Two firefighters and two residents were injured in an Aurora house fire Monday afternoon.
Reported by Denver Post 5 hours ago.
Two firefighters, two residents injured in Aurora house fire
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Video: Aurora pretrial: More gripping testimony expected
More emotional testimony is expected at a pretrial hearing on the Aurora movie theater massacre, as prosecutors lay out their case against the suspect, James Holmes. Barry Petersen reports.
Reported by CBS News 2 days ago.
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Video: Eyeopener at 8: Preliminary hearings in Aurora, Colo., underway
Preliminary hearings in the Aurora movie theater massacre are underway. A look at what we've been covering on "CBS This Morning."
Reported by CBS News 2 days ago.
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Politician From Aurora, Colo. Leads New Push For Gun Control
As prosecutors finally reveal all the evidence
against a man accused of shooting 12 people to death, one Democratic Colorado representative is trying to reform the state's gun laws.Rhonda Fields, Representative for Aurora, Colo., announced Monday she plans to sponsor a bill
that would require Coloradans looking to buy guns from private sellers to undergo a background check, The Denver Post reported Monday.Under current law in the state, people buying firearms at gun shows need a background check but those involved in private sales don't.
"It's a loophole that needs to be changed," Fields told the Post.
But state Republicans are already fighting the proposal.
"If we were to implement a scenario where private sales are regulated ... the only thing we're going to do is put a further requirement on people who legally obtain guns," State House Minority Leader-elect Mark Waller told the Post.
The debate comes as the preliminary hearing against James Holmes heats up.
Holmes, who appeared in court Monday for the first day of the hearing, is accused of killing 12 during a shooting spree at an Aurora, Colo. movie theater.
In court yesterday, multiple first responders testified about the horrific scene
they encountered at the theater, saying there were so many victims they slipped in blood as they entered the theater.Some police officers broke down and cried on the stand as they recounted their efforts to try and save the victims.
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Reported by Business Insider 2 days ago.
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Aurora shooting suspect was 'detached from it all' following deadly attack
Officers who arrived on the scene give harrowing testimony and recount how accused James Holmes surrendered at once
The trial of a graduate student accused of killing 12 people during a shooting spree a Colorado movie theater has heard harrowing accounts of the aftermath of the attack.
Outside the crowded theater, police confronted the accused gunman, James Holmes, who was wearing a helmet, gas mask and head-to-toe body armor, the officers testified. He surrendered without a struggle, they said, and apart from smirking when asked whether he had acted alone, Holmes seemed "detached" from the mayhem around him.
Testimony from the first officers to reach the scene opened a hearing in which prosecutors set out to convince a judge that they have enough evidence to put Holmes on trial for one of the deadliest mass shootings in US history.
The former University of Colorado neuroscience doctoral student is charged with multiple counts of first-degree murder and attempted murder, stemming from the shootings that left 12 dead and 58 wounded at a midnight screening of the Batman film The Dark Knight Rises.
The preliminary hearing is expected to last a week and offer the public its first detailed look into the investigation of the July 20 carnage in Aurora, a Denver suburb.
It also will give Holmes's lawyers an opportunity to call witnesses to testify about his mental state. They are expected to mount an insanity defense if the case goes to trial.
In one piece of evidence suggesting considerable advance planning for the attack, police detective Matthew Ingui displayed security-camera footage of Holmes in the theater lobby before the shooting, as he scanned a movie ticket the investigator said Holmes had purchased 12 days earlier.
Shackled and wearing a crimson jumpsuit, a bearded Holmes sat expressionless at the defense table. Dark brown hair has replaced the dyed bright red hair Holmes, a California native, was sporting when he was arrested.
Aurora police officer Jason Oviatt opened the testimony by recounting that he saw "a trail of blood that led to the theater" as he approached Holmes in the rear parking lot, initially mistaking the suspect for a fellow policeman.
Holmes "immediately put his hands up" when ordered to freeze, and he was handcuffed and taken into custody without resistance, Oviatt said.
Officer Justin Grizzle testified that Holmes kept silent after his arrest, even when asked if he had accomplices. "He didn't respond verbally. He looked at me and smiled," Grizzle recalled. "It was a smirk."
Authorities have concluded that Holmes acted alone.
As terrified moviegoers fled the theater, Oviatt said that Holmes appeared to be "very detached from it all."
