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Sometimes, the windows were masked by newspaper, as if he wanted no one to see inside.Īfter buying a ticket to the movie, Holmes went into the theater and propped open an exit door several minutes into the film, a federal law-enforcement official said.

Some nights, neighbors heard loud music throbbing in his third-floor apartment, and they often complained about it. He appears to have created an online personal ad on the website Adult Friend Finder, posting a photo of himself with bright orange hair and saying that he was “looking for a fling.” He described himself as a nice guy, or as nice as any man “who does these sorts of shenanigans.” The authenticity of the profile could not be independently verified. Neighbors in his gang-ridden neighborhood in Aurora described him as a solitary figure, always alone as he bought beer and liquor at neighborhood shops, ate burritos or rode his bicycle through the streets. Holmes struggled through his first academic year at the Colorado-Denver, and he had dropped out by this spring. Holmes had bought the guns legally at three area gun stores in the past 60 days and bought 6,000 rounds of ammunition online, including a 100-round drum magazine for an assault rifle, Oates said. He also had bought an urban assault vest. 40-caliber handgun in his car, parked just outside the theater’s rear emergency exit, he said. He was armed with an AR-15 assault rifle, a 12-gauge shotgun and a Glock. Some witnesses said they thought at first that his appearance in the moviehouse was a theatrical enhancement to the film. Holmes, who authorities said had dyed his hair red and called himself “the Joker” in a reference to Batman’s comic-book nemesis, might have blended in with other moviegoers who wore costumes as heroes and villains.

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It wasn’t known why the gunman chose a movie theater as the site of the assault, or whether he intended some twisted, symbolic link to the film’s violent scenes. The Medical Center of Aurora said that of its seven patients, four remained in the intensive-care unit, and three were on the main trauma floor. The University of Colorado Hospital, which treated 23 victims of the shooting, said 10 of those people had been released and five remained in critical condition.

Of the 58 people wounded in the shooting, hospital officials said some patients had suffered serious head and chest injuries. He is scheduled to have an initial hearing on Monday and has been appointed a public defender, authorities said.Īpart from a speeding ticket, Holmes had no previous encounters with the police in Colorado. Holmes, 24, who is from suburban San Diego, was in solitary confinement for his protection in a county detention facility today, held without bond on suspicion of multiple counts of first-degree murder. “It was an extremely dangerous environment,” Yacone said. There also were containers of accelerants, he said. “We think this explains how he got his hands on the magazine, ammunition,” Oates said, and the rigged explosives in his apartment.įederal authorities detonated one small explosive and disarmed others inside Holmes’ apartment after sending in a robot to take down a trip wire, FBI Special agent James Yacone said.īomb technicians then neutralized what Yacone called a “hyperbolic mixture” and an improvised explosive device containing an unknown substance. Oates said Holmes received deliveries by mail to his home and school for four months, and he bought thousands rounds of ammunition on the Internet.

The exception was Holmes’ building, where authorities still were collecting evidence.Īuthorities wouldn’t discuss a motive for one of the deadliest mass shootings in recent U.S. Tonight, police said that with all hazards removed from the apartment, residents evacuated from surrounding buildings could return home.

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