12 shot dead at in Aurora, Colorado

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12 shot dead at 'Dark Knight Rises' screening in Aurora, Colorado

By NBC News' Pete Williams and NBCNews.com staff

Updated at 10:10 a.m. ET: Twelve people were killed and at least 50 others wounded early Friday when a gunman wearing a bullet-proof vest opened fire during a midnight screening of the latest Batman movie near Denver, authorities and witnesses said.

A suspect was apprehended in the shopping center's parking lot, Oates said. He was named as 24-year-old James Holmes, two federal officials from different agencies told NBC News.

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