Colorado Shooting Prompts Heightened Awareness at Some Area Theatres
St. Louis County police have announced they will increase patrols.
The mass shooting at the première of The Dark Knight Rises in Aurora, CO, has prompted some St. Louis-area movie theaters to consider increased security. At approximately 1 a.m. Friday, a man wearing a gas mask entered the Colorado theater during the midnight showing of the newest Batman movie, hurled a gas canister and then began shooting, the Associated Press reported. At least 50 are injured and 12 have been confirmed dead. Police took 24-year old James Holmes into custody for the shooting early Friday morning. No motive has been released. The shooting has prompted movie theaters locally and across the country to work with local police. AMC also announced on its Facebook page a ban on "costumes that make other guests feel …
