At least one gunman opened fire at a midnight screening of The Dark Knight Rises early Friday morning in Aurora, Colorado, injuring as many as twenty people. An early report from local radio station 850 KOA cites witness reports that a shooter, possibly wearing a mask, opened fire and set off tear gas during a shoot-out scene in the film. Various reports cite at least ten people dead, although details are still emerging with at least one suspect in custody . Developing… UPDATE: NBC News ( @NBCNews ) and AP ( @AP ) report 14 people are dead, with 50 others wounded in the attack. UPDATE: Video purported to show the scene at the Aurora Century 16 following the shooting has hit YouTube (below). Be warned – it’s unverified (although at least one fan in full Batman costume can be seen) and contains footage of an apparently bloodied cinemagoer exiting the theater. UPDATE: Aurora Police Chief Dan Oates shared details of the shooting via press conference : The violence erupted about 12:30 a.m. MDT as the gunman stood at the front of one of the Century 16 theaters at the Aurora Mall. “Witnesses tell us he released some sort of canister. They heard a hissing sound and some gas emerged and the gunman opened fire,” Oates said at a news conference. One suspect is in custody and there’s no evidence of any additional shooters, Oates said. [ KOA , Reuters , MSNBC ]
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Report: Mass Shooting at Midnight Screening of The Dark Knight Rises [UPDATED]
