2012 Aurora shooting

Who and What

During the 2012 Aurora shoot twelve people were killed while seventy reported wounded. It was at Colorado Theater where over 200 audiences gathered and were silently watching a film The Dark Knight, when an armed man known as James Holmes attacked them shooting all over the place. The assassin was equipped in premeditated apparels, set off tear gas missiles plus shot into the spectators with numerous rifles. Holmes’s shooting act appeared as a mission which was to be completed, by making history in the United State since it was the deadliest shootings for over years. After the lethal act the sole assailant, Holmes was arrested minutes later in his car which was parked outside the cinema. The killer had several convictions on murder attempts that are known as a young quiet man. He seemed to be an intelligent gentleman according to the inquiry where the prosecution said he was listening to loud music on headphones during the mugging act probably to block out the screams as he opened fire all over the place. James Holmes’s profile gave a clear indication that he had always lived alone life especially on the information collected from his classmates whom alleged that he was always a discreet, introverted as well as a fragrant individual thereby; it was a shock to all hearing the news  (NELSON, BRADY & KING, 2016).

When and Where

It was on July 20, 2012 when the physique shooting happened inside a span 16 movie theatres in Aurora, Colorado during a midnight screening of the flick The Dark Knight Rises. Colorado Theatre is an institute is generally known for its support to lives while at the same time provides the citizens with gen’s recitation to theatre procedures. It is also one of the famous theatres in Aurora thus; the killer attacked it understanding that there are multiple spectators in there. It was an unlucky coextensive the shelling happened shortly after the beginning of a congested midnight show. The mass shooting was then considered as the dullest in Colorado since the 1999 holocaust at Columbine High School, in which 12 students plus a teacher were killed before two teens killers murdered themselves. According to the investigation, it was clear that the killer had enrolled in a Ph. D neuroscience program in 2011 at the University of Colorado which a powerful medical university in Aurora tough in 2012 he dropped out after a failure in an essential exam. The police who responded to the incident discovered four guns when they apprehended him outside the Century Aurora 16^th auditorium Friday dawn (FORTINI & KIRN, 2012).

Why and How

How the mass shooting happened was a shook since it was just a sole assailant who was capable of destroying a room with over 200 individuals. In reference to the carried investigation, James Holmes had purchased a ticket after he dropped out of campus through an online ticketing agent on July seventh 2012 for July 19^th midnight show. Reports show that the killer attended the show ‘The Dark Knight’ at Century Aurora 16^th theatre during the midnight. However, he was sported leaving the show room through a rare door beside the screens which lead him to the parking lot. James Holmes left the door propped opened thus; returned latter through it. After midnight that is on July 20^th 2012, he appeared dressed up in protective garments, gas masks as well as ballistic helmet thereby,; the investigators concluded that the killer was on a readily prepared mission. At first before the gun fires he threw teargas into the show room and after the theater was full of tear gas he started the shooting according to the witness. The investigators recorded that he started by firing at the celling simply to scare the multitude then he turned to them leaving 12 dead and 70 injured (FORTINI & KIRN, 2012).

Results

The United State Security arrived at the crime scene as the soonest they were alarmed and proceeded with the investigations. It was the survivors whom alerted them thus; creating no time for the killer to escape. However, James Holmes surrendered to police officers outside the theatre where investigation was done on him and his car. The police discovered several firearms which they thought might have been acquired illegally. Four guns were recovered which had not license; an AR-15 mugging rummage, a Remington 12-gauge 870 shotgun as well as Two 40- calibre Glock handgun. The exploration team leader was shocked by the massacre suggesting that his team was unable to calculate the number of shot fired by the criminal (NELSON, BRADY & KING, 2016).

Conclusion

In conclusion, the incident shocked many public individuals especially on how the killer was allowed to accrue four-high powered weapons though, according to the law is seemed that he was within the law in his weapon possession. James Holmes was arrested while investigations were still on following how he managed the attack alone. It was a wonder that the criminal had also set bombs all over the place but the investigation team was able to disable them. The killer is now serving a life imprisonment at the State highest security prison (NELSON, BRADY & KING, 2016).

References

FORTINI, A., & KIRN, W. (2012). The Gathering. New Republic, 243(13), 12-15.

NELSON, K., BRADY, T., & KING, D. (2016). THE "EVIL" DEFENDANT AND THE "HOLDOUT" JUROR: UNPACKING THE MYTHS OF THE AURORA THEATER SHOOTING CASE AS WE PONDER THE FUTURE OF CAPITAL PUNISHMENT IN COLORADO. Denver Law Review, 93(3), 595-633.