(CNN) -- At least 14 people were killed and 50 were wounded when a gunman opened fire during an early Friday morning screening of the new Batman movie at an Aurora, Colorado, theater, Police Chief Dan Oates told reporters. The man suspected of opening fire on the crowded theater was taken into custody, Oates said. The heavily armed suspect, who was wearing a bulletproof vest, was apprehended by police in a parking lot at the theater, Frank Fania, a police spokesman told CNN. The identity of the suspect has not immediately been released. "We do no have evidence of a second gunman," Oates said. Of the wounded, at least 20 were being treated at the University of Colorado Hospital, said spokeswoman Jacque Montgomery. All of the wounded suffered from gunshot wounds, which ranged from minor to critical, she said. "They're arriving by police, by ambulance. Some are walking in," she said. The shooting incident occurred during the showing of "The Dark Knight Rises" at the Century Aurora 16 theater, police and witnesses said. "We saw people running around and screaming," a man, who was not identified, told KUSA. He said there was confusion in the theater when the shooting began because many believed the sound of gunfire was coming from the movie next door. Oates said that the suspect used some sort of "smoke device" before opening fire in the theater. Witnesses, however, told KUSA that the gunman kicked in an emergency exit door and threw a smoke bomb into the darkened theater before opening fire.
So awful. NPR was reporting that the shooting started during a loud fight scene so people weren't sure whether the shots were sound effects in the movie.
Tef where were you able to find it? I was wondering why they were holding back the release of the name.
It is on gma now. They talked to his mother. They are at his home as he said he has explosives there. The mother said they had the right person, not surprised.
Tef where were you able to find it? I was wondering why they were holding back the release of the name.
It is on gma now. They talked to his mother. They are at his home as he said he has explosives there. The mother said they had the right person, not surprised.
Can you elaborate on why the mother is not surprised?
They are just saying she said it sounds like they had the right person. I believe I heard earlier when I was first waking up that she thought it sounded like him. No further mention of that since, just that Shea's not surprised
Tef where were you able to find it? I was wondering why they were holding back the release of the name.
It is on gma now. They talked to his mother. They are at his home as he said he has explosives there. The mother said they had the right person, not surprised.
If your own mother isn't surprised you just shot up a movie theatre, you're one sick individual. I always wonder in this situation if somehow these things could have been prevented. But on what grounds do you call the police to suggest your son *could* be a killer?