Entrance to Batman Killer's apartment in 3 phases [View all]

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By the CNN Wire Staff
July 21, 2012

The operation to enter the booby-trapped apartment rented by the suspect in Friday's mass shooting in a suburban Denver movie theater will be carried out in three phases and may include controlled detonations, police said Saturday.

"First and foremost, we need to render the area safe," Public Information Officer Sgt. Cassidee Carlson told reporters. The most immediate threat, she said, is a booby trap that includes a trip wire. "Once that situation is mitigated, that may also include a controlled detonation that may cause a loud boom. There may also be a fire that erupts at this point."

Investigators will use a robot to disarm trip wires linked to explosives, and then use that same robot to remotely remove the improvised explosive devices, a law enforcement official with direct knowledge of the operation told CNN. It's also possible one of the bomb experts on site may put on protective gear and go inside the apartment, the official added.

It was not clear where all the explosives were located, though many have been seen in the living area with circuitry reaching into the kitchen, the official said. One of the incendiary devices appears to be improvised napalm and others appear to be mixtures that, if combined with other materials, could cause an explosion, the official said.

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