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Accused Colorado gunman saw three mental health experts: report Aug 22nd 2012, 02:47 Tweet Share this Email Print Related News Residents surveyed on future of Colorado theater massacre site Tue, Aug 21 2012 Accused Colorado theater shooter in court for hearing Fri, Aug 17 2012 Judge keeps key documents sealed in Colorado shooting case Mon, Aug 13 2012 Accused Colorado gunman applied to Illinois school with stellar grades, references Sat, Aug 11 2012 Accused Colorado gunman sought help for mental illness: lawyer Fri, Aug 10 2012 Analysis & Opinion Round two of Romneycare U.S. rule highlights Catholic tensions over contraception Colorado shooting suspect James Eagan Holmes makes his first court appearance in Aurora, Colorado, July 23, 2012. Credit: Reuters/RJ Sangosti/Pool By Keith Coffman DENVER | Tue Aug 21, 2012 10:47pm EDT DENVER (Reuters) - Accused Colorado gunman James Holmes, charged with killing 12 people in a movie theater rampage last month, saw at least three mental health professionals at the University of Colorado before the shooting, a CBS News affiliate reported on Tuesday. Holmes is accused of opening fire in a midnight screening of the new Batman movie "The Dark Knight Rises" in a Denver suburb, killing 12 people and wounding 58 others. His attorney has said in court that Holmes suffers from an unspecified mental illness and had tried to get help. Court papers filed by defense attorneys in July said Holmes had been a patient of the medical director for student mental health services on campus, Dr. Lynne Fenton, before he filed paperwork to drop out of a competitive neuroscience graduate program. But local CBS affiliate KCNC-TV, citing unnamed sources, reported that he had seen at least three mental health professionals associated with the university but did not name them. Reuters could not immediately verify the report. How long Holmes met with the additional professionals and the extent to which they were involved in his mental health treatment was not clear, KCNC-TV reported. University of Colorado Denver Anschutz Medical Campus spokeswoman Jacque Montgomery declined to comment on whether Holmes had seen three mental health professionals on campus, citing a court-issued gag order. She did confirm that the university had obtained an attorney in addition to the two hired for Fenton. That attorney, Cathy Greer of Denver law firm Wells Anderson & Race, did not immediately respond to a request for comment. As in many states, mental health care providers in Colorado must warn authorities of potential violent behavior only when a patient has communicated a serious threat of imminent physical violence against a specific target. Previous media reports had said that Fenton reported Holmes to a campus threat assessment team and a campus police officer over concerns about her patient. Holmes is being held without bond and in solitary confinement at the Arapahoe County jail. Prosecutors have not yet decided whether they will seek the death penalty. (Writing and additional reporting by Mary Slosson; Editing by Cynthia Johnston and Lisa Shumaker) Tweet this Link this Share this Digg this Email Reprints We welcome comments that advance the story through relevant opinion, anecdotes, links and data. If you see a comment that you believe is irrelevant or inappropriate, you can flag it to our editors by using the report abuse links. Views expressed in the comments do not represent those of Reuters. For more information on our comment policy, see http://blogs.reuters.com/fulldisclosure/2010/09/27/toward-a-more-thoughtful-conversation-on-stories/ Comments (0) Be the first to comment on reuters.com. Add yours using the box above.

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