Aurora, Colo. Shooting: 'No One Knew How to Get Out'

Survivors of the shooting at the Aurora, Colo., midnight premiere of the Batman movie described a scene of chaos and violence Friday morning. A man wearing a gas mask and camouflage tossed a gas canister into the crowded movie theater and started shooting people trying to flee the exits.

  1. "He didn't say a word … Everybody thought he was part of the show," one of the witnesses said.
  2. @NatalieTysdal I saw and heard 2-3 pops and a lot of smoke with an off smell, and blood on the stairs, and no one knew how to get out.
  3. Such a senseless and tragic act, my prayers goes out to the victims and their families #Aurora #theatershooting
  4. My friend Jessica Ghawi was killed in the #Aurora Shooting-she was an aspiring sportscaster-she will be missed yfrog.com/oc7ruuhj
  5. Jessica Redfield Ghawi wrote about narrowly missing a shooting in Toronto on her blog:
  6. A view of the movie theater on Friday morning:
  7. We've compiled a video of eyewitness accounts:

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