Colorado Theater Shooting
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A new day begins as mourners leave crosses, messages and flowers at a roadside memorial across the street from the Century 16 theaters in Aurora, Colorado Thursday, July 26, 2012. Funerals and memorials have begun for the 12 killed in the mass shooting and several of the 58 wounded still remain hospitalized. -
A guest at the funeral of Aurora, Colo., movie theater shooting victim Micayla Medek, carries a notice with her photo on it, Thursday, July 26, 2012, prior to her funeral in Denver. Twelve people were killed and over 50 wounded in the shooting attack early Friday at a packed movie theater during a showing of the Batman movie, "The Dark Knight Rises." Police have identified the suspected shooter as James Holmes, 24. -
Amanda Medek, sister of Micayla Medek, carrying a frame is escorted from where the family of Aurora, Colo., movie theater shooting victim Micayla Medek had gathered before Medek's funeral to the church Thursday, July 26, 2012, in Denver. Twelve people were killed and over 50 wounded in the shooting attack early Friday at a packed movie theater during a showing of the Batman movie, "The Dark Knight Rises." Police have identified the suspected shooter as James Holmes, 24. -
A funeral worker carries a floral wreath prior to the funeral for Aurora, Colo., movie theater shooting victim Micayla Medek, Thursday, July 26, 2012, in Denver. -
Students and faculty join together at the University of Colorado Denver Auraria campus to honor the shooting victims in Aurora, Colorado with prayer, chalk drawings and a small memorial July 26, 2012 -
Spontaneous prayer circles are a part of the daily ritual at the roadside memorial across the street from the Century 16 theaters in Aurora, Colorado, Wednesday, July 25, 2012. Funerals and memorials have begun for the 12 killed in the mass shooting and several of the 58 wounded still remain hospitalized. -
People show their support as the casket of U.S. Navy Petty Officer John Thomas Larimer arrives at the Davenport Family Funeral Home in Crystal Lake, Illinois, Thursday, July 26, 2012. Larimer was killed during last week's shooting rampage in Aurora, Colorado. -
Shadia Sikkema, 12, left, her mother Diane Sikkema, and sister Spenser Sikkema, 19, hold each other at the memorial across from the movie theater, Wednesday, July 25, 2012 in Aurora, Colo. Twelve people were killed and over 50 wounded in a shooting attack early Friday at the packed theater during a showing of the Batman movie, "The Dark Knight Rises." -
Yadira Gutierrez, 5, from Denver, hangs onto her mother's hand as she tosses a flower onto the memorial across from the movie theater, Wednesday, July 25, 2012 in Aurora, Colo. Twelve people were killed and over 50 wounded in a shooting attack early Friday at the packed theater during a showing of the Batman movie, "The Dark Knight Rises." Police have identified the suspected shooter as James Holmes, 24. -
Aurora Deputy Police Chief Terry Jones, left, prays with Ginger Sanders, from Gadsden, Ala., and Toni New, from Kingsport, Tenn., at the memorial across from the movie theater, Wednesday, July 25, 2012 in Aurora, Colo. Twelve people were killed and over 50 wounded in a shooting attack early Friday at the packed theater during a showing of the Batman movie, "The Dark Knight Rises." -
A new day begins as mourners leave crosses, messages and flowers at a roadside memorial across the street from the Century 16 theaters in Aurora, Colorado Thursday, July 26, 2012. Funerals and memorials have begun for the 12 killed in the mass shooting and several of the 58 wounded still remain hospitalized.
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A guest at the funeral of Aurora, Colo., movie theater shooting victim Micayla Medek, carries a notice with her photo on it, Thursday, July 26, 2012, prior to her funeral in Denver. Twelve people were killed and over 50 wounded in the shooting attack early Friday at a packed movie theater during a showing of the Batman movie, "The Dark Knight Rises." Police have identified the suspected shooter as James Holmes, 24.
