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Originally posted by Asktheanimals
Thought I would add that looking at pictures of both the AR15 and the shotgun supposedly used by Holmes neither one had a sling on it! That would make it impossible for him to shoot one while holding the other.
So, does this mean we have a second shooter?
Originally posted by Ook33
reply to post by Sek82
Well, concerning that blood trail, I sure would like to know how it came here. But I think that some people must have taken the emergency exit door during the shooting, because the killer was apparently moving, and did not stay near the exit door. Some people certainly took this door to get out while the shooter was far from it, hence the blood trail on the outside, going to a possible car parked far away from the KIA.
Originally posted by Ook33
reply to post by CajunMetal
I believe you, but what would be the point of a wounded man getting out of a car and going into the theater ? I have a hard time figuring a scene like this one. If a person was helping the hurted one and dragging him/her out of the theater, this person could have been "walking" backwards (I don't know if I'm clear enough in what I'm trying to explain, english isn't my first language), which would explain the direction of the bloodtrail.
Originally posted by zeozot
Originally posted by Ook33
reply to post by CajunMetal
I believe you, but what would be the point of a wounded man getting out of a car and going into the theater ? I have a hard time figuring a scene like this one. If a person was helping the hurted one and dragging him/her out of the theater, this person could have been "walking" backwards (I don't know if I'm clear enough in what I'm trying to explain, english isn't my first language), which would explain the direction of the bloodtrail.
If you look closely you can see on either side of the blood trail bloody shoe prints, one set tennis shoes, the other look like flip flops, possibly they had carried the victim by the arms dragging them out of harms way, backwards possibly. The spatter almost looks like arterial spray, could have been a neck wound, as it suddenly slows down quite a bit mid building, then picks up a bit again, ending in a big pool of blood near the gas mask location.
I believe the accomplice took the same route, with the gas mask as a precaution should they need to go into the theater, perhaps they were supposed to go in and didn't and were in charge of watching that nobody stumbled upon the scene and also to keep Holmes in the vicinity, perhaps still administering drugs. Nobody saw a second shooter or anyone else enter. I think they ran off to the end of the building, got into the getaway car hidden at the back, either with driver waiting or driving them self, and sped off to the grass and 4 lane to get away from the scene.
I believe the actual shooter ran out the door past Holmes car, making sure he was still in it, peeled off the riot gear as he ran to the front of the building wearing street clothes to blend in and make his getaway. Holmes would have taken at least 2 strong men to move, so I believe there were at least 2 others directly involved in the shooting. His mug shot wasn't taken until the day of the first court appearance, likely because he was in really rough shape due to the drugs they gave him, couldn't make it too obvious as a drugged comatose shooter is very unlikely.edit on 7-8-2012 by zeozot because: (no reason given)