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12 Dead After Gunman Opens Fire During Batman Movie At Colorado Theater

AURORA, Colo. (CBS4) – A terrifying shooting at an Aurora movie theater overnight left 12 people dead and about 50 people hurt.

The shooting happened at about 12:30 a.m. at the Town Center in Aurora at the Century 16 theater on East Alameda Avenue. Auroa is just outside Denver.

Reports first came in that there were explosions in the theater showing the new Batman movie "The Dark Knight Rises." Shots then rang out, and a frantic scene followed.

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