Crime & Safety
No Incidents at Monrovia Theater for 'Dark Knight' Premiere
Nothing out of the ordinary happened at Monrovia's Krikorian Theater midnight premiere of "The Dark Knight Rises," police said. The film's studio has canceled the Paris premiere after a shooting rampage left at least 12 dead in Colorado theater.
Police said Friday morning that no incidents were reported at the midnight premiere of "The Dark Knight Rises" in Monrovia as details of a shooting at a Colorado theater continue to emerge.
At least 12 people died and dozens were wounded after a masked gunman opened fire at a crowded theater showing the movie in Aurora, Colo., according to multiple reports.
Police did not receive any reports of problems at the midnight showing of the film at the in Monrovia, according to Monrovia Police Lt. Zeke Cereceres.
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Todd Cummings, vice president of operations for Reel Services Management, which operates Krikorian theaters, said that the theater will continue to show the movie as planned.
Warner Bros., the studio that made the 'The Dark Knight Rises,' has already cancelled the Paris premiere. The Los Angeles Police Department sent officers to check on the Hollywood premiere of the film but no security concerns were reported, according to the Los Angeles Times.
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