James Holmes began receiving "a high volume of deliveries" of weapons
and ammunition at his home and work beginning at least four months ago,
indicating that the man behind Thursday night's massacre in Aurora, Colo., had
been plotting his massacre even longer than police originally thought.
"What
we're seeing here is evidence of some calculation and deliberation," says Aurora
Police Chief Dan Oates.
Police are also beginning to reveal the elaborate traps Holmes
arranged at his apartment -- two trip wires at the front door; 30 shells filled
with gunpowder, wired to a central control box in the kitchen; two jars
containing "incendiary liquids" to fuel a fire after
the initial explosion; and, an unspecified number of bullets that were to
ricochet around the room once the explosion went off.
Police said that if the traps had detonated as designed, the
explosion "would have destroyed that apartment complex." Yesterday afternoon,
bomb experts were able to cut the trip wires and disable the explosives.
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The suspect, James Holmes, is accused of going on a shooting rampage
at the movie theater during Friday's midnight showing of "The Dark Knight
Rises," killing 12 people dead and injuring 58. He was packing as many as 6,000
rounds of ammunition with the ability to shoot up to 50 a minute, police
said. Fox News has learned a possible second person of interest in the case
is also being investigated, though sources caution authorities are not yet sure
if the individual is necessarily tied to the crime. Earlier Saturday, authorities eliminated all the explosives in
Holmes' booby-trapped apartment. No officials were injured in the process. Aurora police Sgt. Cassidee Carlson says the booby trap trip wire at
his apartment was "meant to kill," the first person who opened the door to the
apartment. The Aurora police chief says the trap was meant specifically to kill
a police officer who might have opened the door. Fox News
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