The identity of the shooting suspect: a doctoral student in neurology at the University of Colorado (picture)

The identity of the shooting suspect: a doctoral student in neurology at the University of Colorado (picture) The shooting suspect James...

The shooting suspect James-Holmes (James-Holmes)

Denver police quickly arrested the suspect in the case after the shooting. The gunman did not offer any resistance when he was arrested. After investigation, the suspect was a white male named James Holmes, born in December 1987, about 1.8 meters tall. He was dressed in black, wearing a bulletproof vest and goggles or a gas mask at the time of the attack.

Sources say that Holmes is a local who studied neuroscience at Denver Medical College in Colorado and will receive a Ph.D., but dropped out last month. Holmes had no previous criminal record, and he did not have a legal gun license. Therefore, the origin of the four firearms found by the police - an assault rifle, a Remington shotgun, and two pistols - was questionable. Some reports believe that the suspect made relatively complete preparations and had relatively advanced equipment before committing the crime. But the suspect's motive remains unclear.

After his arrest, Holmes claimed he planted an explosive device at the residence. The police subsequently evacuated the crowd around the residence and broke in through the fire escape ladder and discovered several bombs with extremely sophisticated designs. Police said it could take hours or even days to defuse the bomb.

Currently, the FBI is cooperating with the local police to investigate this incident. The police believe that the attack was carried out by an individual attacker. White House spokesman Jay Carney said the government believed the shooting was not related to terrorism.

In addition, a woman from San Diego, USA, claimed that her son was the suspect in the shooting and that the police had "apprehended the right person." She said: "You have arrested the right person. I need to tell the police. I want to fly to Colorado."

The suspect in the Denver shooting wore a Batman costume when committing the crime

CNTV news (online news broadcast Reporter Gong Ying reported) Around 00:30 local time on the 20th (around 15:30 Beijing time on the 20th), a serious shooting occurred in Denver, Colorado, USA. According to CCTV reporters in Washington late at night on the 20th, Beijing time, the shooting incident has killed 12 people and injured at least 38 people, of which 18 were seriously injured and 9 were in "very serious" condition.

According to foreign media reports, the shooting occurred about half an hour after the premiere of "Batman Begins: The Dark Knight Rises." Witnesses said that the attacker was wearing a Batman costume. When he appeared in front of the cinema, many people even thought it was a specially arranged part of the premiere. It wasn't until people were bleeding and screams started that everyone realized it was an attack.

According to CCTV reporters, the suspect’s name was James Holmes, who was born in December 1987, and he has legal right to reside in the United States. According to foreign reports, the suspect in the shooting was a former medical student at the University of Colorado, but has now dropped out and is not on the police watch list, which means that he has no previous felony record. The police said that the suspect had only received one ticket from the traffic police before. However, judging from the suspect's equipment, including a rifle, a pistol, a professional mask, and a bulletproof vest, it is clear that the attack was a planned and premeditated shooting.

The police have not yet announced the suspect’s motive. According to US media reports, new speculation is emerging that the suspect is a super fan of Batman and committed the crime to imitate movie scenes.

The Chinese Consulate General in Chicago stated that there is currently no information about Chinese people being harmed in this shooting incident. According to reports, Colorado is not a major inhabited area for Chinese, and the possibility of Chinese being killed is not very high.