Jul 23, 2012

A gunman in a gas mask and bullet-proof vest killed 12 and wounded dozens more at a midnight premiere of the new Batman movie in a suburb of Denver early Friday. Police have in custody the suspect, James Eagan Holmes, 24, who sparked pandemonium in the theater when he hurled a gas canister into the auditorium and opened fire on moviegoers.

: Amanda Lindgren (R), girlfriend of Alex Teves, speaks as Alex’s parents, Tom Teves (L) and his wife Caren, listen during an interview after the preliminary hearing for Colorado shooting suspect James Eagan Holmes, at the Arapahoe County Courthouse in Centennial, Colorado. Alex Teves was killed while protecting Lindgren during the shooting in a Colorado movie theater at the midnight screening of the new Batman movie early Friday. (Shannon Stapleton/Reuters photo)

: Colorado Rockies first baseman Jason Giambi (23) wears eye black with “7-20” in honor of the victims of the Aurora, CO shooting before a game against the San Diego Padres at PETCO Park. The team also displayed a jersey with the phrase “We Remember” and today’s date. (Jake Roth/US-PRESSWIRE)

: Annette Lucero writes on a cross with a marker at the memorial site for the people killed by a gunman last Friday in the Century 16 movie theater in Aurora, Colorado. Residents of a Denver suburb mourned their dead on Sunday from a shooting rampage by a gunman. (Jeremy Papasso/Reuters photo)

: Keith Hoover (L) and Monica Matryba pray while they hold a photo of friend Jon Blunk, killed while protecting his girlfriend in the Century 16 movie theater shootings last Friday, at a prayer vigil for the victims in Aurora, Colorado. Thousands of Denver-area residents made a sunset pilgrimage to a sprawling park on Sunday to honor the 12 who died and the scores more wounded. (Rick Wilking/Reuters photo)

: Colorado shooting suspect James Eagan Holmes is seen in this combination photo as he attends his first court appearance in Aurora, Colorado. Holmes, the man accused of shooting dead 12 people in a Colorado movie theater during the midnight screening of the new Batman movie early Friday, made his first appearance in court on Monday, sitting silently in a red jailhouse jump suit and with his hair dyed bright red. (RJ Sangosti/Reuters photo)

: People stand on a hillside behind a memorial for victims behind the theater where a gunman opened fire on moviegoers in Aurora, Colorado. (Shannon Stapleton/Reuters photo)

: People pay their respects at a memorial for victims behind the theater where a gunman opened fire on moviegoers in Aurora, Colorado. President Barack Obama travels to Colorado on Sunday to meet families bereaved after a gunman went on a shooting rampage at a movie theater in a Denver suburb. (Shannon Stapleton/Reuters photo)

: Denise Paba, who lost her 6-year-old niece Veronica Moser, cries during a memorial for victims behind the theatre where a gunman opened fire last Friday on moviegoers in Aurora, Colorado. Residents of a Denver suburb mourned their dead from a shooting rampage by a gunman who killed 12 people and wounded 58 after opening fire at a cinema showing the new Batman movie. (Shannon Stapleton/Reuters photo)

: Tourists photograph flags flying at half mast at the Washington Monument in Washington, DC in honor of the victims of the Aurora, Colorado theater shootings. James Holmes, the 24-year-old alleged to have gunned down 12 people in a US cinema screening the new Batman movie, made his first appearance in a Colorado court Monday. (Karen Bleier/Getty Images)

: Ian Sullivan, father of six-year-old Veronica Moser, the youngest victim of the theater shooting, speaks with couple of women in parking lot in front of the Arapahoe County Detention Center after attending the first court hearing for alleged Century 16 movie theater shooter at the Arapahoe County Courthouse on in Centennial, Colorado. (Kevork Djansezian/Getty Images)

