Map: 2012 Aurora shooting location
14300 East Alameda Avenue, Aurora, CO 80012
The movie theater and its related locations are marked below.
GPS Coordinates
39.705718, -104.820584
39°42'20.58"N 104°49'14.10"W
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Crime Location · Aurora, Colorado
The movie theater where the 2012 Aurora shooting took place
On July 20, 2012, a gunman named James Holmes opened fire on an audience at this movie theater in Aurora, Colorado.
Twelve people lost their lives in the attack, including a six-year-old girl.
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The following locations are related to the movie theater. Please note that the descriptions for these images may lack context if you have not read the main article.
Shooting
This Google Street View image shows the exit door for Theater 9 (yellow circle) and the spot where Holmes parked his vehicle (red ellipse). Roughly twenty minutes into the movie, the 24-year-old stood up and left via the exit door. He then walked to his car, grabbed his weapons, and returned. Following the shooting, Aurora police officer Jason Oviatt found Holmes standing next to his vehicle at the back of the multiplex. At first, Oviatt mistook him for another officer, as he was wearing a tactical helmet, gas mask, and tactical clothing. However, he soon noticed that he was acting oddly. When Oviatt ordered Holmes to get on his knees, he did so and put up no resistance. During the arrest, he seemed calm and "disconnected". After being taken into custody, he told the officers how many guns he had. He also informed them that he had acted alone and that his apartment was rigged with explosives.
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