A MASKED gunman has opened fire on patrons at a cinema in the US screening the new Batman film.
There are unconfirmed reports of 10 dead and at least 20 injured in the shooting at at a shopping mall in Aurora, Colorado.
The incident occurred at a cinema showing the Batman film The Dark Knight Rises, a police official told NBC News.
One suspect was in custody, police said. It was unclear whether other suspects were involved.
The injured were being transported to three local hospitals.
There are reports of casualties but these have not been confirmed.
Local radio station KOA reports 10 people are dead, citing witnesses at the scene.
This has not been confirmed by authorities.
KOA reports that a figure in a gas mask had opened fire at the showing in a mall in the suburb of Aurora and set off a smoke or tear gas bomb.
The bomb squad is also on the scene.
Aurora, a suburb of Denver, is not far from Littleton, scene of the Columbine High School massacre in 1999 that claimed 13 lives.
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e:I'm listening to live coverage, 10 confirmed dead, 39 injured so far
