AURORA, CO. -- (CBS/AP) Police say the Colorado shooting suspect planned the rampage that killed 12 and injured dozens of others at a suburban movie theater with "calculation and deliberation."
The shooting suspect
Police say James Holmes, 24, received months of deliveries in advance that authorities believe armed him for battle and were used to rig his apartment with explosives aimed at killing first responders.
Aurora Police Chief Dan Oates says "You think we're angry? We sure as hell are angry."
Bomb technicians were successful in deactivating an explosive device installed inside Holmes' apartment Saturday. A law enforcement official, citing the ongoing investigation, spoke on condition of anonymity to The Associated Press and said officers disarmed one explosive with a "water shot" - a device that emits a shock wave and water,
Officers are evaluating a second disarmed explosive with a robot-mounted video camera. Earlier Saturday, bomb experts executed a controlled detonation of a triggering device in the apartment.
Police said the apartment was rigged to detonate on a presumed police entry when the suspect set up loud music to be playing, while he was on his way to the movie theater. First responders would then be sent to the apartment, on the opposite side of town where the gunman planned to wage his assault. Read more on Holmes' arsenal here.
The Aurora shooting victims
They had one thing in common: They were eager to watch a new action film, the newest Batman movie, "Dark Knight Rises.
In the span of a few minutes hundreds of people in an Aurora, Colo., movie theater were terrorized when a masked gunman entered an auditorium at the Century 16 multiplex, threw a gas canister, and opened fire.
In the smoky dark, moviegoers tried to run or crawl for cover. In what was the worst mass shooting in U.S. history, 12 people were killed and 58 injured.
After day of agony, families in Colorado get tragic confirmationAmong the victims: A hero who tried to block his girlfriend's body from bullets. A man celebrating his birthday. A young sports reporter, who had coincidentally survived a mass shooting just months before. A Navy sailor from nearby Buckley Air Force Base. A six-year-old girl. The identities of those who were killed early Friday are slowly being confirmed by authorities and family members. You can read about them here.
The FBI says there's no indication that the shooting is linked to any terrorist groups. There was no immediate word of any motive.
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