Gunman kills 14 in Denver shooting at "Batman" movie

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A masked gunman killed 14 people at a midnight showing of the new Batman movie in a suburb of Denver early on Friday, sparking pandemonium when he hurled a teargas canister into the auditorium and opened fire on moviegoers.

Fifty others including children were wounded in the attack on the showing of "The Dark Knight Rises" in a mall in the Aurora suburb, some of whom were treated for the effects of tear gas, hospital officials said.

"This is a horrific event," Aurora Police Chief Dan Oates told a news conference, adding that a suspect was taken into custody in the parking lot behind the theater.

Police said the Aurora gunman had appeared at the front of the theater during the movie and released a canister which let out a hissing sound at the theater before gunfire erupted.

Dozens of police were at the scene, and the authorities evacuated the area while they checked for any explosive devices. They said there was no evidence of a second gunman.

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Is 'Dark Knight' Violence Factor in Shooting?
What can science tell us, if anything, about the violent shooting at the Batman movie screening?

THE GIST

  • The motives of a 24-year-old suspect in a Colorado shooting that left 12 dead remain unknown.
  • Some observers are wondering about the film's content and whether it played a role in the suspect's motives.
  • Evidence has linked violent images to a desensitization to violence.

Researchers caution not to draw direct links between the violent themes of the Batman film and the shooting, but there is some evidence that people become densensitized to the effects of violence if they are exposed to these kind of images.

Police in Denver arrested James Holmes, 24, of Aurora, Colo., the man believed responsible for the shooting, which left 12 moviegoers dead and at least 38 injured.

One expert says that some people may think it could be okay to kill given the level of violent images that saturate our society.

"Will somebody like (the suspect) feel that its more acceptable, even in his own mind, to do this behavior because that person believes that society is more tolerant of aggressive behavior?" said Jordan Graffman, a neuropsychologist at the Kessler Foundation in West Orange, N.J., and expert in brain function. "Some people are simply delusional and will do it regardless of what society thinks. There's no 100 percent predictive relationship."

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DesiBoySingh

DesiBoySingh
Yeah i wnt to the midnight premire of dark night and my theater was only about 20mins from where that happend. *** is this world coming to i mean he had a clean slate and was a graduate. U cant trust anyone anymore.
 
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