A multitude of pictures have emerged from the scene of today's senseless shootings in Aurora, Colorado, after a masked gunman opened fire on a packed theatre audience.
They illustrate the size of the police response as the emergency services attended the scene where 12 people have died and many more have been seriously injured.
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The theatre where the shooting happened
Bomb squads were called to the suspect's apartment after Holmes told police that there were more explosives there.
The pictures also capture the emotional moments when survivors were reunited with family members after the shooting.
James Holmes, 24, has been arrested in connection with the shooting