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To 12. 50 still wounded. some showed up with shrapnel wound to hospitals. there was some concern maybe an explosive was set off, a scrap metal bomb, if you will. police said there were no explosives found inside the theater. it appears the shrapnel wound might have been from the neighboring theater because the bullets actually pierced the wall and sent debris flying into the neighboring theater. heres a woman who was in one of the other theaters. play this. >> the first thing we see when we walk...

Response though by emergency crews. before i let you go, george, i thank you again, i know this must be so difficult for you to talk about so close to when it happened. i have been to aurora. one of the most charming communities i ever spent time in. >> yeah. jamie: are you from that area and how does it feel something like this could happen literally anywhere with, especially there? >> i just, you news never expect it. i never thought this would happen, not in aurora. i never expected this to h...

Very careful look from the outside before making their way inside. right there at the scene is john bowman from our denver affiliate, kdvr. he is live now and he joins us. john, thank you very much. what is going on right now as we look at the pictures outside the home? >> reporter: what we can tell you right now the apartment complex is located about, just about 10 minutes from the theater complex. it is also the i-225 which is the beltway around aurora. this is just ironically west of the hosp...

Aurora, colorado. gregg: trace, any idea how he got into the theater and was there a weapon already there that had been planted in advance? >> reporter: you know, its a good question, police are trying to figure that out right now. remember, they found one weapon inside the theater and found two weapons on the shooters possession. they believe from the witness accounts he entered through one of the exit doors as the movie was just beginning. a lot of speculation he might have gotten inside with ...

Far. he says four remain in critical condition. they are young between the ages of 16 and 31. no specifics right now on the gas that was used, was it tear gas, we dont know, in that theater but he said the patients seen including four in critical condition received gunshot wounds to the neck, torso and abdomen. again all very young. well have more details at other hospitals feed in live press conferences as well as the police. so you want to keep it right here on fox, all of this unfolding in th...

Burkee who is a producer with our denver bureau, he is in aurora outside of that theater. what are your thoughts when you hear how active the investigation will be at the suspects apartment? >> that is incredible information. obviously it was apparent that he came here to the theater really armed and prepared and knowing exactly what he wanted to do, obviously. the same holds true for his apartment complex, or his apartment. that is amazing information. jamie: early on we saw when they climbed o...

Police say it was unclear if he was out of ammunition or what his weapon status was, if there were weapons inside the car. it is interesting because his license plate is from tennessee though he is living in aurora, colorado. still trying to figure out the connection there. but we do believe, gregg, that he entered the building after the movie started through one of the lower exit doors. gregg: he didnt put up a fight when confronted by police, trace, yet, as i understand it, he was wearing a bu...

Taped and play for you. the reason the police responded quickly is the police station in aurora, colorado, is less than a mile from the mall. within minutes, there were police officers, dozens upon dozens from at least three or four different counties surrounding a war up on the scene. we are getting more information about the victims and how this went down, as it comes into us, we will relay it to you. jamie: you and i and greg have covered so many tragedies. in the first few moments you hope t...

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Handgun. there are additional, at least one additional weapon was found inside. >> reporter: for some context on aurora, some asked how did the police get there so fast? a couple of answers, one, there were police officers on scene doing some crowd control because at least five or six of those theaters were showing the batman midnight movie. the aurora police station is only about the aurora mall which is linked to that movie complex. you had in a matter of seconds a bull -- bulletin went out an...