: Friends and family of victims of last Friday’s movie theater mass shooting arrive at the Arapahoe County Courthouse for suspect James Holmes’ first court appearance in Centennial, Colorado. Arapahoe County District Attorney Carol Chambers said the prosecutor’s office would consult with family members when deciding whether or not to pursue the death penalty for James Holmes. (Joshua Lott/Getty Images)

: Arapahoe County Sherriffs deputies watch over the area during James Holmes’ first appearance at the Arapahoe County Courthouse in Centennial, Colorado. Holmes, 24, is accused of killing 12 people and injured 58 others during a shooting rampage at an opening night screening of ‘The Dark Knight Rises’, in Aurora, Colorado. (Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)

: Victim McKayla Hicks (L), who was shot in the face, along with friends and family of victims of last Friday’s movie theater mass shooting arrive at the Arapahoe County Courthouse for suspect James Holmes’ first court appearance in Centennial, Colorado. (Joshua Lott/Getty Images)

: Accused movie theater shooter James Holmes makes his first court appearance at the Arapahoe County in Centennial, Colorado. According to police, Holmes killed 12 people and injured 58 others during a shooting rampage at an opening night screening of “The Dark Knight Rises” July 20, in Aurora, Colorado. (RJ Sangosti-Pool/Getty Images)

: Chief Judge William B. Sylvester presides over the accused movie theater shooter James Holmes’ first court appearance at the Arapahoe County in Centennial, Colorado.(RJ Sangosti-Pool/Getty Images)

: Victim McKayla Hicks (C), who was shot in the face, along with family members of the victims of last Friday’s movie theater mass shooting arrive at the Arapahoe County Courthouse for James Holmes’ first court appearance in Centennial, Colorado. (Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)

: Families members of the victims of last Friday’s movie theater mass shooting arrive at the Arapahoe County Courthouse for James Holmes’ first court appearance in Centennial, Colorado. (Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)

: Arapahoe County District Attorney Carol Chambers talks to members of the news media before heading into the Arapahoe County Courthouse in Centennial, Colorado. Chambers said the prosecutor’s office would consult with family members when deciding whether or not to pursuit the death penalty for James Holmes, 24, who is accused of killing 12 people and injuring 58 in a shooting spree Friday during a screening of ‘The Dark Knight Rises.’ (Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)

: A woman is comforted when she is overcome with grief during a prayer vigil for the victims of Friday’s movie theater mass shooting at the Aurora Municipal Center in Aurora, Colorado. (Kevork Djansezian/Getty Images)

: People hold hands as they pray during a memorial service outside the Aurora Municipal Center in Aurora, Colorado. The memorial was for the victims that were killed and wounded during the mass shooting at a movie theater last Friday. (Joshua Lott/Getty Images)

: A woman holds candles during a memorial service outside the Aurora Municipal Center in Aurora, Colorado. The memorial was for the victims that were killed and wounded during the mass shooting at a movie theater last Friday. (Joshua Lott/Getty Images)

: A man lights a candle as mourners gather at the fountain of Aurora Municipal Center after a prayer vigil for the 12 victims of Friday’s mass shooting at the Century 16 movie theater in Aurora, Colorado. (Kevork Djansezian/Getty Images)

: Mourners gather at the fountain of Aurora Municipal Center after a prayer vigil for the 12 victims of Friday’s mass shooting at the Century 16 movie theater in Aurora, Colorado. (Kevork Djansezian/Getty Images)

: Family members react as the names of the 12 victims of the mass shooting at Century 16 movie theater are read aloud during a prayer vigil at the Aurora Municipal Center in Aurora, Colorado. (Aaron Ontiveroz/Denver Post via Getty Images)

: A banner with messages is displayed during a memorial service outside the Aurora Municipal Center in Aurora, Colorado. The memorial was for the victims that were killed and wounded during the mass shooting at a movie theater last Friday. (Joshua Lott/Getty Images)

: Mourners pray during a vigil for the victims of the mass shooting at Century 1(Kevork Djansezian/Getty Images)

