A young man suspected of being behind a mass shooting in the US which left 12 people dead and 58 injured is due in court today.

24 year old James Holmes will appear before a District Judge in Arapahoe County this afternoon, Irish time.

President Barack Obama visited Aurora overnight to offer his sympathies to the families of the victims, and reassure them that they won’t be forgotten.

National Correspondent with the LA Times Robin Abcarian says very little information has been released about James Holmes since his arrest in the early hours of Friday morning:
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