Photos: 2012 top news stories from near and far
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COLORADO MOVIE THEATER SHOOTING
Just after midnight on July 20, 2012, police say James Holmes, dressed in black and sporting nearly head-to-toe tactical garb, set off some sort of smoke bomb inside Theater 9 of the Century 16 movie theater in Aurora, Colo. Holmes allegedly began shooting at the audience, who was there to see a premiere of the new Batman movie, "The Dark Knight Rises." Twelve people were killed, 58 others injured. Holmes surrendered to police soon after the massacre in the parking lot behind the theater. Holmes is charged with multiple first-degree murder and attempted murder counts.
James Holmes makes his first court appearance at the Arapahoe County on July 23, 2012 in Centennial, Colorado. (Photo: RJ Sangosti-Pool/Getty Images)
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