June 30, 2016 Litigation

Cinemark is Not Liable for Theater Mass Shooting

On July 20, 2012, James Eagan Holmes carried out a mass shooting that occurred inside of a Century 16 movie theater in Aurora, Colorado, during a midnight screening of the film The Dark Knight Rises. Holmes was dressed in tactical clothing, set off tear gas grenades and shot into the audience with multiple firearms. Twelve people were killed and 70 others were injured. James Eagan Holmes confessed to the shooting but pleaded not guilty by reason of insanity. Arapahoe County prosecutors sought the death …