When you’re planning for active shooter event response, consider what large venues might be targeted and what issues like this might surface. On one of the 911 tapes, a terrified theatergoer yells through the phone, “ You need to stop the movie!!!”Īs would be expected, when the gunfire erupted, theater workers fled leaving no one to power down the sound/projection system. The high volume of the theatre sound system on top of the sounds of gunfire, fire alarms going off and terrified people screaming compounded the cacophony and contributed to overall confusion and sensory overload for both victims and first responders. Throughout the incident, the Batman movie kept running which added to the chaos. Here are a few areas of consideration they focused on: Their experiences and advice can help you and your partner first-response agencies be better prepared to navigate a crisis like this. As law enforcement, EMS and fire responded to the theater, unexpected issues surfaced that every first response agency can learn from.Īs part of this year’s Calibre Press-sponsored Patrol Tactics Conference, Aurora PD Commander Jad Lanigan and former Aurora SWAT Commander Mike Dailey-both key players in leading the response to this incident-shared the insider insights they’re now cleared to discuss. The incident was not only deadly, it was also tactically eye-opening. 12 people were killed and 70 were injured after tactically clad active shooter James Holmes opened fire on terrified theatergoers during a midnight screening of the Batman movie The Dark Knight Rises. The mass shooting at the Century 16 movie theater in Aurora, CO in 2012 stands as one of the most murderous events in recent memory.
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