: Greg Zanis of Aurora, Illinois, places crosses he made for a makeshift memorial to the victims of last weekend’s mass shooting at the Century 16 movie theater in Aurora, Colorado. A carpenter by trade, Zanis made the twelve white crosses that were placed near Columbine High School after a mass shooting there in 1999. Zanis said he made these crosses as fast as possible and drove all night across the country to place them across the street from the theater. (Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)

: Family, friends and former classmates and teachers of movie theater shooting victim AJ Boik gather for a memorial service at Gateway High School (Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)

: Family, friends and former classmates of movie theater shooting victim AJ Boik gather for a memorial service at Gateway High School in Aurora, Colorado. Boik and his girlfriend were at the midnight showing of ‘The Dark Knight Rises’ when a guman killed Boik and 11 other people. Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)

: Catcher Wilin Rosario #20 of the Colorado Rockies looks on as he leaves the game with an injury against the San Diego Padres during their MLB game in San Diego, California. Players of the Colorodo Rockies are wearing 7-20 eye black stickers in mourning over the Aurora, Colorado shootings. (Donald Miralle/Getty Images)

: Aurora Police Chief Dan Oates talks to the media July 20, 2012 in Aurora, Colorado. According to reports, 12 people have been killed and at least 59 wounded when James Holmes allegedly opened fire inside a movie theater showing the “The Dark Knight Rises.” (Thomas Cooper/Getty Images)

: Lin Gan wipes away tears as her mother Juan Gan guides her to their car after meeting with counselors at the Gateway High School in Aurora, Colorado where families are meeting after the Century 16 theater massacre. (Jonathan Castner/AFP/Getty Images)

: People react outside Gateway High School a few blocks from the scene of the Century 16 Theatre shootings in Aurora, Colorado. (Evan Semon/Reuters photo)

: People react outside Gateway High School a few blocks from the scene of the Century 16 Theatre shootings in Aurora, Colorado. A gunman in a gas mask and bullet-proof vest killed 12 people at a midnight premiere of the new Batman movie in a suburb of Denver early on Friday, sparking pandemonium when he hurled a gas canister into the auditorium and opened fire on moviegoers. (Evan Semon/Reuters photo)

: Tom Sullivan holds up a photo of his son Alex Sullivan pleading the media to help find him, outside Gateway High School a few blocks from the scene of the Century 16 Theatre shootings in Aurora, Colorado. (Evan Semon/Reuters photo)

: An unidentified family friend walks between members of the media as she leaves the home of Robert and Arlene Holmes, parents of 24-year-old mass shooting suspect James Holmes, on July 20, 2012 in the Rancho Penasquitos area of San Diego, California. James Holmes reportedly killed 12 people and wounded scores of others at a midnight opening of the Barman movie, The Dark Knight Rises. (David McNew/Getty Images)

: The Century 16 Theater in Aurora, Colorado is pictured following an overnight shooting that killed 12 people at a midnight premiere of the new “Batman” movie in a suburb of Denver on July 20, 2012. (Evan Semon/Reuters)

: A popcorn box lies on the ground outside Century 16 movie theatre where a gunmen attacked movie goers during an early morning screening of the new Batman movie “The Dark Knight Rises” July 20, 2012 in Aurora. (Thomas Cooper/Getty Images)

: FBI officers, Aurora police officers, and fire crews are pictured outside the Denver shooting suspect’s apartment building in Aurora Colorado. (Jason Hatfield/Reuters photo)

: Aurora Police officers are pictured outside an apartment building in Aurora Colorado. A masked gunman killed 12 people at a midnight premiere of the new Batman movie in a suburb of Denver early on Friday, sparking pandemonium when he hurled a gas canister into the auditorium and opened fire on moviegoers. (Jason Hatfield/Reuters Photo)

: Investigators work on evidence near the apartment of of James Holmes, the suspect of a shooting in a movie theater July 20, 2012 in Aurora, outside of Denver, Colorado. (Thomas Cooper/Getty Images)

