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Tuesday, July 24, 2012

Obama visit to the victims of the massacre of the Colorado Film


US President Barack Obama yesterday visited the town of Aurora, Colorado, to meet with the wounded and the families of the 12 people who died in the killing of a film that was projected in The Dark Knight: The Legend Reborn , last Friday morning. In the last hours have emerged new details of the life and personality of James Holmes, 24 , arrested at the scene of the crime and who is not cooperating with police.A shooting club, for example, we recently refused access on the grounds that his application and his conduct were strange. After meeting with the wounded at the Medical Center of the University of Colorado, Obama addressed the press to explain how he had shared with them "hugs and some tears" and how it was transmitted, on condition of U.S. president, the support of the entire nation. "I'm here more as a father and husband as head of state," he said. "Today there is much talk of the supposed murderer, but be assured that tomorrow will be remembered only the good people who were victims," ​​he told the citizens of Aurora, gathered for a vigil to honor victims of the massacre. The President recalled the story of two victims in the shooting, Allie Young, 19, whom a bullet hit him in the neck, and her friend Stephanie Davis, 21, who put his fingers into the wound to stop the bleeding, while with his free hand called the police with the phone. "Young as they represent the best of this country," he said. Obama was scheduled to fly on Sunday to the U.S. west coast to participate in various campaign events, but decided to alter his plans and divert the presidential plane to Colorado to meet with victims and relatives of the deceased. "These tragic events have altered the tone and the background of the campaign, " he said aboard Air Force One Obama spokeswoman Jen Psaki. To go to Aurora, the president canceled a rally in Portland, scheduled for Tuesday. The president has also decided not to deliver its electoral advertisements in the next 48 hours. Asked if Obama had planned to talk about gun ownership in connection with the slaughter on Friday, another spokesman, Jay Carney, said Obama is in favor of "not allowing weapons falling into the hands of those who should not have them ". In Aurora, the president also has met with the governor of Colorado, John Hickenlooper, and the police chief who coordinated the arrest of Holmes and the search of his house, Dan Oates. On Saturday, with the help of the FBI, Aurora police managed to disable more than 80 explosive devices with which Holmes had plagued her apartment, ready to explode if someone opened the door. On June 25,the suspect asked to enroll in the gun club Lead Valley Range of the town of Byers, Colorado. According to AP, the owner, Glenn Rotkovich, the application and the OGM Holmes seemed "suspicious" and "strange", so he decided to deny access.

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