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PF$: James Holmes Graduated With Honors
Dark Knight shooting suspect James Holmes graduated in 2010 with honors from the University of California, Riverside, where he majored in neuroscience. University Chancellor Tim White remembers Holmes as a brilliant student.
PF$: Report: James Holmes Was on 100 MG of Vicodin at Time of Shooting [Dark Knight Shooting]
“First responders to the Aurora theater shooting at first thought the shooter was a fellow officer, and the shooter had taken 100mg of Vicodin about two and half hours before the shooting, according to information from sources.”
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ABC 7 News Denver
PF$: Christopher Nolan Speaks About “Devastating” Theater Shooting
Christopher Nolan released a statement today on the tragic shooting that killed 12 and injured dozens at a midnight showing of The Dark Knight Rises in Aurora, CO, on Friday. The film’s director spoke on behalf of the cast and crew, saying, “I would like to express our profound sorrow at the senseless tragedy that has befallen the entire Aurora community.” He went on to say, “The movie theater is my home, and the idea that someone would violate that innocent and hopeful place in such an unbearably savage way is devastating to me.”
Warner Bros. also issued a statement, saying they were “deeply shocked and saddened” by the incident. The studio is also reportedly President Barack Obama spoke about the shooting, telling victims that “we will be here for them as a nation” during a speech in Fort Myers, FL.
The suspected gunman, 24-year-old James Holmes, entered the theater through an exit door and released a gas canister before opening fire at the movie audience. He is currently in custody.
PF$: Warner Bros. Pull Gangster Squad Trailers From All Pre-Showings of Dark Knight Rises
In light of Colorado’s movie theater massacre, Warner Bros has decided to pull Gangster Squad trailers from all showings of The Dark Knight Rises.
Though fans will miss Ryan Gosling’s seductive face and Sean Penn’s bad*ss skills, movie-goers will be spared the horrific scene showing gangsters shooting up a terrified movie theater.
Smart call, WB…
Oh and FYI — the studio has confirmed that the trailer in question did not run before last night’s Aurora showing. Inneresting!
PF$: Dark Knight Rises Shooting Worst in History
Sick, sick, sick! We’re just so sick over this whole thing!
As you probably know by now, 71 people were horrifically victimized early Friday morning at the Aurora, CO Century 16 movie theater, when James Holmes opened fire on movie goers who had stayed up late to catch the midnight screening of Christopher Nolan’s The Dark Knight Rises.
It has now come to light that with 12 fatalities and 59 injuries, this disgusting, senseless incident has gone down in history as the most extensive mass-shooting EVER in the United States.
While many details have emerged as to the who, what, when and where, the how and why are still very much unknown, especially since James supposedly entered the movie theatre through exit doors, which are generally locked from the outside.
Well, according to new reports, the gunman actually BOUGHT a ticket to the premiere and sat in the theater for a good 15 minutes before leaving through the designated exits to the back parking lot.
Upon exiting, James allegedly propped the door open, went to his car, parked it right by the door, grabbed his various weapons and re-entered to cause his destruction.
Obviously, this was a pre-meditated, thought-out plan coming from an obviously deeply disturbed, psychotic individual.
Now, in response to this harrowing crime, AMC theaters nationwide are amping up security, and have banned costumes/props that could potentially make movie-goers uncomfortable.
We’re glad that theaters are taking this deadly incident seriously, although HOPEFULLY this is an isolated occurrence…
A movie theater. It’s something that exits purely for entertainment, to bring people together under a joyous, common experience.
Who would have thought someone could desecrate such an innocent past time?
PF$: “Dark Knight Rises” Shooting: Everything We Know So Far
It’s unfathomable to think that anyone lining up for a midnight screening of The Dark Knight Rises on Thursday had reason to fear for their lives.
But in what can only be described forever onward as the epitome of senseless tragedy, a lone gunman opened fire on a theater full of people in Aurora, Colo., killing 12 and injuring 59 people.
The 71 casualties make this the biggest mass shooting in U.S. history, according to available data.
Here’s what we know so far:
• At 12:30 a.m. MT, about 25 minutes into the film, 24-year-old James Holmes allegedly walked into Theater 9 at the Century 16 movie complex in Aurora (about nine miles from Denver), toting gas canisters, an AR-15 assault rifle, a shotgun and at least one .40-caliber Glock handgun.
