After 'Dark Knight Rises' Shooting, Secret Stamford Plan Put in Place

At a midnight showing of The Dark Knight Rises in Denver Friday morning, 12 people were killed and 50 people injured when a gunman opened fire into the audience after sneaking in a side exit approximately ten minutes into the film, according to the Denver Post.

Unlike New York City Police, who morning that patrols and increased security would be added to theaters to deter copycat attacks, the Stamford Police Departmentis playing their hand slightly closer to the chest.

According to Assistant Chief James Matheny, in charge of patrols:

"I can't talk about that. We have some plans in place. We're well aware of the incident. We always assume something terrible is not going to be single incident and then we plan for the worst. I'm not giving any details at this point, because we don’t want to give up anything we might have going on."

Connecticut State Police Spokesman Lt. J. Paul Vance said they'd be stepping up patrols and making their presence notable at places where large groups of people gather throughout the state.

“We’ll certainly increase our frequency, let’s put it that way,” said Vance. “We’ll be visible and we’ll make additional checks of areas and large facilities where people converge. But we also want people to understand that they should be vigilant and observant.”

The gunman, identified as 24-year-old James Holmes, was arrested at the scene, and was reportedly wearing a gas mask, flak jacket and carrying a rifle and pistol during the attack, after having tossed a tear gas canister into the crowd.