left.

6. Masked gunman

10. I keep thinking of the North Hollywood Shootout.

162. I suspect RW brainwashing is the motive

7. Another link claiming 12 dead now:

8. Ski masks, body armor, tear gas and gas masks and then shooting into a bunch of youth?

9. This is an act of terrorism. It reminds me of the Abadan cinema fire that killed five hundred.

11. I have been listening to the police/fire radio feed. 10 dead, 30 injured.

12. Here's ABC Live Blog

19. Aurora police radio dispatch

13. 10 dead, 39 injured

14. Aurora PD going to address media in 10 minutes (315AM MDT), live stream:

15. Live feed to Aurora Police and Fire

18. Another link:

17. Just heard 50 people injured.

20. This is just so sad

21. A lot of people go to these premiers dressed up. This is going to put an end to that, sadly.

24. That's true

36. I know back in the '70s going dressing up for Rocky Horror...

62. That, and a cop or two on duty will be the "new normal."

65. Police are often present at these large premiers.

87. We could START by designing a better exit door.

183. how about starting with some GUN CONTROL laws that work?

188. Wouldn't the door be easier?

147. Try getting rid of fucking guns

156. That's where I went, immediately.

184. You'll be hearing from the NRA nuts about this one

179. Hell, for me...

34. Reports say he just marched right in and went into this mutiplex and headed straight

35. Yeah, but these events are always staffed by lots of police.

54. Was this guy really short?

63. The shooter or the guy being interviewed?

67. I meant the shooter.

157. Heard on the radio that he was 6'3".

22. Horrible - hope everyone here and their loved ones are safe.

23. They're now saying it was just one guy.

25. type of weapon?

57. AR-15 ?

149. I'll bet he had a scanner, too!

151. Two pistols, a rifle, tear gas, and some sort of explosives.

26. approx 50 hit and 14 dead :(

30. They're talking "smoke bomb" not Tear Gas now.

27. Police Chief Dan Oates: 14 Dead, 36 Injured.

29. Sounds like he just stood there and sprayed the room with bullets.

28. They found explosives at his residence.

31. BBC now has live text coverage here :

160. Picture of the suspect, from BBC

32. Just heard there were explosions as well.

33. And the wacknuts are on the intertubes blaming the librulls

37. Yeah, they're just preempting the possiblity a wingnut was triggered by Limbaugh.

53. They are so paranoid about their guns

58. exactly spot on...

60. LOL!

68. I have. I'm one of them

79. These idiots are waiting for a "Go" order like a bunch of Brownshirts.

185. I believe the RW oligarchy encourages gun nuts & militias as tools of the ReichWing takeover

187. I think it's much simpler than that.

84. Don't know where you live

89. Well,....ya,...I guess.....

92. I guess I'm more of a tied to the chair in the warehouse type.

109. I can assure you I have no "secret shooting spree plan"

113. I spent hours deer hunting with UAW workers and truck driving Teamsters back in Michigan in the 70s.

150. don't know about that, but on every news forum in the past few years the gun owners appeared

159. "Gun owners" didn't post that

175. I could fill up DU with posts like that

177. Actually, I think they want to TALK about it more than actually do anything.

180. Let's hope

181. Don't blame you at all.