Authorities say he wore protective body armor and a gas mask. Survivors later told reporters and authorities that they thought it had to be some sort of a stunt in connection with the movie, whose main villain’s most notable feature is the creepy gas mask he always wears. Holmes triggered two canisters and opened fire with the rifle.
• Within 10 minutes, police were inundated with “hundreds” of emergency calls. Within 90 seconds of arriving at the scene, officers apprehended Holmes toward the rear of the theater. Before long, the number of cops at the scene grew to an estimated 200.
• Within the hour, the Associated Press was reporting that as many as 14 people could have been killed in a shooting in Colorado. Holmes had been taken into custody but not yet identified. Investigators later recovered a second handgun, but have not yet specified whether that or the one found on Holmes when he was arrested was used in the shooting.
• Sources tell CNN, ABC News and other outlets that all of Holmes’ guns were legally purchased at Bass Pro Shops and Gander Mountain Guns within the last six months.
• Police eventually confirmed that 12 people had died—10 were killed at the scene and two were pronounced dead at a nearby hospital—and the number of wounded, some “critically,” was at 59. The 23 people treated at University Hospital ranged in age from 3 months to 45 years, a hospital spokesman said. Medical Center of Aurora confirmed it treated another 15 victims.
• Among the dead were sports blogger Jessica Ghawi, who narrowly avoided being involved in a mass shooting in Toronto last month, and at least one member of the U.S. military.
• Law-enforcement sources quoted Holmes telling the police who nabbed him that he was “the Joker” and that he had booby-trapped his apartment. E! News confirmed that New York Police Commissioner Ray Kelly said, “It clearly looks like a deranged individual. He has his hair painted red. He said he was the Joker, obviously the enemy of Batman.”
• After police had examined the interior with a hook-and-ladder fire truck and a camera attached to a pole, the bomb squad was called to Holmes’ apartment to disarm and clear the area of explosives, which authorities said appeared to be rigged to harm whoever entered the place. “As a layman, it’s not something I’ve ever seen before,” said Aurora Police Chief Dan Oates.
• The details of Holmes’ life began to unfold: Despite early speculation that he was a medical student, the University of Colorado confirmed he was a graduate student in the neurosciences department who had been working as research assistant but was in the process of withdrawing from the program after enrolling in June 2011. Police say he had no criminal record and his only infraction to date was a speeding ticket.
• ABC News was first to contact Holmes’ mother, reaching her in San Diego; she said she needed to get on a plane to Colorado. The family later released a statement: “Our hearts go out to those who were involved in this tragedy and to the family and friends of those involved. We ask that the media respect our privacy during this difficult time. Our family is cooperating with authorities in both San Diego and Aurora, Colo. We are still trying to process this information and we appreciate that people will respect our privacy.”
• Warner Bros. canceled the red-carpet Paris premiere of The Dark Knight Rises and pulled the gun-violence-heavy trailer for Gangster Squad from all subsequent theatrical screenings. The studio said, “Warner Bros. is deeply saddened to learn about this shocking incident. We extend our sincere sympathies to the families and loved ones of the victims at this tragic time.”
• As of now, premieres are still scheduled next week in Mexico City and Tokyo. Sources tell us that a Moscow premiere was discussed but never came together.
• AMC and and the National Association of Theater Owners announce that they would be beefing up security for both day and nighttime screenings of the film. AMC also said theatergoers wearing masks and other costume paraphenalia would not be welcome. The NYPD announced an extra police presence at 40 theaters showing The Dark Knight Rises around the city.
• President Barack Obama ordered that flags on government buildings be flown at half-staff. “If there’s anything to take away from this tragedy, life is fragile, time here is limited and precious,” he said in a statement offering his thoughts and prayers to the victims and their families. “The federal government will do whatever is necessary to bring this heinous crime to justice,” Obama said. “We will take every step possible to ensure the safety of all of our people. We will stand by our neighbors in Colorado.”
• Director Christopher Nolan issued this statement: “Speaking on behalf of the cast and crew of The Dark Knight Rises, I would like to express our profound sorrow at the senseless tragedy that has befallen the entire Aurora community. I would not presume to know anything about the victims of the shooting but that they were there last night to watch a movie. I believe movies are one of the great American art forms and the shared experience of watching a story unfold on screen is an important and joyful pastime. The movie theatre is my home, and the idea that someone would violate that innocent and hopeful place in such an unbearably savage way is devastating to me. Nothing any of us can say could ever adequately express our feelings for the innocent victims of this appalling crime, but our thoughts are with them and their families.”