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Amanda Medek, sister of Micayla Medek, carrying a frame is escorted from where the family of Aurora, Colo., movie theater shooting victim Micayla Medek had gathered before Medek's funeral to the church Thursday, July 26, 2012, in Denver. Twelve people were killed and over 50 wounded in the shooting attack early Friday at a packed movie theater during a showing of the Batman movie, "The Dark Knight Rises." Police have identified the suspected shooter as James Holmes, 24.
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A funeral worker carries a floral wreath prior to the funeral for Aurora, Colo., movie theater shooting victim Micayla Medek, Thursday, July 26, 2012, in Denver.
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Students and faculty join together at the University of Colorado Denver Auraria campus to honor the shooting victims in Aurora, Colorado with prayer, chalk drawings and a small memorial July 26, 2012
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Spontaneous prayer circles are a part of the daily ritual at the roadside memorial across the street from the Century 16 theaters in Aurora, Colorado, Wednesday, July 25, 2012. Funerals and memorials have begun for the 12 killed in the mass shooting and several of the 58 wounded still remain hospitalized.
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People show their support as the casket of U.S. Navy Petty Officer John Thomas Larimer arrives at the Davenport Family Funeral Home in Crystal Lake, Illinois, Thursday, July 26, 2012. Larimer was killed during last week's shooting rampage in Aurora, Colorado.
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Shadia Sikkema, 12, left, her mother Diane Sikkema, and sister Spenser Sikkema, 19, hold each other at the memorial across from the movie theater, Wednesday, July 25, 2012 in Aurora, Colo. Twelve people were killed and over 50 wounded in a shooting attack early Friday at the packed theater during a showing of the Batman movie, "The Dark Knight Rises."
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Yadira Gutierrez, 5, from Denver, hangs onto her mother's hand as she tosses a flower onto the memorial across from the movie theater, Wednesday, July 25, 2012 in Aurora, Colo. Twelve people were killed and over 50 wounded in a shooting attack early Friday at the packed theater during a showing of the Batman movie, "The Dark Knight Rises." Police have identified the suspected shooter as James Holmes, 24.
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Aurora Deputy Police Chief Terry Jones, left, prays with Ginger Sanders, from Gadsden, Ala., and Toni New, from Kingsport, Tenn., at the memorial across from the movie theater, Wednesday, July 25, 2012 in Aurora, Colo. Twelve people were killed and over 50 wounded in a shooting attack early Friday at the packed theater during a showing of the Batman movie, "The Dark Knight Rises."
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A photograph of theater shooting victim Alex Sullivan and his wife Cassie are shown, Saturday, July 21, 2012, at a memorial near the movie theater in Aurora, Colo. Twelve people were killed and dozens were injured in the attack early Friday at the packed theater during a showing of the Batman movie, "The Dark Knight Rises." Police have identified the suspected shooter as James Holmes, 24. (AP Photo/Ted S. Warren) -
Isaac Pacheo, who said he was a good friend of theater shooting victim Alex Sullivan, is comforted, Saturday, July 21, 2012, as he visits a memorial near the movie theater in Aurora, Colo. Twelve people were killed and dozens were injured in the attack early Friday at the packed theater during a showing of the Batman movie, "Dark Knight Rises." Police have identified the suspected shooter as James Holmes, 24. (AP Photo/Ted S. Warren) -
Family members of the victims of the Century 16 theater shooting remember their loved ones during a vigil at the Aurora Municipal Center campus in Aurora, Colo. Sunday, July 22, 2012. 12 people were killed and 58 were injured in a shooting during an early Friday premiere of ÒThe Dark Knight Rises." -
