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‘Dark Knight’ shooting suspect James Holmes claims amnesia

James Holmes, accused mass murderer, indicated to jailhouse workers that he does not know why he is in jail.

Holmes is charged with killing 12 people and wounding another 58 at a midnight premiere of the latest Batman installment at the Century 16 multiplex in Aurora, Colorado.

See EXCLUSIVE: ‘Dark Knight’ shooting suspect James Holmes claims amnesia – NY Daily News.

Aurora shooting suspect James Holmes followed by murder

James Holmes, the suspect of the mass shooting in Aurora, Colorado jailed in the Arapahoe Detention Center remains irrational and is becoming even more so according to an inmate released recently.

“He was spitting at the door and spitting at the guards…He’s spitting at everything.  Dude was acting crazy.”

Holmes remains in his “murderous Joker persona” according to a jailhouse worker.  “Let’s just say he hasn’t shown any remorse… He thinks he’s acting in a movie.”

Other recent inmates describe Holmes’ first night in jail where prisoners were chanting “kid killer”.

“All the inmates were talking about killing him…Everyone was looking for an opportunity. It’s all they could talk about…”.

See Aurora shooting suspect James Holmes jailed in solitary: ‘All the inmates were talking about killing him’  – NY Daily News.

In Aurora, the Clergy of ‘faith’ seek answers

Mitch Hamilton is a pastor of the Mississippi Avenue Baptist Church.  The church is located near the theater of the shooting that killed 12 and wounded dozens during the midnight screening of Batman.

He is not sure if any of his church members are among the dead.

Other clergy across the city of Aurora are struggling to respond to the tragedy.

“It’s impossible to be prepared for actions that reek of such evil… It’s not as if any of us have answers… Evil is in our midst…” said Rabbi Richard Rheins of Temple Sinai in the city of Denver, Colorado.

Another Rabbi, Joe Black from Temple Emanuel understands that his congregation will be looking for answers.  “I’ve been a rabbi for 25 years, and I know that I don’t have any answers. And if anybody says they do, I’m concerned,”

See In Aurora, the agonized seek answers through faith – CNN Belief Blog – CNN.com Blogs.

Midnight Movie Massacre: Survivor of June mall shooting killed in Colorado theater

It turns out that Jessica Ghawi, aka Jessica Redfield who was killed at the Batman movie premiere in Aurora, had just escaped a Toronto mall shooting on June 2, 2012.

Her experience was documented in her blog.  Her entries describe the sense/feelings that she had before the shooting occurred.

“This empty, almost sickening feeling won’t go away…I noticed this feeling when I was in the Eaton Center in Toronto just seconds before someone opened fire in the food court. An odd feeling which led me to go outside and unknowingly out of harm’s way. It’s hard for me to wrap my mind around how a weird feeling saved me from being in the middle of a deadly shooting.

See Midnight Movie Massacre: Survivor of June mall shooting killed in Colorado theater | Fox News.

Louie Gohmert: Aurora Shootings Result Of ‘Ongoing Attacks On Judeo-Christian Beliefs’

According to Republican Louie Gohmert of Texas, the shootings that occurred in Aurora, Colorado are the result of “ongoing attacks on Judeo-Christian beliefs”.

The Heritage Foundation’s show, Istook Live interviewed Gohmert and asked him why he believes these acts take place.  Gohmert indicated that the Christian values in this country have weakened.  “Some of us happen to believe that when our founders talked about guarding our virtue and freedom, that that was important…People say … where was God in all of this?”

Gohmert goes on to say “It does make me wonder, with all those people in the theater, was there nobody that was carrying a gun that could have stopped this guy more quickly?”

Source Louie Gohmert: Aurora Shootings Result Of ‘Ongoing Attacks On Judeo-Christian Beliefs’.

Fear grips movie goers, Aurora, Colorado

The Dark Knight Rises indeed.

“People were running everywhere, running on top of me, like kicking me, jumping over me. And there were bodies on the ground… I froze up. I was scared. I honestly thought I was going to die.” recalled Christopher Ramos at the midnight premiere of Batman.

“The image in our heads is stuck in there. I still have the ticket right here and honestly, I’m never going to forget this night at all. Because it was the first time I saw something that was real. Like a real-life nightmare that was there, not dreaming of,”

“I’m with coworkers and we’re on the floor praying to God we don’t get shot, and the gunshots continue on and on, and when the sound finally stopped, we started to get up and people were just bleeding,” according to another theatergoer.

see Aurora, Colo. Batman Shooter James Holmes Was PhD Student – ABC News.

NHL writer among dead in Colorado theater shooting

Among those killed in Aurora, Colorado was a hockey writer Jessica Ghawi, aka Jessica Redfield.

The tragedy hits close to home for those in the hockey business.  She was involved with the website Busted Coverage, an intern at 104.3 FM a Denver radio station and also with the You Can Play Project.

“The thing that stood out to me most about Jessica was how sharp-witted she was, and funny at that,” per Sporting News NHL (National Hockey League) writer Jesse Spector speaking with People Magazine. “It’s what made following her on Twitter so much fun. She was amazingly enthusiastic about hockey, journalism and life in general.”

See NHL writer among dead in Colorado theater shooting – NHL.com – News.