Mass Shooting ‘At The Dark Knight Rises’ Midnight Screening In Colorado
July 20 2012, Published 5:00 a.m. ET
By Neil Woulfe - Breaking Celebrity News Senior News Director
At least 12 people were killed and 38 injured early Friday after a man -- wearing a riot helmet, dressed in all-black and armed with several guns, including a rifle -- went on a shooting rampage at a midnight screening of The Dark Knight Rises near Denver, Colorado, Breaking Celebrity News is reporting.
Pentagon officials say several members of the U.S. military are among the casualties in the Colorado massacre.
Aurora police chief Dan Oates said 10 people died at the scene of the shooting and 2 others died after being taken to local hospitals. At least 38 other people were injured, Oates added.
Many of the victims are said to be critical; some others are being treated for exposure to tear gas.
Most of the victims were adults; the youngest patient -- just 3-months-old -- is said to be doing well.
"Witnesses tell us he released some sort of canister. They heard a hissing sound and some gas emerged and the g