ABC News: U.S.: Aurora Police: Officers on Scene in 60-90 Seconds

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Aurora Police: Officers on Scene in 60-90 Seconds Jul 20th 2012, 19:30 The police chief in the Denver suburb where a gunman shot 71 people says the suspect was arrested soon after officers arrived. Aurora Police Chief Dan Oates says hundreds of calls came in starting at 12:39 a.m. MDT Friday and officers were on the scene within 60 to 90 seconds. He says 24-year-old James Holmes was taken into custody at his white Hyundai parked in back of the theater. Oates says eventually, 200 officers responded. The chief says officers found an AR-15 assault rifle â€" the civilian form of the M-16 â€" a Remington 12-guage shotgun and a .40-caliber Glock handgun in the theater and another identical handgun in the car. Oates says the gunman set off two devices to distract the crowd that released a smoke or an irritant.

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