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'''James Eagan Holmes''' (December 13<sup>th</sup>, 1987 - ) is the man who committed a [[Mass Shooting|mass shooting]] at the Century 16 movie theater in Aurora, Colorado on July 20, 2012. He killed 12 people and severely injured 58 others at the premiere of ''The Dark Knight Rises''. At the time, it was the deadliest mass shooting to take place in Colorado since the | '''James Eagan Holmes''' (December 13<sup>th</sup>, 1987 - ) is the man who committed a [[Mass Shooting|mass shooting]] at the Century 16 movie theater in Aurora, Colorado on July 20, 2012. He killed 12 people and severely injured 58 others at the premiere of ''The Dark Knight Rises''. At the time, it was the deadliest mass shooting to take place in Colorado since the Columbine High School massacre (perpetrated by [[Eric Harris]] and [[Dylan Klebold]]) in 1999. | ||
Holmes had been a PhD student at the University of Colorado and was a major in neuroscience, but later dropped out due to poor grades. Previously, he had also worked as a summer camp counselor and at a pill-and-capsule coating factory. | Holmes had been a PhD student at the University of Colorado and was a major in neuroscience, but later dropped out due to poor grades. Previously, he had also worked as a summer camp counselor and at a pill-and-capsule coating factory. |