Four dead in Aurora shootings

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Matt Flener, a reporter for Colorado's 9 News, has tweeted a picture of the house where four people, including a gunman, died today:

A good view of town home where 4 ppl died including gunman in Aurora, Colo. this morning http://t.co/ykDf9Drc

From @mattflener on Twitter: ( 5:56 pm, Sat 05 Jan 2013)

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• Police entered a residence in Aurora, Colorado, after several hours of failed negotiations with the gunman, who had barricaded himself inside.

• The gunman fired shots at police from a second-storey window before he was killed as SWAT officers stormed the building. It is not yet known if officers shot the suspect or if he shot himself.
• Inside the building officers found three other people shot dead.

• One person inside had escaped and alerted authorities.
• Officials notified neighbours of an emergency around 3:00am local time (10:00am GMT) and evacuated several blocks, Aurora police spokeswoman Cassidee Carlson told KUSA-TV.

The fatal shootings in Aurora come six months after a man shot dead 12 people and wounded 58 more at a cinema in the city.

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Police in Aurora said four people, including a gunman, are dead after a stand-off at a Colorado home.

Melissa Blasius, a reporter for Colorado's 9 News, has tweeted:

Aurora hostage situation over. Four people dead including gunman. #9NEWS

From @MelissaBlasius on Twitter: ( 4:19 pm, Sat 05 Jan 2013)

Aurora PD says one survivor got out of townhouse early this morning. Police say she reported 3 lifeless bodies and gunman. #9NEWS

From @MelissaBlasius on Twitter: ( 4:25 pm, Sat 05 Jan 2013)

Aurora PD shot and killed barricaded man about 8:30 a.m. Officers say he had shot at them and would't come out even when tear gassed #9NEWS

From @MelissaBlasius on Twitter: ( 4:29 pm, Sat 05 Jan 2013)

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