Pastor Mary Lu Saddoris, left, prays with Isaac Pacheo, center, and Courtney McGregor, right, near a photo of their friend Alex Sullivan, Saturday, July 21, 2012, at a memorial near the movie theater in Aurora, Colo. Twelve people were killed and dozens were injured in the attack early Friday at the packed theater during a showing of the Batman movie, "The Dark Knight Rises." Police have identified the suspected shooter as James Holmes, 24. (AP Photo/Ted S. Warren) -
Shelly Fradkin, right, and Isaac Pacheo, left, sign a birthday card for their friend Alex Sullivan, Saturday, July 21, 2012, as they visit a memorial near the movie theater in Aurora, Colo. Twelve people were killed and dozens were injured in the attack early Friday at the packed theater during a showing of the Batman movie, "The Dark Knight Rises." Police have identified the suspected shooter as James Holmes, 24. (AP Photo/Ted S. Warren) -
Isaac Pacheo writes a message to his friend, theater shooting victim Alex Sullivan, Saturday, July 21, 2012, as he visits a memorial in Aurora, Colo. Twelve people were killed and dozens were injured in the attack early Friday at the packed theater during a showing of the Batman movie, "The Dark Knight Rises." Police have identified the suspected shooter as James Holmes, 24. (AP Photo/Ted S. Warren) -
This undated photo provided by the Larimer family shows John Larimer. Relatives have identified Larimer, a U.S. Navy sailor, as one of the victims killed by a gunman at a showing of the new Batman movie, early Friday, July 20, 2012, in Aurora, Colo. -
Sgt. Cassidy Carlson, center, spokesperson for the Aurora Police Department, speaks during a media availability near the apartment of alleged gunman James Holmes, Saturday, July 21, 2012, in Aurora, Colo. Authorities reported that 12 people died and dozens more were shot during an assault at a movie theater midnight premiere of "The Dark Knight Rises." -
Sgt. Cassidy Carlson, second from left, spokesperson for the Aurora Police Department, crosses the street with others for a media availability near the apartment of alleged gunman James Holmes, Saturday, July 21, 2012, in Aurora, Colo. -
A makeshift memorial has been created in a field across the street from the Century Theater on Saturday, July 21, 2012 in Aurora, Colo. Twelve people were killed and dozens were injured in the attack early Friday at the packed theater during a showing of the Batman movie, "Dark Knight Rises." Police have identified the suspected shooter as James Holmes, 24. -
NBC correspondent Miguel Almaguer broadcasts from the Century Theater parking lot, Saturday, July 21, 2012, the day after suspected gunman James Holmes killed at least 12 people and injured dozens more at a midnight premiere of "The Dark Knight Rises" Batman movie, in Aurora, Colo. -
Just before dawn, a teddy bear, American flags and candles form a makeshift memorial in a field across the street from the Century Theater, Saturday, July 21, 2012, the day after alleged shooter James Holmes killed at least 12 people and injured dozens more at a midnight premiere of "The Dark Knight Rises" Batman movie, in Aurora, Colo. -
From left, Tylecia Amos, 14, Shatyra Amos, 15, Michael Walker, 17, and Mykia Walker, 16, carry flowers to lay at a makeshift memorial across the street from the Century Theater parking lot, on Saturday, July 21, 2012 in Aurora, Colo. -
Police officers stand watch in the vestibule of the Regal Union Square Stadium 14 Theater in Manhattan, Friday, July 20, 2012, following the Batman ''Dark Knight Rises'' theater shooting in Aurora, Colorado. At least 12 people have been killed and as many as 50 injured according to police during the midnight premiere of the movie at the Century 16 Movie Theaters in Aurora. (Bryan Smith/Zuma Press/MCT) -
Tom Sullivan, center, embraces family members outside Gateway High School where he has been searching franticly for his son Alex Sullivan who celebrated his 27th birthday by going to see "The Dark Knight Rises," movie where a gunman opened fire Friday, July 20, 2012, in Aurora, Colo. -
Tom Sullivan, center, stands with family members outside Gateway High School where witness were brought for questioning after a gunman opened fire at the midnight premiere of The Dark Knight Rises Batman movie Friday, July 20, 2012 in Aurora, Colo. Sullivan later pleaded with the media to help find his missing son, Alex Sullivan, who attended the movie to celebrate his 27th birthday. A gunman wearing a gas mask set off an unknown gas and fired into the crowded movie theater killing 12 people and injuring at least 50 others, authorities said. -
