President Barack Obama walks off the stage after speaking about the Aurora, Colorado shooting in Fort Myers, Florida, July 20, 2012.
Bomb squad experts in Colorado say they will try again Saturday to enter a gunman＇s booby-trapped apartment, after failing to gain entrance Friday to the residence of the suspect accused of mass murder.
A dozen people were killed and 70 others wounded early Friday when police say James Holmes began his rampage in a movie theater in the Denver suburb of Aurora. Eleven survivors are in critical condition.
Authorities say Holmes opened fire during the premiere of The Dark Knight Rises, the latest Batman movie. The 24-year-old suspect was detained shortly after the shootings.
President Barack Obama said in his weekly address Saturday the massacre in Colorado was "beyond reason," and if there is anything to learn from the tragedy, "it＇s a reminder that life is fragile."
Mr. Obama said what matters in life is "how we choose to treat one another, and love one another."
He said he and his wife, Michelle, would "hug our girls a little tighter," as he said he was sure many parents would do with their children.
But Obama added, "for those parents who may not be so fortunate, we need to embrace them and let them know we will be there for them as a nation."
The president encouraged everyone to take time for "prayer and reflection" for the victims of the mass shooting and their families and friends, and also for the victims of the "less publicized acts of violence that plague our communities on a daily basis." |
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