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Shooting at Colorado theatre kills 12, injures dozens

Video and news reports of shooting at Colorado theatre
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The latest in our ongoing coverage of the theatre shooting on Aurora, Colorado.

  • Crowd gathered at theatre in Aurora, Colorado for the midnight premiere of 'The Dark Knight Rises', the newest Batman film.
  • Some moviegoers see a man enter in protective clothing. A gas is released from a canister he has. He showers the crowd with bullets, killing 12 and injuring more than 50.
  • Police take 24-year-old James Holmes into custody.
  • Holmes says his apartment is "booby-trapped". Police find explosives. The apartment complex is evacuated.
  • Police say Holmes had coloured his hair red and called himself "The Joker".

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