Bomb squads disarm traps at Colo. suspect's apt
By MEAD GRUVER and GILLIAN FLACCUSBy MEAD GRUVER and GILLIAN FLACCUS, Associated Press?
?Members of law enforcement wearing body armor and helmets prepare to what ATF sources describe as a"water shot" in the apartment of alleged gunman James Holmes Saturday, July 21, 2012 in Aurora , Colo. The "water shot" is exploded and used to disrupt the device. Authorities reported that 12 died and more than three dozen people were shot during an assault at a movie theatre midnight premiere of "The Dark Knight Rises." (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)
Members of law enforcement wearing body armor and helmets prepare to what ATF sources describe as a"water shot" in the apartment of alleged gunman James Holmes Saturday, July 21, 2012 in Aurora , Colo. The "water shot" is exploded and used to disrupt the device. Authorities reported that 12 died and more than three dozen people were shot during an assault at a movie theatre midnight premiere of "The Dark Knight Rises." (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)
Debris and cords fall out of a window as a "water shot" explodes in the apartment of alleged gunman James Holmes Saturday, July 21, 2012 in Aurora , Colo. Authorities reported that 12 died and more than three dozen people were shot during an assault at a movie theatre midnight premiere of "The Dark Knight Rises." (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)
Sgt. Cassidy Carlson, center, spokesperson for the Aurora Police Department, speaks during a media availability near the apartment of alleged gunman James Holmes, Saturday, July 21, 2012, in Aurora, Colo. Authorities reported that 12 people died and dozens more were shot during an assault at a movie theater midnight premiere of "The Dark Knight Rises." (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)
From left, Tylecia Amos, 14, Shatyra Amos, 15, Michael Walker, 17, and Mykia Walker, 16, carry flowers to lay at a makeshift memorial across the street from the Century Theater parking lot, on Saturday, July 21, 2012 in Aurora, Colo. Twelve people were killed and dozens were injured in the attack early Friday at the packed theater during a showing of the Batman movie, "Dark Knight Rises." Police have identified the suspected shooter as James Holmes, 24. (AP Photo/Barry Gutierrez)
Shelly Fradkin, left, and Isaac Pacheo, right, cry as they look at photos of their friend Alex Sullivan, Saturday, July 21, 2012, as they visit a memorial near the movie theater in Aurora, Colo. Twelve people were killed and dozens were injured in the attack early Friday at the packed theater during a showing of the Batman movie, "The Dark Knight Rises." Police have identified the suspected shooter as James Holmes, 24. (AP Photo/Ted S. Warren)
AURORA, Colo. (AP) ? Details are coming out about how a bomb squad is taking apart the booby trapped apartment of the Colorado theater shooting suspect.
A law enforcement official, citing the ongoing investigation, spoke on condition of anonymity to The Associated Press and says officers disarmed one explosive with a "water shot," a device that emits a shock wave and water,
Police said earlier they had "defeated" another explosive attached to a trip wire but did not say how they did it.
The official said the apartment appears to have three types of explosives: jars filled with accelerants, chemicals that would explode when mixed together and more than 30 "improvised grenades" that resemble commercially available aerial fireworks shells.
Officers are evaluating the second disarmed explosive with a robot-mounted video camera.
Associated Press
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