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Police: Up to 20 injured in Colo. mall shooting; hospital prepares for several victims

Published on July 20, 2012; Published on July 20, 2012

Topics :: Medical Center , Denver , Aurora, Colo.

AURORA, Colo. - Police say up to 20 people have been injured in a shooting at a movie theatre near Denver.

Aurora, Colo. police say there are fatalities but they don't know how many.

Police dispatchers say calls about the shooting started coming in about 12:30 a.m. Friday from a mall theatre that was showing the Batman movie "The Dark Knight Rises."

Police say one person has been arrested, but no other details were available.

Police spokeswoman Cassidee Carlson says "the scene is still very active and we have little information for release at this time."

Swedish Medical Center spokeswoman Nicole Williams says two of the injured have arrived at her hospital in critical condition, and they hospital has been told there could be several more.

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