PRINT
James Holmes, the former neuroscience graduate student accused …
Aurora, Colorado movie theater lacked security, unlike some peers
VIDEO: Survivor speaks out
Photographer: WEWS
Copyright 2012 Scripps Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
Posted: 07/29/2012
DENVER - The Colorado movie theater complex that was the scene of a gunman's massacre didn't have any uniformed security guards on duty the night of the shooting, even though other theaters operated by the same company did provide such protection for the busy opening night of the Batman film "The Dark Knight Rises."
It's impossible to know whether guards -- often off-duty police officers -- at the Aurora Century 16 would have spotted the suspected gunman, James Holmes, and thwarted the attack that left 12 moviegoers dead and dozens wounded on July 20. Cinemark provided off-duty police guards at the Aurora theater on busy Friday and Saturday nights.
As for other nights, theater operators decide on a case-by-case basis whether to hire security, depending on the likelihood of trouble.
Copyright 2012 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.
A judge on Tuesday accepted James' Holmes plea of not guilty by…
The suspect in the Colorado theater massacre could enter his …
Lawyers for the man accused of killing 12 people and injuring …
Attorneys for the Colorado theater shooting suspect suggested …
Prosecutors want James Holmes executed for last year's attack …
National Headlines
-
Mayors push to limit food stamps for pop
The mayors of New York, Los Angeles, Chicago and 15 other cities are reviving a push against letting food stamps be used to buy soda and other sugary drinks.
-
Serena Williams comments on Steubenville
Serena Williams says in an interview with Rolling Stone magazine that, while not blaming the victim in the Steubenville rape case, "she shouldn't have put herself in that position."
-
Tornado touches down near Denver airport
-
Man mauled after feeding bear BBQ
-
Flasher exposes himself at Target
-
Fox gets head stuck in glass jar
-
Chrysler to formally reject Jeep recall
- Trending now on newsnet5
