Man charged with harassing families of Aurora theatre shooting victims
Reuters | Thursday April 11, 2013
An Oregon man with a history of mental distress was arrested on Wednesday on suspicion of harassing family members of some of the 12 people slain by a gunman who opened fire on moviegoers inside a Colorado, theater last summer, police said.
Colorado gunman had homicidal thoughts weeks before shooting, says his psychiatrist
Reuters | Friday April 5, 2013
A University of Colorado psychiatrist who once treated accused theater gunman James Holmes described him to a campus police officer as having had "homicidal thoughts" five weeks before he allegedly killed 12 moviegoers, newly unsealed court records s...
'Batman' shooting suspect's trial in August
Agence France Presse | Wednesday March 13, 2013
A US judge entered a plea of not guilty Tuesday on behalf of alleged Aurora theater gunman James Holmes, and set an August date for him to stand trial over the horrific massacre.
Colorado movie theater rampage: judge asked to lift gag order
Reuters | Thursday January 17, 2013
The Colorado city of Aurora has asked a judge presiding over the criminal case of last summer's movie theater massacre to lift a gag order barring police and emergency personnel from publicly discussing the rampage, a court filing made public on Wedn...
Police: Colorado shooting suspect planned massacre
Associated Press | Wednesday January 9, 2013
As officials this week laid out the most detailed portrait yet of last year's Aurora movie theater massacre, they also mapped sometimes paradoxical behavior by the man accused of the rampage, James Holmes.
US theatre shooting: frantic 911 calls replayed in court
Agence France-Presse | Wednesday January 9, 2013
Frantic 911 calls from the US movie theater where a massacre was underway were played in court Tuesday, on the second day of hearings to decide if the alleged gunman should stand trial.
Four dead after six hour police standoff at a Colorado home
Associated Press | Sunday January 6, 2013
A gunman barricaded inside his Colorado home fired shots at police from a second-story window before he was killed as police officers stormed the home Saturday. Once inside, they found the bodies of three other adults, authorities said.
Four shot dead near scene of US cinema massacre
Associated Press | Saturday January 5, 2013
A gunman killed three people before police killed him in turn on Saturday in a shooting in a house in Aurora, Colorado, scene earlier this year of a massacre in a cinema, local media reported.
Colorado shooting suspect is mentally ill: Lawyers
Associated Press | Friday August 10, 2012
Attorneys for the suspect in the Colorado movie theatre shootings said on Thursday their client is mentally ill and that they need more time to assess the nature of his illness. James Holmes' lawyers made the disclosure at a court hearing in suburban...
Colorado shooting suspect faces formal charges
Associated Press | Monday July 30, 2012
Launching a case that legal analysts expect to be dominated by arguments over the defendant's sanity, Colorado prosecutors are filing formal charges on Monday against James Eagan Holmes, the former neuroscience student accused of killing 12 people an...
Batman shooter was psychiatric patient
Agence France-Presse | Saturday July 28, 2012
The suspected Batman massacre gunman was seeing a psychiatrist specializing in schizophrenia before the attack that killed 12 in Colorado, court documents showed on Friday.
DC Comics delays Batman comic after Colorado shooting
Associated Press | Friday July 27, 2012
DC Comics is asking retailers to postpone sales of a Batman comic book out of respect for victims of the shooting at a theatre showing "The Dark Knight Rises" in Colorado.
Christian Bale visits Batman shooting victims in Colorado
BANG Showbiz | Wednesday July 25, 2012
Christian Bale has travelled to Aurora, Colorado to meet with those involved in the movie theatre shootings.
Gun culture thrives despite US massacre
Agence France Presse | Tuesday July 24, 2012
A girl aged five or six tries out a rifle in an Aurora gunshop, oblivious to Friday's massacre in this Colorado town. "Honey, it's too big for you, we will find you another," says her mother.
Batman shooting: Colorado massacre suspect looks dazed in first court hearing
Agence France-Presse | Tuesday July 24, 2012
The man accused of killing 12 people in a shooting rampage at a midnight showing of the new "Batman" film in a Denver suburb made his first court appearance on Monday, looking drowsy and emotionless, his unruly hair dyed shades of orange and red.
