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Post by RhodoraO on Mar 27, 2017 22:17:43 GMT
Live Aurora Updates - NYtimes - Part 15
9:45 P.M.Police Suspend Efforts to Enter Suspect’s Home
Speaking during a news conference, Aurora Police Chief Dan Oates confirmed that law enforcement officials had suspended efforts to get into the apartment on Friday night. On Saturday, he said, the police, aided by experts from the federal government, would once again try to figure out a way to enter the apartment.
“It is a very vexing problem how to enter that apartment safely,” he said.
Noting that he was not an expert on explosives, Mr. Oates said he had never seen anything like what they had seen in the apartment, noting what looked like jars full of some kind of liquid and other jars full of ammunition, connected by wires.
Because the site could not be made safe, all those who had been evacuated from the suspect’s building and four neighboring apartment complexes would not be allowed to spend the night in their homes.
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Post by RhodoraO on Mar 27, 2017 22:26:55 GMT
Live Aurora Updates - NYTimes - Part 16 (last)
10:02 P.M.Colorado Governor Cites ‘Anger That Can’t Find Focus’
Gov. John Hickenlooper of Colorado, at times struggling to find words to do justice to the tragedy, described “an anger that can’t find focus” at an emotional news conference Friday night.
“It is an act that defies description,” Mr. Hickenlooper said.
After praising the police for their rapid response and hospital workers for their heroic efforts, the governor described the tremendous challenges ahead for the families of those killed and the hardships many of the injured are still likely to face.
There were still 30 people hospitalized, 11 in critical condition, he said.
Some of those people, he said, might be left with “lifetime disabilities.” As he spoke, he seemed to choke back tears.
Aurora Police Chief Dan Oates offered few new details in the investigation, saying that even if the police were aware of a motive, he would not discuss it publicly.
Mr. Oates said that the suspect, James Holmes, had legally purchased four guns in the last 60 days from two gun shops. Mr. Holmes also legally bought more than 6,000 rounds of ammunition on the Internet, Mr. Oates said.
Earlier in the day, Mr. Oates met with family members of those still searching for information about loved ones, who were trying to determine if they were among the casualties. He described all the efforts being made to identify the 10 victims who died in the theater and whose bodies were not removed until 5 p.m. Mountain time. He said he hoped to have a full list of names later in the night.
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