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Witness recounts Colorado theater shooting

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At least 12 people are dead after a shooting inside a crowded Colorado movie theater.

Investigators say a 24-year-old gunman entered the theater during a midnight showing of "The Dark Knight Rises" and opened fire on the crowd.

Alex Malono was watching the movie on a neighboring screen and said moviegoers at first thought the loud bangs were part of the special effects.

He fled the theater when bullets pierced the wall near his seat.

The gunman was found outside the theater taken into custody shortly afterwards.