*MASSACRE* Gunman Opens Fire On ''Dark Knight Rises'' Audience Leaving 12 Dead And At Least 50 Injured (VIDEOS)

Twelve people were killed and at least 50 others wounded early Friday when a gunman opened fire at a midnight screening of the summer blockbuster "The Dark Knight Rises" near Denver, authorities and witnesses said.

Aurora Police Chief Dan Oates told reporters that 10 people died at the scene and four others died after being taken to local hospitals. At least 50 other people were injured, Oates said, including a six-year-old girl.

Witnesses said tear gas also went off in the theater.

A 24-year-old male suspect was apprehended in the shopping center's parking lot, Oates said.

The incident occurred in the Century 16 Movie Theaters at the Aurora Town Center, police told NBC News. Aurora is a suburb less than 10 miles east of downtown Denver.

NBC station KUSA-Denver cited a witness as seeing a black-clad 6-foot-tall man wearing a riot helmet, goggles and bullet-proof vest.

However, many people attended the film dressed in Batman-related costumes.

Witnesses said the gunman entered the theater through an emergency exit door.

The suspect was found in possession of a gas mask, Oates said. Ammunition was found in the suspect's car, police said.

Citing officials, NBC News' Pete Williams reported that the shooter had three weapons -- a rifle and two handguns. The suspect's car has Tennessee plates but authorities believe he was living locally.

Oates said there was no evidence of additional suspects.

The suspect's apartment building in north Aurora was evacuated after the suspect made a statement to police about possible explosives at his home, Oates said.

Police raiding the theater in the hunt for the suspect had to ask for gas masks.

"Get us some damn gas masks for theater 9, we can't get in it," one officer radioed back to emergency dispatch during the operation, according to an excerpt aired on KUSA.

Witnesses told reporters that gunfire erupted during a shootout scene in the film.

Brenda Stuart, of 850 KOA radio, told Sky News that "a lot of people thought the gunshots were part of the movie."

One young man told KUSA that he was out front of the theater with friends when the shooting broke out.

"Next thing you know you hear 'boom' like tear gas, a bomb. ... Then you hear gunshots go off, like a fully automatic weapon. There were like 50-60 gunshots. I was just worried about getting out of there."

Another eyewitness stated he "saw at least four, maybe five people limping, slightly wounded. ... I saw one girl covered in blood.

"I don't know whose little girl that was, but my heart goes out to them. ... A cop came walking through the front door ... holding a little girl in his arms and she wasn't moving, she wasn't moving." Full Story

