Crime & Safety

12 Killed in Shooting at 'Dark Knight' Screening in Colorado

At least 50 wounded; suspect in custody.

A midnight screening of "Dark Knight Rises" turned tragic when a gunman opened fire in a movie theater in suburban Denver. At least 14 people are dead and 50 injured. Ten people died in the theater.

According to media reports, Aurora, Colo., police have a suspect in custody.

Witnesses at the Century 16 movie theater say the gunman, wearing military-type fatigues and gas mask, set off a smoke bomb and then made his way through the theater, gunning people down. Bullets went through the theater wall, injuring people in the next theater, as well.

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Some 250 police officers responded to the scene and found the suspect near a car at the back of the theater. He was carrying a knife, handgun and rifle and wearing a bulletproof vest.

Police also searched the suspect's North Aurora apartment for additional explosives. The suspect is said to be in his early 20s.

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