Aurora cinema shooting: Obama arrives to honour victims

US President Barack Obama has arrived in

Colorado to honour victims of Friday's gun

attack at a Batman film screening that left 12

people dead.

The White House said Mr Obama would meet

survivors and families of victims, as well as local

officials in Aurora.

In his weekly radio address, he called for prayer and

reflection on the gun rampage in the Denver suburb.

Pope Benedict has voiced "deep shock" over the

attack which left another 58 people injured, some

critically.

James Holmes, 24, currently being held in solitary

confinement for his own safety, is alleged to have

opened fire during a packed midnight screening of

The Dark Knight Rises.

People have been laying flowers near the Century

cinema, where the shooting occurred.

An evening vigil, organised by local community and

religious leaders, is due to take place in front of

Aurora city hall later on Sunday.

Mr Obama's visit comes a day after police cleared

James Holmes's flat of explosives which could have

killed people entering via the door.

Both Mr Obama and his Republican Party challenger,

Mitt Romney, curtailed their election campaigns in

the wake of the Aurora attack, dropping advertising

in Colorado state out of respect for victims and their

families.

'Police anger'

The FBI is now collecting evidence from the flat of

Mr Holmes, who is accused of at least 12 counts of

first-degree murder.

Booby traps connected to explosives had prevented

police from entering it for two days until they made

the devices safe.

Police said the suspect had acted with "calculation

and deliberation", taking ammunition deliveries for

months.

Aurora police chief Dan Oates said: "I've personally

never seen anything like what we've found in

there."

"This apartment was designed to kill whoever

entered it," he said, adding that would most

probably have been a police officer.

"If you think we are angry, we sure as hell are angry

about what has happened to our city, to the

wonderful people who live here and what he

threatened to do to one of our police officers."

James Holmes is due to appear in court on Monday.

Authorities have established no terrorism link, nor

any motive. Mr Holmes had no criminal record other

than a speeding fine.

Messages of support

The Arapahoe county coroner Michael Dobersen has

now released the names of the dead.

He said all the deaths were related to gunshot

wounds.

The dead include a six-year-old girl and two US

military servicemen.

The University of Colorado Hospital said it was still

treating five patients in critical condition and the

Medical Center of Aurora said four of its patients

remained in intensive care.

Local mayor Steve Hogan told a memorial service

for a young victim on Saturday that the community

in Aurora was still reeling from the "unbelievable

tragedy".

"But I think, as is evidenced by everyone who is

here today, all those who were here yesterday, and

all the messages of support that we have received

from literally around the world, we can I think now

start this process of grieving and healing."