Also after listening to the dispatch tapes, there are some other serious questions about the official story. There are pretty solid reports that there was a second shooter. There first are these two:
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At 12:51 (0051), An officer reports “that [the] suspect [is] saying he’s the only one but I’m getting conflicting descriptions from the witnesses here.”
15 minutes after they already had Holmes is detained a call goes out over radio:
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“OK, suspect is gonna be male of unknown race, black camo outfit, possibly wearing a vest, gas mask, and has multiple long guns.”
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“suspect in all black, black tactical mask, black tactical helmet, gas mask, at least one hand gun, possible shot gun, possible long gun.”
What is important to note here is that Holmes has already been detained for over 15 minutes at this point. If he was detained while wearing this gear and all the guns had been located in his vehicle, why would they be looking for other suspects in slightly different or even similar attire?
There is also a problem with what seems to be multiple vehicles and plates reported at the scene. Around time of the second shooter description data is returned on a Colorado license plate reportedly attached to the vehicle used by one of the suspects. The address provided to the officers on site did not match the address known to be that of suspect Holmes.
At 0117, another on-site officer states that they need to clear the area so that they can clear the suspect’s Holmes car with the bomb unit. A minute later a patrol officer reports that he is going to the address where the Colorado plate suspect vehicle is registered to perform surveillance, perhaps to watch for other possible suspects returning to that location. Again, the address associated with the vehicle does not match the physical address where the fire trucks and bomb squads congregated, which was at the address with the rigged devices commonly displayed in the news. It is relevant to note that there was no indication that police were aware that the suspect’s apartment was rigged with explosives at this time, based on the radio transmissions and dispatch records.
As the on-site officers already at the theater work to clear the parking lots (examining the cars for bombs, people hiding, etc.), the nearby mall and the rest of the theater, some of the officers begin to interview victims who say they witnessed the shooting. At 0124, an order over the radio was given to “confirm the plates,” and a need to start as quickly as possible, to get suspect descriptions from key witnesses because of initial conflicting information. As the officers get relevant information, they report to dispatch. Twelve minutes later, at 0136, another officer reports
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“I had another witness say green camouflage pants.”
At 0149, a report from an officer at the scene states that “it’s gonna be a Hyundai Accent, Tennessee plates…directly in front of the doors. Charcoal color, possible just a thermos but it’s covered up. Possible secondary device. Registered to an address out of Columbia TN “clear”
At 0155, an officer breaks the temporary radio silence with the following report:
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“It sounds like we have possibly two shooters. One that was in theater 8…and one that came in from the outside theater 9. It sounds like it was a coordinated attack.”
It is confirmed that the police had James Holmes in custody at the scene almost immediately upon their arrival. Although Holmes reportedly made claims that he was the “only one,” on-site officers appear not to believe him based on conflicting (and some corroborating) witness accounts, the report from a construction worker seeing an unidentified subject feeing the area “bolting,” and the starkly different descriptions of attire of the suspect(s) observed by witnesses.
Another notable observation, or significant omission, is the lack of any mention that the suspect’s apartment was rigged with explosives. It has been publicly reported that the suspect warned officers early during his custody at the scene. Despite this alleged warning, note that an officer departs the crime scene at 0117, destined for the suspect’s residence (although to a notably different address), likely to watch for other possible suspects returning to that location.
Clearly, radio communications from officers at the scene strongly indicate that the responding police officers believed that more than one suspect was involved based on their observations at the scene and in spite of the utterances of the suspect. The possibility that more than one person was involved is later supported by the presence of other, duplicate equipment, including an second gas mask found at the NE corner of the theater complex—approximately 25 parking slots away from the alleged shooter’s vehicle.
Although it is normal for first reports to be incorrect or due to the chaos and conflicting eyewitness accounts, it is obvious that the radio traffic identifies two separate vehicles, at least two distinctly different individuals or suspects, and more equipment than carried by a single suspect.
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Edited by Test Theory, 04 August 2012 - 07:02 PM.
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Gummug, on 02 August 2012 - 04:26 AM, said:
