Colorado Tragedy: Movie Theater Massacre
For those of you who aren't already aware of this tragic occurance, I'd just like to bring it to your attention.
On July 19, 2012, at precisely 11:40 P.M, thousands of fans flocked to movie theaters all over the country; including fans that settled themselves in the Century 16 movie theater located in Aurora, Colorado. Shortly after the movie begins in the Century 16 movie theater located in Aurora, a 24-year-old man by the name of James Holmes exits the movie theater through the emergency exit and props the door open.
He then enters Theater 9 through the emergency exit in the front. He is now wearing a gas mask, body armor, and a tactical helmet. With him he has brought an AR-15 assault rifle, a Remington 12-guage shot gun, and a 40-caliber Glock handgun. He throws a canister filled with unidentified smoke, and begins his fire, killing 12 people and injuring 59.
Minutes later, the Aurora Police Department recieves calls about the multiple shooting taking place in the theater. They arrive a minute and a half later, carrying out victims and rushing them into police cars immediately.
The suspect is spotted escaping at the south side of the theater. He is apprehended outside, near his white Hyundai behind the theater. The car has over hundreds of rounds of .223 ammunition. The suspect tells the authorities that he was the joker, the murderous antagonist of the Batman movie series.
Holmes' apartment complex was discovered to be evacuated and booby-trapped and packed with incenidary elements. The scene has been described as very dangerous to responding officers and technicians.
Police officers are yet to find a way inside the apartment.
What does this all mean?
A 24-year-old man entered a Colorado theater, shooting 72 people in front of the big screen, pretending to be the joker. The police can't get into his apartment because he filled it with explosives that would go off if the door was opened.
Please, keep these victims and their families in your prayers and let us hope for the best for victims still hospitalized and awaiting recovery.