Officers who rushed into the theater from the parking lot said they found dozens of people sprawled around the auditorium, some trying to crawl to exits over a floor slick with blood. The air was heavy with tear gas the assailant had released inside the theater.
Police described the macabre scene they encountered as the film projection continued while people moaned and cried for help, cell phones rang, and strobe lights from the auditorium's fire alarm system flashed.
Officer Grizzle choked back tears as he testified about how he tried to tend to the wounded before paramedics arrived, saying, "I didn't want anyone else to die."
In desperation, he and other police started transporting some of the wounded to hospitals in their patrol cars. Grizzle said he "could hear blood sloshing in the back of my car" after making four such trips.
The Aurora shooting ranked as the bloodiest instance of US gun violence in 2012 until last month's massacre of 20 children and six adults at an elementary school in Newtown, Connecticut.
Few details about the crime and its immediate aftermath had been divulged by authorities before Monday.
Most of the evidence against Holmes has been sealed, and Arapahoe County district judge William Sylvester has issued a gag order preventing all parties, including law enforcement, from discussing the case outside court.
Once the preliminary hearing ends, Sylvester will decide if there is sufficient cause for the case to proceed. If a trial is ordered, prosecutors would have 60 days from the time Holmes enters a plea to decide whether to seek the death penalty in the event he is convicted.
Legal analysts assume that Holmes will ultimately plead not guilty by reason of insanity, based on statements from his defense attorneys and court filings.
Public defender Daniel King has said that his client suffers from an unspecified mental illness. King has subpoenaed two witnesses for this week's hearing to testify about Holmes' state of mind before the massacre, according to court documents.
Authorities have said that Holmes bought a ticket to the Batman film, and that he left the theater minutes into the movie and propped open a rear exit door to allow himself a way back inside.
He then donned protective gear, armed himself with a shotgun, semi-automatic rifle and handgun, then returned to the auditorium moments later to spray moviegoers with gunfire, authorities said.
Officer Aaron Blue testified that just after Holmes surrendered, he blurted out that he had booby-trapped the house in which he lived with what Holmes called "improvised explosive devices." Bomb squad technicians disarmed homemade bombs without detonating any of them. Reported by guardian.co.uk 2 days ago.
The trial of a graduate student accused of killing 12 people during a shooting spree a Colorado movie theater has heard harrowing accounts of the aftermath of the attack.
Outside the crowded theater, police confronted the accused gunman, James Holmes, who was wearing a helmet, gas mask and head-to-toe body armor, the officers testified. He surrendered without a struggle, they said, and apart from smirking when asked whether he had acted alone, Holmes seemed "detached" from the mayhem around him.
Testimony from the first officers to reach the scene opened a hearing in which prosecutors set out to convince a judge that they have enough evidence to put Holmes on trial for one of the deadliest mass shootings in US history.
The former University of Colorado neuroscience doctoral student is charged with multiple counts of first-degree murder and attempted murder, stemming from the shootings that left 12 dead and 58 wounded at a midnight screening of the Batman film The Dark Knight Rises.
The preliminary hearing is expected to last a week and offer the public its first detailed look into the investigation of the July 20 carnage in Aurora, a Denver suburb.
It also will give Holmes's lawyers an opportunity to call witnesses to testify about his mental state. They are expected to mount an insanity defense if the case goes to trial.
In one piece of evidence suggesting considerable advance planning for the attack, police detective Matthew Ingui displayed security-camera footage of Holmes in the theater lobby before the shooting, as he scanned a movie ticket the investigator said Holmes had purchased 12 days earlier.
Shackled and wearing a crimson jumpsuit, a bearded Holmes sat expressionless at the defense table. Dark brown hair has replaced the dyed bright red hair Holmes, a California native, was sporting when he was arrested.
Aurora police officer Jason Oviatt opened the testimony by recounting that he saw "a trail of blood that led to the theater" as he approached Holmes in the rear parking lot, initially mistaking the suspect for a fellow policeman.
Holmes "immediately put his hands up" when ordered to freeze, and he was handcuffed and taken into custody without resistance, Oviatt said.
Officer Justin Grizzle testified that Holmes kept silent after his arrest, even when asked if he had accomplices. "He didn't respond verbally. He looked at me and smiled," Grizzle recalled. "It was a smirk."
Authorities have concluded that Holmes acted alone.
As terrified moviegoers fled the theater, Oviatt said that Holmes appeared to be "very detached from it all."
