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Friends Launch Online Campaign to Help Uninsured Aurora Shooting Victim

Don Deane — Wed, 25 Jul 2012 15:33:13 +0000

Caleb Medley was one of the 58 people injured during last week’s horrific theater shooting in Colorado. As a result of that terrible ordeal, the aspiring comedian lost his right eye, suffered brain damage and is currently in a medically-induced coma. To make matters worse, he has no insurance and his bills could exceed $2 million. There is a bright spot in this terrible story, however.

Colorado Shooting Victim Survives Being Shot in Face Due to Brain Defect

Amy Sciarretto — Tue, 24 Jul 2012 14:00:42 +0000

Miracles do happen. A church pastor who counseled parents post-Columbine has offered a detailed update about the status and prognosis of one of the victims of last week’s Aurora, CO massacre at a midnight screening of ‘The Dark Knight Rises.’

The victim survived due to a brain defect that she didn’t even know she had.

Colorado Theater Shooting Survivor Sees 'The Dark Knight Rises' at Different Theater the Very Next Day

Mike Adams — Mon, 23 Jul 2012 15:01:03 +0000

Sometimes in the wake of a tragic event, the only thing a person can do is just throw caution to the wind and continue to live life.

That is exactly what 16-year-old Justin Davis did – after less than a day since narrowly escaping the Aurora, Colorado theater shooting, the hardcore Batman fanatic got himself back in front of the big screen at another Colorado theater to finish ‘The Dark Knight Rises.’

Dark Knight Shooter Identifies Himself To Police As 'The Joker'

Nick Perkins — Sat, 21 Jul 2012 00:22:03 +0000

In a story that keeps getting stranger and stranger, when 24-year-old gunman James Holmes was arrested for the brutal shootings at the premiere of The Dark Knight Rises in Aurora, Colorado, he referred to himself as 'The Joker' when speaking to police, according to NBC News.

Colorado Suspect In Doctoral Program, Not Med School

Associated Press — Fri, 20 Jul 2012 16:49:44 +0000

AURORA, Colo. (AP) — The suspect in a mass shooting at a Colorado movie theater was in a doctoral program but was not in medical school. Spokeswoman Jacque Montgomery says 24-year-old James Holmes was studying neuroscience in a Ph.D. program at the University of Colorado-Denver graduate school. University officials earlier said he was a [...]

Gunman Causes Chaos At Midnight Showing Of 'The Dark Knight Rises' In Colorado

Jon Michaels — Fri, 20 Jul 2012 16:42:45 +0000

A lone gunman unleashed a hail of gunfire inside an Aurora, Colorado movie theatre that killed 12 or more moviegoers and injured another 50 or better.Witnesses say the gunman released some form of a noxious gas before the bullets began to fly inside the crowded theatre. Many stories of patrons lying on the floor, trying [...]

BREAKING: Photo of James Holmes, 'The Dark Knight Rises' Shooting Suspect, Released

Tom McCarthy — Fri, 20 Jul 2012 16:34:04 +0000

24-year-old James Holmes was taken into custody by federal law enforcement officials and is currently the only suspect in the shooting that took place during the premiere of “The Dark Knight Rises” in Aurora, Colorado.

This photo was released by the University of Colorado. The image was take

Yearbook Photo of Aurora Shooting Suspect James Holmes

Brian Scott — Fri, 20 Jul 2012 16:32:39 +0000

Aurora,Colorado shooting suspect James E. Holmes graduated from Westview High School in Rancho Penasquitos, California in 2006. He had recently moved to Colorado to pursue a Ph.D. at the University of Colorado Medical School. [button href="/video-of-the-aftermath-of-movie-theater-shooting/" title="Related: Raw Video of Shooting Aftermath" align="center"] Read Original: Yearbook Photo of Aurora Shooting Suspect James Holmes

President Obama Reacts to the 'Horrific and Tragic' Shooting in Aurora

Associated Press — Fri, 20 Jul 2012 16:25:54 +0000

(AP) — President Barack Obama says he is “shocked and saddened” by a deadly shooting at a suburban Denver movie theater. He is urging the nation to “come together as one American family.”

Obama says he and first lady Michelle Obama were shocked by the “horrific and tragic” shooting. Obama says his administration will do everything they can to support the people of Aurora, Colo.

A gunman opened fire early Friday at a theater on the opening night of the latest Batman movie, “The Dark Knight Rises.” Authorities say 14 people were killed and at least 50 others were injured.

Watch President Obama's Speech on the 'Dark Knight Rises' Shooting

Mike Sampson — Fri, 20 Jul 2012 16:11:13 +0000

President Barack Obama was scheduled to speak this morning at a campaign stop in Fort Myers, Florida. Instead of speaking about his upcoming re-election campaign, he instead delivered a speech on the ‘Dark Knight Rises’ shooting in Aurora, Colorado. President Obama apologized to the crowd for the grim town, saying he had anticipated a “fun” [...]

'The Dark Knight Rises' Shooting Suspect was Former Med Student, Apartment Booby Trapped

Associated Press — Fri, 20 Jul 2012 15:34:53 +0000

AURORA, Colo. (AP) — A former medical student in a gas mask barged into a crowded Denver-area 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.

'The Dark Knight Rises' Colorado Shooting Aftermath [VIDEO]

Brian Scott — Fri, 20 Jul 2012 12:07:33 +0000

Tragedy has struck during a midnight showing of ‘The Dark Knight Rises’ in Aurora, Colorado, there are 14 dead and 50 wounded due to a shooting at Aurora’s Century 16 Theaters.

Aurora police have talked to witnesses who are saying that a person wearing a gas mask set off a smoke or tear gas bomb, and then opened fire in the crowded theatre. Police s

Gunman Kills 15 In Movie Shooting

Brian Scott — Fri, 20 Jul 2012 11:07:48 +0000

(AP News) A gunman opened fire early Friday at a suburban Denver movie theater on the opening night of the latest Batman movie “The Dark Knight Rises,” killing 15 people and injuring at least 50 others, authorities said. The gunman, who is in custody, stood at the front of the theater and fired into the [...]