A university has said it received a suspicious package, but would not confirm the contents or whether the sender was a former student accused of killing 12 people in the Colorado cinema shooting.

A 12-YEAR-OLD US boy who reported shots fired at his home is in custody after officers arrived to find his parents dead and two of his siblings in critical condition.

A 12-year-old US boy who reported shots fired at his home is in custody after officers arrived to find his parents dead and two of his siblings in critical condition.

Heavy snow blew across Colorado today, cancelling hundreds of airline flights and shutting down a major road, as a large storm ploughed on to the plains after pummelling New Mexico.