Mass Gun Shooting at Batman premiere in Aurora - Amateur Footage

Amatuar footage of the gun shooting at the midnight showing of the batman premiere in Aurora.

A GUNMAN has opened fire inside a suburban Denver movie theatre just after midnight, leaving 14 people dead and at least 50 others injured, police say.

The violent and chaotic scene erupted about 12.30am early on Friday when a masked gunman opened fire as people watched the third instalment of Christopher Nolan's Batman franchise.

The gunman stood at the front of one of the Century 16 theatres at the Aurora Mall as the movie was playing, Aurora police chief Dan Oates said.

The man apparently used teargas during the incident and also shot a baby. He is thought to have been wearing armour and a gas mask with some reports suggesting he was dressed as Batman villain Bane from the movie.

''Witnesses tell us he released some sort of canister. They heard a hissing sound and some gas emerged and the gunman opened fire,'' Mr Oates said at a news conference.
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Police, ambulances and emergency crews swarmed on the scene after frantic calls started flooding the 911 switchboard, officials said.

According to Denver reporter Justin Joseph of KDVR, the man stood up brandishing a gun as soon as Batman appeared on screen. Moviegoers apparently initially thought it was part of the film.

''As people ran this gunman, or gunmen, opened fire hitting people,'' British newspaper The Telegraph quotes him as saying.

''Police sources have told us there are 10 bodies inside the cinema, most of them children or teenagers, and one baby.

''A baby was shot at point blank range, the family were gathered around screaming.

''There were police on scene when it happened and one of the gunmen was captured quickly.''

Officers found the gunman near a car behind the theatre.

''A gas mask, rifle, handgun at least one additional weapon (were) found inside'' he said.

The suspect was taken into custody, but no name was released. Mr Oates said there's no evidence of any other attackers. There was also no immediate word of any motive.

The suspect spoke of ''possible explosives in his residence. We are dealing with that potential threat'', Oates said, without providing details on where that was.

He said police also checked for explosives in the parking lot and theatre, and secured those areas.

Witness Hayden Miller told KUSA-TV that he was inside Theatre 16 and heard several shots.

''Like little explosions going on and shortly after that we heard people screaming,'' he told the station.

Hayden said at first he thought it was part of a louder movie next door. But then he saw ''people hunched over leaving theatre''.

The police chief said 10 victims died at the theatre and four at area hospitals.

Two people in critical condition were rushed to the nearby Swedish Medical Centre, spokeswoman Nicole Williams said.

She said emergency crews told her staff to prepare for several more patients from the shooting scene.

''We're on standby to receive,'' she said.

Aurora is located on the southeast outskirts of Denver, about 16k from downtown.

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[910364]

Bid deal America more people were killed in Syria in one day and that gets fuck all coverage, You Americans and right to bear arms thank fuck in Australia best country in the world

[C0starulz]

You make all Australian's look like faggots.

[TheTwist355]

wat happend with the shooter did he escape ?

[C0starulz]

He is in custody

[C0starulz]

Any rude comments etc will be deleted

[Thechangerofways]

This isn't a rude comment and I mean no disrespect at all, but in a country that allows guns to almost anyone, there was an incredibly high chance of this happening when some insane dude can get his hands on one. I live in the UK so we don't have guns and thankfully I don't need to live in fear of this happening, but the US really needs to look at it's gun laws and ban them, if not seriously restrict access to guns.

[Thechangerofways]

Hell if anyone will ever find out.

[Copelandoo]

His apartment was booby trapped with explosives everywhere. From the windows to the door, it was all rigged. I want to know how he accomplished that.

[GeckoWacko]

The chair for this man. Too bad It took so many people their lives and trauma. They say people kill people, but guns are really a deadly tool to kill people. With this logic they should allow nukes to the people, cus people kill people and not the weapons right......

[MyNightmare21]

I'm American, and I grew up in a bad nieghborhood. People died almost everyday from violence, thus i have no fear of guns nor weapons. The only thing I fear for is my kids life. All I want to say is how much blood has to be shed, how many lives lost for someone to act and do something about gun control. Not a cmplete ban cause not everyone can defend thierself. I hurt for those all over the world, Africa, Syria, Iraq and many others. No innocent person deserves to die.

[Thechangerofways]

Exactly dude. It's contradictory, if you don't want tragedies like this to happen, then get rid of the weapons that cause them. Seriously, this second amendment bullshit is hilarious. If there was a rule in our country that stated we have the right to remain silent, fuck that bullshit, no matter what some retarded founder of our country thought at the time.

[themightybmonkeydust]

competely agree with you. It is absolute madness.

[KOPKAS2112]

I also heard a baby got shot. I have a baby brother! Imagine that! But wait, what would a BABY be doing at the dark knight rises? I reckon it would be a bit violent for a baby, you know. Im just saying. But the guy STILL has the right to remain silent! Isn't shooting 80 people, talking back severely to policmen and booby trapping his apartment so it took the swat team a whole day to get in enough. Thumbs up if you think they should make an exception and scrap that write to remain silent!

[KOPKAS2112]

I saw the dark knight rises on the day it came out, then I heard about this. Shit just got real

O_O

[Richard Do]

Compare australia to America we are actually civilized because we have laws that are against usage of guns in Australia... But in America it's like fkn legal everywhere and statistic shows that the crime rate in America with involvement of guns are high... So stupid

[PHIILLBY]

You just make Australia look fucking stupid