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Comment by Jay Truth on July 21, 2012 at 6:52am
This is a b*******/setup false flag event. THIS WAS STAGED PEOPLE. Obama signs a UN agreement in 2 weeks banning/restricting guns. This comes at perfect timing. You now have TSA check points at movies now too. This guy was clearly fed some kind of drug (like devil's breath) which makes him full cognitive/but his will is rendered helpless. This whole new movie is propaganda to make you think standing up to the corporations/government is terror. This makes me sick. It's f****** b*******. Wake up shepole.
Comment by WHOOOO on July 20, 2012 at 4:57pm
@Shilee AKA Hip Hops FEMME FATALE look here, the MEDIA don't care about RACE at all! its a competition between other news company by who can release information QUICK as they can! and based on that, why would any news company try to delay their picture while their competitor posted before them? just because their white? you expect them to release his picture RIGHT AFTER that person got caught? come on, they have to question him and make sure they got the right person which take times! and come on, i commented your comment after 15 mins you posted, and I've already saw his picture like 2 hours ago(but i wasn't sure when they actually posted) you already posted comment without even checking other sources. you so quick to judge. so you said he dropped out of school? so whats the point of carrying a student ID when he dropped out of school? whats the point of carrying a ID to begin with when you gonna do mass killing? and not everybody carry an ID anyway.
Comment by Shilee AKA Hip Hops FEMME FATALE on July 20, 2012 at 1:18pm
@Jay Surro, you sound silly & the only reason I'm replying is cuz after I posted what I just posted, I see you sayin more BS.....look STOP deflecting the topic, you bringing up stuff that don't make since sayin, "george zimmermans face has been allover thisis50.com, news, papers across the US. Let me guess, cause trayvon was black and that's y?" LISTEN 1st of all that Trayvon Martin shooting happened like 1 moth or 2 before it EVER hit the net or public news, "REAL TALK" I'm NOT gonna go there with you! my beef with this situation is and I'll say it again, why the news is showing the pics of the victims and NOT him after 12 hours of the shooting, cuz they already had him in custody so they know what he looks like cuz he was the one to tell them his apartment was booby-trapped so they know how he looks! why not release his pics to the public? now if he was a person of color the WOULD HAVE and that was my issue, I've SEEN it, so I'm not speakin of stuff I don't know, I speaking of sh-it I KNOW!! now I'll say it again have a Blessed Day, cuz I really have things to do!
Comment by Shilee AKA Hip Hops FEMME FATALE on July 20, 2012 at 1:05pm
@WHOOOO his pic is everywhere cuz they just released them, look the shooting happened last night at around 12am, you mean to tell me at around 12pm which is 12 hours, they just now found a pic of him to release? yea right, dude was in school before he dropped out a month ago, so he must have a student ID right? and of course this isn't where I get my news, you silly for sayin that, lol
@Jay Surro I'm just speakin the real and I'm sorry you feel I'm turnin this into a race issue, that's NOT my intentions, I'm just MAD and I see this all the time, they are so Quick to put up a person of color pic when they are suspects! this tragedy happened over 12 hours ago and they now puttin up a pic? SMDH but they were putting up the pics of the victims & I'm seeing bloggs already being wrote about them hours ago, & did you NOT see what I wrote? if not, I'll re-post, " RIP to those that lost their lives in this tragedy, my heart goes out to them & their loved ones!" so obviously I'm prayin for the victims! I'm just REAL not phony, I'm gonna tell you what I SEE! so now that's my piece and that's why I said what I said, now I'm out, yall have a Blessed Day!
Comment by Jay Surro on July 20, 2012 at 12:55pm
@Shilee AKA Hip Hops FEMME FATALE, so they just added his picture on thisis50.com. so whats it now? Still a race thing? So what about when trayvon martin was shot and killed? george zimmermans face has been allover thisis50.com, news, papers across the US. Let me guess, cause trayvon was black and that's y? come on..... you sound foolish. what about all the school shootings, oklahoma city bombing, need i go on? must be a white-black thing, SMH...
Comment by st Vincent st west on July 20, 2012 at 12:38pm
for sure TH3MA$TAHM!ND
Comment by Jay Surro on July 20, 2012 at 12:34pm
@Shilee AKA Hip Hops FEMME FATALE, seriously your making this a race thing?!?!? How about its a sad disturbing tragedy. Y you gotta make it a white-black thing? "A 24-year-old male suspect", that's all that was said no names no picture, no description of the suspect. so they clearly don't have the details 2 give 2 people and if you followed the news they just released his name. so instead of making it a race thing just pray for the family's.
Comment by WHOOOO on July 20, 2012 at 12:34pm
@Shilee AKA Hip Hops FEMME FATALE actually his picture is everywhere and he's white. I hope this isn't your only news sources you be getting =P. regardless of race, they're release picture quickly as possible if they can get their information quickly
Comment by TH3MA$TAHM!ND on July 20, 2012 at 12:09pm
st Vincent st west... u already kno!
Comment by Shilee AKA Hip Hops FEMME FATALE on July 20, 2012 at 12:02pm
where the pics of the gunman? Oh he must be white, "REAL TALK" if he was black they would have his pic everywhere! #JUSTSAYIN they showin pics of the victims & they sayin his name & where he lives & where he went to school but there is NO pic of him? yea ok! but RIP to those that lost their lives in this tragedy, my heart goes out to them & their loved ones! SMDH & I was just talking about the documentary Bowling for Columbine yesterday TOO!

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