Former med student set traps in home before shooting, police say

Police arrested a 24-year-old former medical student for allegedly killing at least 12 people at a suburban Denver movie theater.

Shamecca Davis hugged her son, Isaiah Bow, who was an eyewitness to the shooting at a Colorado movie theater.

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Shamecca Davis hugged her son, Isaiah Bow, who was an eyewitness to the shooting at a Colorado movie theater.

Police cars surrounded the Century 16 theater this morning in Aurora, Colo.

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Police cars surrounded the Century 16 theater this morning in Aurora, Colo.

Police used a video camera to look inside an apartment where the suspect in the shooting lived in Aurora, Colo.

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Police used a video camera to look inside an apartment where the suspect in the shooting lived in Aurora, Colo.

Jacob Stevens, 18, hugged his mother, Tammi Stevens, after being interviewed by police about the shooting.

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Jacob Stevens, 18, hugged his mother, Tammi Stevens, after being interviewed by police about the shooting.

Chandler Brannon, 25, who witnessed the shooting, sat outside a high school where witnesses were brought for questioning.

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Chandler Brannon, 25, who witnessed the shooting, sat outside a high school where witnesses were brought for questioning.

The Aurora bomb squad robot was deployed to search the suspect's car behind the movie theater after the shooting.

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The Aurora bomb squad robot was deployed to search the suspect's car behind the movie theater after the shooting.

A man reacted at Children's Hospital in Aurora, Colo., where some of the victims were taken.

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A man reacted at Children's Hospital in Aurora, Colo., where some of the victims were taken.

A SWAT team officer stood watch near an apartment building where a suspect is believed to live.

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A SWAT team officer stood watch near an apartment building where a suspect is believed to live.

Aurora, Colo., police responded to the Century 16 movie theater early Friday morning after a shooting there.

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Aurora, Colo., police responded to the Century 16 movie theater early Friday morning after a shooting there.

Aurora Police Chief Daniel Oates talked to media at the theater where at least 12 people were killed in the shooting.

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Aurora Police Chief Daniel Oates talked to media at the theater where at least 12 people were killed in the shooting.

The shooting took place during the midnight screening of the new Batman movie,

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The shooting took place during the midnight screening of the new Batman movie, "The Dark Knight Rises."

Moviegoers waited across the street as Aurora Police strung crime scene tape around the parking lots at the movie theater.

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Moviegoers waited across the street as Aurora Police strung crime scene tape around the parking lots at the movie theater.

Shooting witness Jacob Stevens, 18, hugged his mother Tammi Stevens after being interview by police outside a high school where witnesses were brought for questioning in Aurora, Colo.

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