Scenes from Aurora

Photo credit: Ed Andrieski/Associated Press

On Friday night, the town of Aurora, Colorado was devastated by the horrific shooting of seventy people at the midnight premiere of The Dark Knight Rises, the story of which continues to unfold as stories of horror and heroism emerge from the din of shock and sadness.

The Big Picture has collected a sobering array of pictures portraying the investigation and grief of this town as it struggles to answer the question “Why?”