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Moviegoers Shot At Suburan Denver Theater

NPR
Published July 20, 2012 at 1:42 PM CDT

At least 12 people were killed in Aurora, Colo., when a gunman walked into a theater showing the new Batman movie. One witness saw an explosion at the bottom of the theater near the screen.

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