Shamecca Davis hugs her son Isaiah Bow, who was an eye witness to the shooting, outside Gateway High School where witness were brought for questioning Friday, July 20, 2012 in Denver. After leaving the theater Bow went back in to find his girlfriend. " I didn't want to leave her in there. But she's ok now," Bow said. A gunman wearing a gas mask set off an unknown gas and fired into a crowded movie theater at a midnight opening of the Batman movie "The Dark Knight Rises," killing at least 12 people and injuring at least 50 others, authorities said. -
Judy Goos, left, hugs her daughters friend, Isaiah Bow, 20, an eyewitnesses, as Terrell Wallin, 20, right, looks on, outside Gateway High School where witnesses were brought for questioning after a gunman opened fire at the midnight premiere of the "Dark Knight Rises"movie Friday, July 20, 2012 in Aurora. After fleeing the theater, Bow returned to find his girlfriend who turned out to be safe. "Very stupid I know, But I didn't want to leave her in there," says Bow. -
A group of friends are overcome with emotion as they gather outside Gateway High School, Friday July 20, 2012, in Aurora, Colo. They recieved news that their friend was killed during a shooting early Friday inside the Aurora movie theater. A gunman wearing a gas mask set off an unknown gas and fired into the crowded movie theater killing 12 people and injuring at least 50 others, authorities said. -
Eyewitness Jacob Stevens, 18, hugs his mother Tammi Stevens after being interview by police outside Gateway High School where witnesses were brought for questioning Friday, July 20, 2012 in Aurora, Colo. A gunman wearing a gas mask set off an unknown gas and fired into the crowded movie theater killing 12 people and injuring at least 50 others, authorities said. -
Eyewitness Isaiah Bow hugs his mother Shamecca Davis after being questioned by police outside Gateway High School where witnesses were brought in, Friday, July 20, 2012 in Aurora, Colo. After leaving the theater Bow went back in to find his girlfriend. "I didn't want to leave her in there. But she's ok now," Bow said. A gunman wearing a gas mask set off an unknown gas and fired into the crowded movie theater killing 12 people and injuring at least 50 others, authorities said. -
Eyewitness Jacob Stevens, 18, hugs his mother Tammi Stevens after being interview by police outside Gateway High School where witnesses were brought for questioning Friday, July 20, 2012 in Aurora, Colo. A gunman wearing a gas mask set off an unknown gas and fired into the crowded movie theater killing 12 people and injuring at least 50 others, authorities said. -
Emma Goos, 19, hugs her mother, Judy Goos, outside Gateway High School where witnesses were brought for questioning Friday, July 20, 2012, in Aurora, Colo. Emma was in the third row of the theater of the new Batman movie when the shooter entered. She helped apply pressure to a man's head who was injured. -
Police gather near an apartment house where the suspect in a shooting at a movie theatre lived in Aurora, Colo., Friday, July 20, 2012. As many as 14 people were killed and 50 injured at a shooting at the Century 16 movie theatre early Friday during the showing of the latest Batman movie. -
Police cars line the streets after a shooting at a movie theater, Friday, July 20, 2012 in Aurora, Colo. A gunman wearing a gas mask set off an unknown gas and fired into the crowded movie theater killing 12 people and injuring at least 50 others, authorities said. -
A woman cries outside Gateway High School where witness were brought for questioning after a gunman opened fire at a midnight premiere of The Dark Knight Rises Batman movie Friday, July 20, 2012 in Aurora, Colo. A gunman wearing a gas mask set off an unknown gas and fired into the crowded movie theater killing 12 people and injuring at least 50 others, authorities said. -
