'Dark Knight James Holmes' rise was no stunt Batman

The Dark Knight Rises is a 2012 superhero film and epic directed by Christopher Nolan. Eight years on, a new terrorist leader, Bane, overwhelms Gotham's finest, and the Dark Knight resurfaces to protect a city that has branded him an enemy.Instead of enjoying the thriller, the movie goers endured fear and horror as they became victims. The premiere appeared to have lived up to its theme. Gunman James Holmes dressed like a SWAT team member, fired steadily except when he stopped to reload early Friday at a suburban Denver movie theatre on the opening night of the latest Batman movie The Dark Knight Rises, killing 12 people and injuring at least 50 other people. 

The gunman, who is in custody, stood at the front of the theatre and fired into the crowd at about 12:30 a.m. MDT at a theatre at a multiplex theatre in a mall in Aurora. The gunman entered through the emergency exit, stood at the front of the theater and fired into the crow.

President Barack Obama released a statement Friday morning, in which he says he is "shocked and saddened" by a deadly shooting at a suburban Denver movie theater. He is urging the nation to "come together as one American family."

Police, ambulances and emergency crews swarmed on the scene after frantic calls started flooding the 911 switchboard. The suspect spoke of "possible explosives in his residence.