Police are reporting that 12 people have been killed in a shooting at a midnight screening of the new Batman movie in Denver. The suspect, James Holmes, 24, walked into the theatre dressed in body armour while carrying three weapons, including an assault rifle. Witnesses say that Holmes entered a side door of the theatre wearing a gas mask and set off two smoke devices before opening fire. In addition to the 12 people who died in the attack, another 59 were injured. The death toll may rise because some of the wounds are being reported as being "serious". Authorities believe that Holmes was acting alone but are puzzled by the shooting because he was apparently "not on anybody's radar screen - nothing." At first, those attending the midnight screening believed that Holmes was part of the show. A number of details are still unknown because the investigation is still in its early stages. (The New York Times)
1) Mountie convicted of obstruction of justice in deadly B.C. crash discharged Source: Vancouver Sun
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| RCMP officer Cpl. Benjamin "Monty" Robinson arrives at court in New Westminister, B.C. Friday, March 23, 2012. Robinson has been discharged from the RCMP. (Jonathan Hayward / CP) |
Cpl. Benjamin Robinson, the disgraced RCMP officer who was involved in the death of Robert Dziekanski in 2007, voluntarily left the force on Friday. Robinson also faces obstruction of justice charges in a tragic accident that claimed the life of 21-year-old Orion Hutchinson. The officer's vehicle struck Hutchinson's motorcycle in Delta, south of Vancouver, in October 2008. In his obstruction of justice trial, the defendant claimed that he went home after the accident and did two shots of vodka to "calm his nerves." According to the article posted on the Vancouver Sun website, a judge concluded that Robinson was using his training as a RCMP officer in an attempt to fend of impaired driving accusations. The former officer is also facing charges in connection with their testimony at the public inquiry into Dziekanski's death at a Vancouver airport. The Polish man was a new immigrant who did not speak English and had been in the airport for over 10 hours. After so much time stuck in the terminal, Dziekanski began throwing furniture. The officers approached the man and repeatedly stunned him with a Taser gun.
I'm cutting today's post short due to time restraints but here are other top stories from today:
Olympic torch: Flame makes dramatic arrival in London
U.N. Extends Syria Mission as Violence Rises to New Heights
Struggle to identify Bulgaria bus suicide bomber
China pledges to work with ASEAN to safeguard peace in South China Sea
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