: Police go through the trash near the apartment of of James Holmes, the suspect of a shooting in a movie theater July 20, 2012 in Aurora, outside of Denver, Colorado. According to reports, 12 people have been killed and at least 38 wounded when James allegedly opened fire inside the a movie theater showing the “The Dark Knight Rises.” Police have James, 24, of Holmes of North Aurora, in custody. (Thomas Cooper/Getty Images)

: Investigators work on a remote device for operating a robot near the apartment of of James Holmes, the suspect of a shooting in a movie theater July 20, 2012 in Aurora, outside of Denver, Colorado. (Thomas Cooper/Getty Images)

: Police break the window of the apartment of of James Holmes, the suspect of a shooting in a movie theater July 20, 2012 in Aurora, outside of Denver, Colorado. According to reports, 12 people have been killed and at least 38 wounded when James allegedly opened fire inside the a movie theater showing the “The Dark Knight Rises.” Police have James, 24, of Holmes of North Aurora, in custody. (Photo by Thomas Cooper/Getty Images)

: In this handout released by University of Colorado Denver, James Holmes, the suspect in a shooting in a movie theater in Aurora, outside of Denver, Colorado, is seen. According to reports, 12 people have been killed and at least 38 injured when James allegedly opening fire inside the a movie theater showing the “The Dark Knight Rises.” Police have James, 24, of Holmes of North Aurora, in custody. (Photo by University of Colorado Denver via Getty Images)

: Police cars in front of the Century 16 theater in Aurora, Colorado where a gunman opened fire during the opening of the new Batman movie “The Dark Knight Rises.”(Jonathan Castner/Getty Images)

: Police cars in front of the Century 16 theater in Aurora, Colorado where a gunman opened fire during the opening of the new Batman movie “The Dark Knight Rises” killing at least 10 people and wounding over 30 others. (Jonathan Castner/Getty Images)

: Police cars in front of the Century 16 theater in Aurora, Colorado where a gunman opened fire during the opening of the new Batman movie “The Dark Knight Rises” killing at least 10 people and wounding over 30 others. (Jonathan Castner/Getty Images)

: Police cars in front of the Century 16 theater in Aurora, Colorado where a gunman opened fire during the opening of the new Batman movie “The Dark Knight Rises” killing at least 10 people and wounding over 30 others. (Jonathan Castner/Getty Images)

: A police officer stands near the Century 16 Theatre where a masked gunman killed 12 people at a midnight showing of the new Batman movie in Aurora, Colorado. (Evan Semon/Reuters photo)

: A fireman walks outside the Century 16 Theatre where a masked gunman killed 12 people at a midnight showing of the new Batman movie in Aurora, Colorado. A masked gunman killed 12 people at a midnight showing of the new Batman movie in a suburb of Denver early, sparking pandemonium when he hurled a teargas canister into the auditorium and opened fire on moviegoers. (Evan Semon/Reuters photo)

: Law enforcement officials gather outside the Century 16 Theatre where a masked gunman killed 12 people at a midnight showing of the new Batman movie in Aurora, Colorado. (Evan Semon/Reuters photo)

: The Aurora bomb squad robot is deployed to search a suspect’s car behind the Century 16 Theatre following a shooting during a “Batman” movie screening in Aurora, Colorado. (Evan Semon/Reuters photo)

: The Century 16 movie theatre is seen where a gunmen attacked movie goers during an early morning screening of the new Batman movie, “The Dark Knight Rises” July 20, 2012 in Aurora, Colorado. According to reports, over 10 people have been killed and over 30 injured. Police have the suspect, twenty-four year old James Holmes of North Aurora, in custody. (Thomas Cooper/Getty Images)

: A gunman killed 12 people and wounded dozens when he opened fire on moviegoers at a showing of “The Dark Knight Rises” near Denver in the early hours. (KDVR/KWGN Denver)