Movie patrons walk next to a sign prohibiting concealed weapons as they arrive for the Batman movie, "The Dark Knight Rises," at the Regal Hollywood 20 movie theater complex in Greenville, S.C. on Friday, July 20, 2012. In Colorado, a former medical student in a gas mask barged into a crowded theater during a midnight showing of the Batman movie on Friday, hurled a gas canister and then opened fire, killing 12 people and injuring at least 50 others in one of the deadliest mass shootings in recent U.S. history. -
A SWAT team officer stands watch near an apartment house where the suspect in a shooting at a movie theatre lived in Aurora, Colo., Friday, July 20, 2012. As many as 14 people were killed and 50 injured at a shooting at the Century 16 movie theatre early Friday during the showing of the latest Batman movie. -
James Wilburn a witness to the shooting inside an Aurora movie theater waits outside Gateway High School, Friday July 20, 2012, in Aurora, Colo. A gunman wearing a gas mask set off an unknown gas and fired into the crowded movie theater killing 12 people and injuring at least 50 others, authorities said. -
New York City police officers stand in front of a midtown Manhattan movie theater as people arrive for a screening of "The Dark Knight Rises," Friday, July 20, 2012 in New York. A gunman in a gas mask barged into a crowded Denver-area theater during a midnight premiere of the Batman movie on Friday, hurled a gas canister and then opened fire, killing 12 people and injuring at least 50 others in one of the deadliest mass shootings in recent U.S. history. NYPD commissioner Ray Kelly said the department was providing the extra security at theaters "as a precaution against copycats and to raise the comfort levels among movie patrons." -
In this photo taken with a fisheye lens, people watch the premier of "The Dark Knight Rises" inside the Liberty Science Center IMAX theater during the museum's first attempt at showcasing a full length Hollywood feature film on its premier day, Friday, July 20, 2012, in Jersey City, N.J. A gunman in a gas mask barged into a crowded Denver-area theater during a midnight premiere of the Batman movie on Friday, July 20, 2012, hurled a gas canister and then opened fire, killing 12 people and injuring at least 50 others in one of the deadliest mass shootings in recent U.S. history. -
President Barack Obama pauses during a moment of silence for the victims of the Aurora, Colo., shooting during an event at the Harborside Event Center in Ft. Myers, Fla., Friday, July 20, 2012. Obama said the tragic movie theater shooting in Colorado that left 12 people dead is a reminder that life is fragile. -
Police use a video camera to look inside an apartment where the suspect in a shooting at a movie theatre lived in Aurora, Colo., Friday, July 20, 2012. As many as 12 people were killed and 50 injured at a shooting at the Century 16 movie theatre early Friday during the showing of the latest Batman movie. -
Police officers took witness statements outside a move theatre in Aurora, Colorado following an early morning shooting. Aurora Police responded to the Century 16 movie theatre early Friday morning, July 20, 2012. Scanner traffic indicates that dozens of people were hurt in an incident inside the theatre. -
Moviegoers wait across the street as Aurora Police strung crime scene tape around the parking lots encircling the movie theater Friday morning July 20, 2012, in Aurora Colo. Police say up to 20 people have been injured in a shooting at the movie theater near Denver. -
Police are pictured outside of a Century 16 movie theatre where as many as 14 people were killed and many injured at a shooting during the showing of a movie at the in Aurora, Colo., Friday, July 20, 2012. -
An Aurora Police Department detective takes a witness statement following a shooting Friday morning July 20, 2012. Aurora Police responded to the Century 16 movie theatre early Friday morning where police confirm at least 14 people are dead and 50 others injured. -
Family and friends wait outside Gateway High School where witnesses were brought for questioning after a shooting at a movie theater showing the Batman movie "The Dark Knight Rises," Friday, July 20, 2012 in Aurora, Colo. A gunman wearing a gas mask set off an unknown gas and fired into the crowded movie theater killing 12 people and injuring at least 50 others, authorities said.
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