Alleged movie theater shooter worked at Jewish summer camp
The alleged shooter who killed 12 in a crowded Colorado
movie theater worked at a Jewish summer camp for underprivileged children.
James Holmes spent a summer working as a counselor for
Camp Max Straus in Glendale, Calif., which is run by Jewish Big Brothers and
Big Sisters of Los Angeles, the Los Angeles Times reported on Saturday.
Holmes, 24, is suspected of setting off a smoke bomb late
Thursday night in a midnight screening in Aurora, Colo. of the new Batman film
"The Dark Knight Rises" and then opening fire on the crowd, killing
12 and injuring dozens. He was arrested early Friday morning
In a statement to The Los Angeles Times, Randy Schwab,
chief executive of Jewish Big Brothers Big Sisters of Los Angeles and director
of Camp Max Straus, said of Holmes: "His role was to ensure that these
children had a wonderful camp experience by helping them learn confidence,
self-esteem and how to work in small teams to effect positive outcomes,"
he said. In a later e-mail, he added: "That summer provided the kids a
wonderful camp experience without incident."
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu sent a letter
to President Obama on Saturday, expressing his condolences and those of the
Israeli people to the families of the Americans who were murdered in the Aurora
movie theater.
"All Israelis stand alongside the American people in
mourning over this terrible tragedy which claimed the lives of so many. We well
understand the pain and loss that you are experiencing," Netanyahu wrote.
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