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SoCal connections of the Colorado shooter

james-holmes-college.jpgAuthorities and media now say that James Holmes, who is 24, grew up in the San Diego suburbs and graduated in 2010 with honors and a neuroscience degree from UC Riverside. The chancellor of the campus is expected to make a statement. Holmes was a 2006 graduate of Westview High School in the Poway school disrtrict. Holmes' family in San Diego released a statement of sympathy for the victims. The 12 dead and 59 wounded appear to be the most victims of a mass shooting in U.S. history.


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