Officers who rushed into the theater from the parking lot said they found dozens of people sprawled around the auditorium, some trying to crawl to exits over a floor slick with blood. The air was heavy with tear gas the assailant had released inside the theater.
Police described the macabre scene they encountered as the film projection continued while people moaned and cried for help, cell phones rang, and strobe lights from the auditorium's fire alarm system flashed.
Officer Grizzle choked back tears as he testified about how he tried to tend to the wounded before paramedics arrived, saying, "I didn't want anyone else to die."
In desperation, he and other police started transporting some of the wounded to hospitals in their patrol cars. Grizzle said he "could hear blood sloshing in the back of my car" after making four such trips.
The Aurora shooting ranked as the bloodiest instance of US gun violence in 2012 until last month's massacre of 20 children and six adults at an elementary school in Newtown, Connecticut.
Few details about the crime and its immediate aftermath had been divulged by authorities before Monday.
Most of the evidence against Holmes has been sealed, and Arapahoe County district judge William Sylvester has issued a gag order preventing all parties, including law enforcement, from discussing the case outside court.
Once the preliminary hearing ends, Sylvester will decide if there is sufficient cause for the case to proceed. If a trial is ordered, prosecutors would have 60 days from the time Holmes enters a plea to decide whether to seek the death penalty in the event he is convicted.
Legal analysts assume that Holmes will ultimately plead not guilty by reason of insanity, based on statements from his defense attorneys and court filings.
Public defender Daniel King has said that his client suffers from an unspecified mental illness. King has subpoenaed two witnesses for this week's hearing to testify about Holmes' state of mind before the massacre, according to court documents.
Authorities have said that Holmes bought a ticket to the Batman film, and that he left the theater minutes into the movie and propped open a rear exit door to allow himself a way back inside.
He then donned protective gear, armed himself with a shotgun, semi-automatic rifle and handgun, then returned to the auditorium moments later to spray moviegoers with gunfire, authorities said.
Officer Aaron Blue testified that just after Holmes surrendered, he blurted out that he had booby-trapped the house in which he lived with what Holmes called "improvised explosive devices." Bomb squad technicians disarmed homemade bombs without detonating any of them. Reported by guardian.co.uk 2 days ago.
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James Holmes preliminary hearing: Aurora cop recalls, "There was so much blood"
Aurora police Officer Justin Grizzle stood at the exit door to theater 9. A trail of blood ran along the concrete. A trail of people burst from the door toward him, their screams for help ringing in his ears. And behind him, in a patrol car, sat the man accused of causing the chaos.
Reported by TwinCities.com 2 days ago.
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Aurora theater shooting victim Caleb Medley to go home from long-term care
Aurora theater shooting victim Caleb Medley is expected to leave a rehabilitation center and return to his home on Jan.
Reported by Denver Post 2 days ago.
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Aurora 911 Calls Reveal Magnitude, Horror Of Theater Massacre
The second day of the preliminary hearing of James Holmes, suspected Aurora theater shooter, has brought even more emotional witness testimony as well as chilling 911 call audio from people within the theater desperate for help as an armor-clad gunman opened fire during a midnight screening of "The Dark Knight Rises" -- a rampage that left 12 dead and 58 wounded.
911 dispatchers said today in court that during a 10-minute span shortly after midnight on July 20, they received 41 emergency calls from the Aurora Century 16 movie theater. However, they also said that most of those calls were tragically drowned out by gunfire![ext]()
, Fox31 reports.
At 12:38 a.m., about 20 minutes after "The Dark Knight Rises" began playing, police received the first 911 call from inside the theater and although brief at only 27-seconds, it reveals the sheer magnitude of horror that played out that tragic night. The call came from Kevin Quinonez and police said they counted 30 gunshot booms audible during that 27-second clip![ext]()
, The Associated Press reports.
One of the most tragic audio clips that was played on Tuesday was a 4-minute call placed by Kaylin Bailey, a 13-year-old cousin of Veronica Moser-Sullivan, the youngest Aurora victim![ext]()
who eventually passed away at only 6-years-old, and Ashley Moser, mother of Veronica and one of the theater wounded who suffered paralysis due to the shooting![ext]()
.
"My two cousins, they're sitting on the floor... one of them" is not breathing, Kaylin told the dispatcher![ext]()
, according to The Denver Post. Dispatchers tried to give Bailey CPR instructions, but couldn't hear due to how loud it was in the theater. "I can't hear.. it's too loud... I can't hear you. I'm so sorry," Kaylin was heard saying to the dispatchers as she sobbed.
