4 shot dead near scene of last year's US cinema massacre in Aurora, Colorado

Four shot dead near scene of US cinema massacre

4 shot dead near scene of last year's US cinema massacre in Aurora, Colorado

WASHINGTON (AFP) - A gunman killed three people before police killed him in turn on Saturday in a shooting in a house in Aurora, Colorado, scene of a massacre in a cinema last year, local media reported. NBC television's local affiliate Kusa reported that police had said that one survivor escaped from the house, where an "armed and dangerous" man had earlier barricaded himself inside with hostages. Aurora made global headlines in July 2012 after a horrific shooting at a movie theatre that left 12 people dead and 58 others wounded during the first midnight screening of the latest Batman film, The Dark Knight Rises. On Saturday, several homes were evacuated and roads were closed for safety reasons before the gunman was shot by police, according to Kusa. Earlier, while the siege was still ongoing, local police officer Sergeant Cassidee Carlson had told the station: "We've bee...

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@adityalesmana » 06 Jan '13, 6am
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@Ethan_Lou » 06 Jan '13, 12am
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Four shot dead near scene of US cinema massacre: January 06, 2013 1:16 AMWASHINGTON (AFP) - A gunman killed thre... [link]
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Four shot dead near scene of US cinema massacre

4 shot dead near scene of last year's US cinema massacre in Aurora, Colorado

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