James Holmes' Psychiatrist Contacted University Police Weeks Before Movie-Theater Shooting

Psychiatrist Reportedly Contacted University Police Weeks Before Colorado Attack
University of Colorado Police patrol car are parked in front of the police headquarters at the University of Colorado Medical Campus in Aurora, Colo.,on Thursday, August 2, 2012. Suspected movie theater shooter James Holmes was studying neuroscience at the medical school and a psychiatrist there raised an alarm about his behavior. In the wake of a student's deadly attack at Virginia Tech five years ago, schools across the country put into place teams meant to bring together faculty and staff to notice _ and take action _ when a student appears to be a threat. The school won't say if campus police ever were alerted to Holmes, or whether faculty or staff ivestigated his behavior.(AP Photo/Ed Andrieski)
University of Colorado Police patrol car are parked in front of the police headquarters at the University of Colorado Medical Campus in Aurora, Colo.,on Thursday, August 2, 2012. Suspected movie theater shooter James Holmes was studying neuroscience at the medical school and a psychiatrist there raised an alarm about his behavior. In the wake of a student's deadly attack at Virginia Tech five years ago, schools across the country put into place teams meant to bring together faculty and staff to notice _ and take action _ when a student appears to be a threat. The school won't say if campus police ever were alerted to Holmes, or whether faculty or staff ivestigated his behavior.(AP Photo/Ed Andrieski)

The psychiatrist who treated suspected movie-theater shooter James Holmes made contact with a University of Colorado police officer to express concerns about her patient's behavior several weeks before Holmes' alleged rampage, sources told ABC News.

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