Also on day 2 of the preliminary hearing, FBI bomb technician Garret Gumbinner, revealed publicly for the first time the booby traps found inside Holmes' apartment. Gumbinner said that Holmes had three methods for the explosives to trigger in the apartment![ext]()
: trip wire, a pyrotechnic firing box and a launch-control system, 9News reports. The FBI bomb tech also said that there was enough napalm- and thermite-based explosives inside the gas-soaked apartment that if detonated it could have leveled a city block.
According to 7News, Gumbinner said a trip wire was found connected to some explosive materials and back to the door jamb of Holmes' apartment front door that would trigger an explosion if the door were to be opened. Gumbinner also said that loud music was playing from a computer inside the apartment that had been set on a 25 minute time delay, suggesting that the loud music was bait to encourage an entry through the front door.
"He said he was hoping that would cause a disturbance and police would respond to his apartment," Gumbiner said Holmes confirmed to him during an interview he conducted with Holmes in jail about the apartment booby traps![ext]()
.
Outside Holmes' apartment in a nearby dumpster, Gumbinner said Holmes had placed a garbage bag filled with a portable radio and a remote controlled toy car. Holmes' hope was to draw attention to the music playing from the radio so that someone might find the remote controlled toy car and attempt to operate it using the remote. If that would have happened it would have triggered a "pyrotechnic firing box" placed on top of a refrigerator inside the apartment which would have then set off the rest of the explosives inside.
Holmes, the onetime University of Colorado doctoral student of neuroscience, is charged with more than 160 counts including murder and attempted murder. The preliminary hearing is expected to last all week. Reported by Huffington Post 2 days ago.
911 dispatchers said today in court that during a 10-minute span shortly after midnight on July 20, they received 41 emergency calls from the Aurora Century 16 movie theater. However, they also said that most of those calls were tragically drowned out by gunfire
, Fox31 reports.At 12:38 a.m., about 20 minutes after "The Dark Knight Rises" began playing, police received the first 911 call from inside the theater and although brief at only 27-seconds, it reveals the sheer magnitude of horror that played out that tragic night. The call came from Kevin Quinonez and police said they counted 30 gunshot booms audible during that 27-second clip
, The Associated Press reports.One of the most tragic audio clips that was played on Tuesday was a 4-minute call placed by Kaylin Bailey, a 13-year-old cousin of Veronica Moser-Sullivan, the youngest Aurora victim
who eventually passed away at only 6-years-old, and Ashley Moser, mother of Veronica and one of the theater wounded who suffered paralysis due to the shooting."My two cousins, they're sitting on the floor... one of them" is not breathing, Kaylin told the dispatcher
, according to The Denver Post. Dispatchers tried to give Bailey CPR instructions, but couldn't hear due to how loud it was in the theater. "I can't hear.. it's too loud... I can't hear you. I'm so sorry," Kaylin was heard saying to the dispatchers as she sobbed.Also on day 2 of the preliminary hearing, FBI bomb technician Garret Gumbinner, revealed publicly for the first time the booby traps found inside Holmes' apartment. Gumbinner said that Holmes had three methods for the explosives to trigger in the apartment
: trip wire, a pyrotechnic firing box and a launch-control system, 9News reports. The FBI bomb tech also said that there was enough napalm- and thermite-based explosives inside the gas-soaked apartment that if detonated it could have leveled a city block.According to 7News, Gumbinner said a trip wire was found connected to some explosive materials and back to the door jamb of Holmes' apartment front door that would trigger an explosion if the door were to be opened. Gumbinner also said that loud music was playing from a computer inside the apartment that had been set on a 25 minute time delay, suggesting that the loud music was bait to encourage an entry through the front door.
"He said he was hoping that would cause a disturbance and police would respond to his apartment," Gumbiner said Holmes confirmed to him during an interview he conducted with Holmes in jail about the apartment booby traps
.Outside Holmes' apartment in a nearby dumpster, Gumbinner said Holmes had placed a garbage bag filled with a portable radio and a remote controlled toy car. Holmes' hope was to draw attention to the music playing from the radio so that someone might find the remote controlled toy car and attempt to operate it using the remote. If that would have happened it would have triggered a "pyrotechnic firing box" placed on top of a refrigerator inside the apartment which would have then set off the rest of the explosives inside.
