4people killed in a shooting at a townhome in Aurora, Colorado, including the gunman. The police attempted to negotiate with armed assailant, still barricaded inside the home for hours this morning, until he fired on police, prompting a raid that left him dead at around 9 AM. Three other adults in the home were found dead. This is no doubt a grim and evocative incident for the people of Aurora, the same Colorado town in which a brutal shooting during a midnight screening of The Dark Knight Rises last year, gripping national attention. source
Above: Following the Columbine shootings, this photo from 1999 shows a woman near the 15 memorial crosses built by Greg Zanis.
Below: On Sunday, Zanis planted 12 crosses in Aurora, Co. with Mayor Steve Hogan, seen praying in this photo.
This weekend’s front pages in the wake of the Batman midnight movie massacre in Aurora, Colorado:
“EVERYBODY IS HURTING”
The Sunday Denver Post - July 22, 2012
“OUR HEARTS ARE BROKEN”
The Denver Post - July 21, 2012
The Denver Post’s coverage of this story has been second-to-none. A huge credit to them as their community copes.
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