Crime & Safety

A Nation Mourns

Authorities say a former San Diego residents is accused of killing 12 and injuring 38 people in an Aurora, Colo., theater. A gunman opened fire during a midnight screening of "The Dark Knight Rises."

The country is struggling to make sense of this morning’s mass shooting in an Aurora, Colo., movie theater.

Authorities say 12 people were killed during a midnight screening of “The Dark Knight Rises,” the latest and last installment of the Batman series, starring Christian Bale. A gunman identified as James Holmes, a former resident of San Diego and possibly Riverside, opened fire inside the packed theater.

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