Holmes, the onetime University of Colorado doctoral student of neuroscience, is charged with more than 160 counts including murder and attempted murder. The preliminary hearing is expected to last all week. Reported by Huffington Post 2 days ago.
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Aurora's servicing deal with Fed sheds new light on Lehman Brothers
Lehman Brothers is lost in the tale of Aurora Bank's mortgage servicing settlement with federal regulators this week. Apparently, the foreclosure practices that landed Lehman's former loan origination platform in trouble occurred after Lehman had already entered bankruptcy.
http://www.thestreet.com/story/11807732/1/lehman-brothers-ghost-haunts-bank-foreclosure-deal-street-whispers.html
TheStreet
Antoine Gara
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Reported by HousingWire 2 days ago.
http://www.thestreet.com/story/11807732/1/lehman-brothers-ghost-haunts-bank-foreclosure-deal-street-whispers.html
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Antoine Gara
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Reported by HousingWire 2 days ago.
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Video: Aurora 911 calls played at Holmes hearing
911 recordings of victims begging for help during the Aurora, Colo., theater shooting were played during the second day of the preliminary hearing for accused shooter James Holmes. Barry Petersen reports from the court house in Centennial, Colo.
Reported by CBS News 2 days ago.
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Man shot by Aurora police Sunday had history of armed robbery
Aurora police have released the name of a robbery suspect who was shot by a police officer during a foot chase early Sunday.
Reported by Denver Post 2 days ago.
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Aurora police say man at McDonald's can't remember his identity
Aurora police hope someone recognizes a man who says he can't remember his identity or past. He walked into the McDonald's restaurant at 14251 E. Colfax Ave. Saturday afternoon without any identification or cell phone and said he did know who he was.
Reported by Denver Post 2 days ago.
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Video: Aurora pretrial: Chilling 911 tapes played
During the pretrial hearing for the Aurora movie theater shooting, prosecutors played chilling 911 tapes and witnesses testified that shooting suspect James Holmes rigged an elaborate trap inside his apartment. Manual Bojorquez reports.
Reported by CBS News 1 day ago.
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Hearing for Aurora theater massacre suspect, James Holmes, likely to focus on his mental state
A prosecution witness is expected to continue his testimony Wednesday at a hearing for the man accused of killing 12 people and injuring 70 others during a shooting at an Aurora theater.
Reported by FOXNews.com 1 day ago.
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Man who suffered amnesia in Aurora is from N.M., reunited with family
A man suffering from amnesia, who sought help in an Aurora McDonald's, has been identified.
Reported by Denver Post 1 day ago.
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Defense to present evidence in Aurora theater shooting today
Prosecutors in the Aurora massacre case were set Wednesday to finish questioning their final witness for a preliminary hearing, and then the defense will have a chance to call witnesses. Lawyers for suspect James Holmes will likely focus on their client's mental health.
Reported by msnbc.com 1 day ago.
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James Holmes preliminary hearing: Testimony about Aurora theater shooting continues for third day
Courtrooms are full for a third day as the preliminary hearing for suspected Aurora theater shooter James Holmes continues Wednesday.
Reported by Denver Post 23 hours ago.
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James Holmes preliminary hearing: Holmes took photos of Aurora theater month in advance
CENTENNIAL — Prosecutors revealed Wednesday that Aurora theater shooting suspect James Holmes took photos of the Century 16 theater a month before the July 20 massacre.
Reported by Denver Post 22 hours ago.
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Photos show Aurora suspect smiling with gun
Hours before the Aurora multiplex massacre, suspect James Holmes took creepy cellphone pictures of himself, smiling as he posed next to the muzzle of a Glock handgun, prosecutors said Wednesday.
Reported by msnbc.com 21 hours ago.
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Fitch updates Aurora's servicer rating
Fitch Ratings updated Aurora Loan Services residential mortgage servicer rating, citing a lack of information after Nationstar's acquisition of the firm.
http://www.marketwatch.com/story/fitch-removes-aurora-loan-services-from-watch-evolving-affirms-withdraws-us-rmbs-servicer-ratings-2013-01-09
Fitch Ratings
Fitch Ratings Staff
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Reported by HousingWire 38 minutes ago.
http://www.marketwatch.com/story/fitch-removes-aurora-loan-services-from-watch-evolving-affirms-withdraws-us-rmbs-servicer-ratings-2013-01-09
Fitch Ratings
Fitch Ratings Staff
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Reported by HousingWire 38 minutes ago.
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