: A gunman killed 12 people and wounded dozens when he opened fire on moviegoers at a showing of “The Dark Knight Rises” near Denver in the early hours. (KDVR/KWGN Denver)

: A gunman killed 12 people and wounded dozens when he opened fire on moviegoers at a showing of “The Dark Knight Rises” near Denver in the early hours. (KDVR/KWGN Denver)

: A gunman killed 12 people and wounded dozens when he opened fire on moviegoers at a showing of “The Dark Knight Rises” near Denver in the early hours. (KDVR/KWGN Denver)

: A gunman killed 12 people and wounded dozens when he opened fire on moviegoers at a showing of “The Dark Knight Rises” near Denver in the early hours. (KDVR/KWGN Denver)

: A gunman killed 12 people and wounded dozens when he opened fire on moviegoers at a showing of “The Dark Knight Rises” near Denver in the early hours. (KDVR/KWGN Denver)

STORY
Colorado massacre suspect silent in first court hearing
Reuters
12:16 p.m. EDT, July 23, 2012

CENTENNIAL, Colo. (Reuters) – The man accused of killing a dozen people in a Colorado movie theater during a showing of the new “Batman” film made his first appearance in court on Monday, sitting silently in a red jailhouse jump suit and with his hair dyed bright red.

James Eagan Holmes, 24, who was detained immediately after the massacre early on Friday morning, appeared groggy and emotionless during the brief hearing, looking straight ahead and occasionally closing his eyes. He was shackled at the wrists and ankles.

The judge said murder charges would be filed on Monday July 30.

6 Comments

Susan
Jul 27, 2012 @ 22:04:11

One person, with one legally carried handgun, could have stopped this in an instant.

And, why does the man in the courtroom not look like the suspect’s other pics. Not just minor stuff, but different ears, and the noses – one is very narrow, one is very wide. Why isn’t the guy that DID this in the courtroom?

scallywag
Jul 21, 2012 @ 19:18:14

Did Holmes intend to literally copy cat the Batman reality, turn the Hollywood fantasy into some sort of lurid hyper reality? Was he attempting to use the occasion to make his own grand statement about reality, art, violence, identity, to cement his own credo as the all time villain of all time, the real Joker, the real enemy not just that of Batman but that of a live film audience, and the town of Aurora at large?

How Jason Holmes must have marveled to himself as he pummeled bullet after bullet over and over…

http://scallywagandvagabond.com/2012/07/james-holmes-adult-friend-finder-sex-profile-believed-to-be-authentic-will-you-visit-me-in-prison/

Anonymous
Jul 20, 2012 @ 14:57:31

Deeply saddened and still crying right now what the fuck did these innocent batman fans do to you! They were innocent people they could of had children! You could of killed their mother or father . you wounded damn children! help this man and he’s a damn muther fucker bitch damn whore!!!!!! Fuck him 🙂 but really sad:(

Rick
Jul 20, 2012 @ 12:52:41

From Rush’s radio show: “Do you know the name of the villain in this movie? Bane,” Limbaugh said during his show. “The villain in the Dark Knight Rises is named Bane. B-A-N-E. What is the name of the venture capital firm that Romney ran, and around which there’s now this make-believe controversy? Bain.

Read more: http://www.nydailynews.com/entertainment/tv-movies/rush-limbaugh-dark-knight-rises-bane-slam-backlash-show-article-1.1117266#ixzz21BMX3JFg

Rick
Jul 20, 2012 @ 12:37:13

Thanks Rush Limbaugh for getting the crazies to think this Bain character is Bain Capitol not an old foe in the cartoons! Another case of Riech Wing Radio getting crazies to believe their looney tunes ideas about the liberals being anti american! Rush Limbaugh’s Hate Radio should be banned from the airwaves.

Robin
Jul 20, 2012 @ 11:31:11

Holy smokes, Batman!

Accused killer in Colorado shootings, James Holmes, makes first court appearance

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