Here's a guide to some key questions in the wake of the mass shooting at a Colorado movie theater during a showing of "The Dark Knight Rises."
Q: WHAT HAPPENED?
A: Shortly after midnight Friday, a gunman wearing a gas mask and black SWAT gear set off a gas canister and then opened fire inside a crowded theater in the Denver suburb of Aurora, Colo., killing 12 people and wounding nearly 60 others, authorities said. The suspect was arrested near a car behind the theater and identified as 24-year-old James Holmes. Authorities did not release a motive. The FBI said there was no indication of ties to any terrorist groups.
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Q: WHO IS THE SUSPECT?
A: Holmes was studying neuroscience in a Ph.D. program at the University of Colorado-Denver but was about to drop out. He enrolled in June 2011 but left a year later, though it wasn't immediately clear why.
He played soccer at Westview High School in the San Diego area and graduated with honors from the University of California, Riverside, in spring 2010 with a bachelor's degree in neuroscience.
Those who knew Holmes described him as a shy, intelligent man who grew up in San Diego with parents who were active in their well-to-do suburban neighborhood.
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Tom Sullivan, center, embraces family members outside Gateway High School where he has been searching franticly for his son Alex Sullivan who celebrated his 27th birthday by going to see "The Dark Knight Rises," movie where a gunman opened fire Friday, July 20, 2012, in Aurora, Colo. (AP Photo/Barry Gutierrez)
Close Police in San Diego read a statement from family members in which they said their hearts go out to those involved. The family said they're cooperating with authorities in San Diego and Aurora, and are trying to process everything.
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Q: WHAT IS GOING ON AT HOLMES' APARTMENT?
A: Police said the third-floor apartment was booby trapped, so they've evacuated five surrounding buildings. Police are holding off entering the residence until Saturday as bomb technicians determine how to disarm flammable or explosive material.
"It's a pretty extensive booby trap. We're not sure what it's attached to. There are trip wires. There are three containers and we don't know what it's inside," said Chris Henderson, deputy Aurora fire chief.
The apartment is about four miles from the theater.
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Q: ARE MOVIE THEATERS STILL SHOWING THE FILM?
A: Yes, though theaters and police increased security and AMC Theaters, the nation's second-largest chain, barred customers from wearing masks or costumes. Some fans were nervous about going to see the film, but many were undeterred.
Two police officers were stationed outside the AMC theater in New York's Times Square, which had showings beginning every 20 minutes Friday. Later in the day, the officers gave way to a police cruiser that was parked out front with an officer in it. At the Regal Gallery Place multiplex in downtown Washington, theater employees searched patrons' bags and purses while taking their tickets.
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Q: WHO WAS HURT IN THE THEATER?
A: Many victims treated at hospitals were under 40, including a 4-month-old baby and 6-year-old. The oldest reported patient was 45.
Victims were treated for chemical exposure, apparently related to canisters thrown by the gunman, and gunshot and shrapnel wounds. Eleven remain in critical condition.
The Defense Department said two sailors and an airman were wounded and one sailor was unaccounted for in the shooting.
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Q: WAS THERE ANY LINK BETWEEN THE SHOOTING AND THE MOVIE?
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