Police say shooting suspect's home "booby trapped"
- 12 years ago
The apartment of the man suspected in the mass shooting at a Denver-area screening of the latest Batman movie is "booby-trapped" according to local police.
Aurora Police Chief Daniel Oates
(SOUNDBITE) (English) AURORA POLICE CHIEF DANIEL OATES SAYING:
"Right behind us, the building with the sign there that says one and studio apartments, is the residence of the subject who was arrested this morning. He lives on the third floor in the back. His apartment is apparently booby trapped. And what we have is a whole bunch of bomb techs from all different agencies, we have pictures inside the location, and we are trying to determine how to disarm the flammable or explosive material that is in there. So that is why we are here. We could be here for hours, we could be here for days, trying to figure out how to get in there."
The gunman in a gas mask and bullet-proof vest killed at least 12 people at a midnight premiere of the new Batman movie in a Denver suburb. At least 55 people, including children, were wounded in the attack.
Police say the suspect was taken into custody in the parking lot behind the theater.
Deborah Lutterbeck, Reuters
Aurora Police Chief Daniel Oates
(SOUNDBITE) (English) AURORA POLICE CHIEF DANIEL OATES SAYING:
"Right behind us, the building with the sign there that says one and studio apartments, is the residence of the subject who was arrested this morning. He lives on the third floor in the back. His apartment is apparently booby trapped. And what we have is a whole bunch of bomb techs from all different agencies, we have pictures inside the location, and we are trying to determine how to disarm the flammable or explosive material that is in there. So that is why we are here. We could be here for hours, we could be here for days, trying to figure out how to get in there."
The gunman in a gas mask and bullet-proof vest killed at least 12 people at a midnight premiere of the new Batman movie in a Denver suburb. At least 55 people, including children, were wounded in the attack.
Police say the suspect was taken into custody in the parking lot behind the theater.
Deborah Lutterbeck, Reuters