PF$: Director Christopher Nolan Calls James Holmes a Savage
“The Dark Knight Rises” director is speaking out about the Colorado theater slayings, calling it a “senseless tragedy” and “devastating.”
In a statement released Friday night, Christopher Nolan expressed his sadness about the shooting at a movie theater in Aurora, Colo. A gunman opened fire on an audience watching a midnight screening of the highly anticipated movie, killing 12 and injuring 59.
Nolan called movies a great American art form and said watching one is an important and joyful pastime. He called the theater his home, and said the fact that someone would commit an act of violence against innocent people there is savage and “devastating.”
He added that the cast and crew’s thoughts are with the victims and their families.
“The Dark Knight Rises” is the final film in Nolan’s Batman trilogy.
PF$: “DARK KNIGHT RISES” DIRECTOR SPEAKS
“Dark Knight Rises” director Christopher Nolan just released the following statement regarding the massacre in Colorado:
“Speaking on behalf of the cast and crew of ‘The Dark Knight Rises’, I would like to express our profound sorrow at the senseless tragedy that has befallen the entire Aurora community.
I would not presume to know anything about the victims of the shooting but that they were there last night to watch a movie. I believe movies are one of the great American art forms and the shared experience of watching a story unfold on screen is an important and joyful pastime.
The movie theatre is my home, and the idea that someone would violate that innocent and hopeful place in such an unbearably savage way is devastating to me.
Nothing any of us can say could ever adequately express our feelings for the innocent victims of this appalling crime, but our thoughts are with them and their families.”
PF$: ‘The Dark Knight Rises’ MASSACRE 12 Dead, 50 Injured
8:30 AM PT — CNN is reporting … Pentagon officials say members of the U.S. military are among the casualties in the Colorado shooting.
8:10 AM PT — University of Colorado confirms … Holmes was a student in the CU School of Medicine … but withdrew last month. Holmes had been studying to get a PHD in neuroscience.
7:50 AM PT — President Barack Obama’s campaign stop in Ft. Myers, FL was instead just a speech by the president about today’s tragedy, where he called the events “beyond reason.”
7:45AM PT — Police say Holmes’ studio apartment is “booby-trapped” in a sophisticated manner — and they are trying to figure out how to disarm an explosive device attached to the front door.
7:00 AM PT — A rep for the Aurora Medical Center says … of the 15 victims being treated at AMC, 12 sustained gunshot wounds.
The other three are being treated for chemical exposure.
Six of the wounded are in critical condition — with gun shot wounds to the neck, torso and abdomen.
6:50 AM PT — Officials have released the 911 calls made moments after the shooter began his killing spree.
The callers are frantic … describing the bloody chaos inside the theater. At one point, a caller says emergency responders can’t enter the theater because of the tear gas.
6:47 AM PT — A rep for the Aurora Medical Center says the hospital is treating 15 victims … and the age range is 16 to 31.
6:43 AM PT — NYPD Commissioner Raymond W. Kelly says the NYPD will take extra steps to provide protection at movie theaters showing “Batman” in New York … releasing the following statement:
“As a precaution against copycats and to raise the comfort levels among movie patrons in the wake of the horrendous shooting in Colorado, the New York City Police Department is providing coverage at theaters where the ‘The Dark Knight Rises’ is playing in the five boroughs.”
6:12 AM PT — President Barack Obama has released a statement saying, “Michelle and I are shocked and saddened by the horrific and tragic shooting in Colorado.”
6:05 AM PT — The LAPD has immediately increased security at the famous Arclight Theater in Hollywood.
6:03 AM PT — Warner Bros. has canceled tonight’s red carpet premiere of “Dark Knight Rises” in Paris, France. The studio has issued the following statement:
“Warner Bros. is deeply saddened to learn about this shocking incident. We extend our sincere sympathies to the families and loved ones of the victims at this tragic time.”
5:48 AM PT — According to CNN, law enforcement officers found “items of interest” in the suspect’s home. They are saying the man is in his 20s and lives in the Aurora area.
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PF$: The Brain of Entertainment 