Mayor Hogan: Some Shooting Victims May Not Live
DENVER (AP/CBS4) - The mayor of Aurora, the site of one of the worst mass shootings in U.S. history, says some victims are still terribly injured and may not live.
Aurora Mayor Steve Hogan says he and his staff visited victims in various hospitals on Saturday.
He told ABC's "This Week" that some victims must still undergo major surgery.
The shooting at a screening of the new Batman movie early Friday killed 12 people and wounded 58 others. Aurora police said Saturday there has been no change from the 11 people Chief Dan Oates previously reported to be in critical condition.
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Hogan also appeared on CBS's "Face the Nation" with Bob Schieffer.
"There are people who have had already numerous surgeries, numerous brain surgeries. There are some folks that are in bad shape," he told Schieffer. "Some of these victims ... are going to be paralyzed for life."
He said the mood of the town is not yet angry, but in mourning. "But no one's bitterly angry, at least not yet.
Hogan says the city is grieving and then will begin the healing process. He says a vigil scheduled for Sunday night will help.
"I think, you know, we're starting now to go through that grieving process, and I think some of that will come out, but not yet," he said.
Aurora Police Chief Dan Oates also appeared on "Face the Nation." He commented on a person investigators talked with who was an acquaintance of Holmes'.
"We're interested in anyone who knew or had contact with the suspect, and this was a person who had contact with the suspect, a casual acquaintance. We found him yesterday. We interviewed him. The relationship was really inconsequential. And we're happy that we spoke to him but that's all that was. And as a responsible part of this investigation, we would be doing that with any of his acquaintances," Oates said.
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