Aurora Townhouse Shooting: 4 Dead, Including Gunman

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http://abcnews.go.com/US/aurora-townhouse-shooting-dead-including-gunman/story?id=18139099#.UOi2yXeq4t4
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Four people were killed, including the gunman, during a hostage standoff this morning at a townhouse in Aurora, Colo., police said.

Police pumped tear gas into the home in an attempt to get the gunman to leave, and then went into the home, ABC News Denver affiliate KMGH-TV reported.

The three people found dead in the home are believed to be relatives of the shooter, Aurora Police Sgt. Cassidee Carlson told KMGH. A fourth person was found unharmed, she said.

Officers responded to the home after the first reports of gunshots came in around 3 a.m.

The suspected gunman was found dead inside the townhome at 9 a.m., but police were not sure when he had been shot by officers or killed himself, she said.

"We're just getting in there with our crime scene detectives, so obviously we'll have to determine if it was our rounds or his rounds," Carlson said. "This is a big investigation, and a lot is entailed."

[Panasonic]

1. There's an existing thread

http://www.democraticunderground.com/1014357610

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3. In LBN

Thanks

[HockeyMom]

2. Aren't the dead (hostages) family members?

Not unusual.

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4. Yep murder by gun is the norm n/t

[Robb]

5. Well, he would've held off SWAT with a hammer if his gun was outlawed.

Or something.

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6. Yah think