"Dark Knight Rises" to Help Victims of Colorado Theater Shooting
Ron Phillips | Warner Bros.(AURORA, Colo.) — Warner Bros. Pictures, the studio that produced The Dark Knight Rises, will make a “substantial” donation to a fund that supports charities helping the victims of the theater shooting in Aurora,…
In Wake of Colorado Massacre, Gun Control Supporters Seek Reboot
David De Lossy/Thinkstock(WASHINGTON) — Dan Gross, president of the Brady Campaign to Prevent Gun Violence, has no qualms about stating his view of the obvious: Efforts to enact gun control legislation aren’t working.So in the wake of the Aurora, Colo…
Colo. Shooting Suspect James Holmes Makes First Court Appearance
RJ Sangosti-Pool/Getty Images(CENTENNIAL, Colo.) — James Holmes, the gunman accused of opening fire at a Colorado movie theater, appeared dazed in court Monday, seen in public for the first time since he allegedly killed 12 people and wounded another …
Rep. Blumenauer Accuses NRA of Political Bullying on Gun Laws
US House of Representatives(WASHINGTON) — As the flags over the U.S. Capitol continue to fly at half-staff in honor of the victims of the shooting in Aurora, Colo., last week, one Democratic congressman says there is a renewed opportunity “to de…
Biden Avoids Politics in Speech to Police
Mark Wilson/Getty Images(PALM BEACH, Fla.) — In the wake of one of the deadliest mass shootings in U.S. history, Vice President Joe Biden praised the victims of last week’s movie theater massacre for inspiring the nation with their acts of coura…
Romney Puts Partisanship Aside in Wake of Colorado Shooting
Justin Sullivan/Getty Images(SAN FRANCISCO) — Mitt Romney Sunday evening pledged to be “less partisan” at a high-dollar fundraiser, the first he’s attended since the Colorado shooting that claimed 12 lives, telling a group of about 2…
Romney Puts Partisanship Aside in Wake of Colorado Shooting
Justin Sullivan/Getty Images(SAN FRANCISCO) — Mitt Romney Sunday evening pledged to be “less partisan” at a high-dollar fundraiser, the first he’s attended since the Colorado shooting that claimed 12 lives, telling a group of about 2…
White House Suggests Obama Will Not Push for More Gun Control
David De Lossy/Thinkstock(WASHINGTON) — The White House signaled on Sunday that President Obama, who has seldom shown much appetite to fight with the powerful National Rifle Association, did not intend to make a push for stricter gun controls in the w…
Obama Meets with Victims, Families in Aurora, Colorado
SAUL LOEB/AFP/GettyImages(AURORA, Colo.) — As the nation tries to piece together what drove the largest mass shooting in U.S. history, President Obama traveled to the town of Aurora, Colo., on Sunday to console the wounded and the loved ones of those …
Family of Colorado Shooting Suspect Faces Difficult Emotional Road
University of Colorado Denver(AURORA, Colo.) — The family of Aurora, Colo., shooting suspect James Holmes faces a difficult emotional road in the days, weeks and months ahead as they struggle to cope with the enormous reality of his alleged actions, e…
Colorado Movie Theater Shooting: Suspect to Appear in Court
University of Colorado Denver/iStockphoto/Thinkstock(AURORA, Colo.) — Prosecutors are considering pursuing a death penalty case against James Holmes, the alleged gunman accused of a movie theater rampage in Aurora, Colo., last Friday that left 12 dead…
Colorado Shooting Suspect Was Turned Away from Gun Range
iStockphoto/Thinkstock(AURORA, Colo.) — James Holmes, the man who allegedly killed 12 people and wounded 58 at a packed screening of the latest Batman movie, The Dark Knight Rises, applied to join a Colorado gun range last month, but was rejected by t…
Colorado Shooting Survivors Try to Heal
Jamie Rohrs hugs Deidra Brooks. (Christina Ng/ABC News)(AURORA, Colo.) — In the wake of a deadly shooting rampage that has devastated Aurora, Colo., and shocked the nation, the shooting’s survivors are starting to try to put the pieces of their lives …
Gov. John Hickenlooper: James Holmes Would Have Created ‘Horror’ Without Guns
ABC News (AURORA, Colo.) — Colorado Gov. John Hickenlooper suggested Sunday morning on “This Week” that even if Aurora shooting suspect James Holmes did not have access to guns, he would have found a way to create “horror.”&ldq…
Campaign Launched for ‘Batman’ Star to Visit Colorado Shooting Victims
TM and © DC Comics(NEW YORK) — A campaign that has spread through Facebook and Twitter is asking “Batman” star Christian Bale to make the trip in his Batman costume from Gotham City to visit children injured in the Aurora, Colo., thea…
US Navy Sailor Among Dead in Colorado Theater Shooting
John M. Hageman, U.S. Navy(AURORA, Colo.) — The family of a Navy sailor from Illinois confirmed Saturday that he was among the 12 victims killed in the mass shooting at a Colorado movie theater. John Larimer’s family said in a statement they were noti…
Colorado Authorities Conduct Controlled Detonation at Shooting Suspect’s Booby-Trapped Apartment
University of Colorado Denver/iStockphoto/Thinkstock(AURORA, Colo.) — Authorities conducted a controlled detonation Saturday as they slowly entered the booby-trapped apartment of the Aurora, Colo., movie theater shooting suspect, which police said was…
Colo. Police to Enter Suspect’s Booby-Trapped Apartment, Hope to Find Motive for Aurora Shooting
ABC News(AURORA, Colo.) — Authorities in Colorado Saturday outlined a plan to disarm and enter the booby-trapped apartment of a man who is accused of perpetrating the largest mass shooting in U.S. history, in hopes of finding a motive for the deadly r…
Gun Deaths: A Familiar American Experience
Hemera/Thinkstock(NEW YORK) — One of the most depressing aspects of the shooting rampage at a movie theater in Aurora, Colo., is just how familiar it all is to the American experience.We’ve seen it so many times, the body counts, the candlelight…
Colorado Theater Shooting Victim Engaged Hours After Surviving Tragedy
Stockbyte/Thinkstock(AURORA, Colo.) — A young Colorado mother who survived the mass shooting at a movie theater Friday became engaged to her boyfriend hours after the incident, which left 12 people dead and 58 injured. “I’m ecstatic, extremely excited…