Cinema Shooting: Holmes' Doctor Warned Police

A psychiatrist who treated Colorado shooting suspect James Holmes had warned police he had homicidal thoughts before the attack.

Newly released documents show Dr Lynne Fenton told police in June that Holmes was a danger to the public, and that he had threatened and intimidated her.

Prosecutors claim a month later Holmes opened fire in a crowded cinema, killing 12 people and injuring 70.

The newly released documents had been sealed, but a new judge overseeing the case ordered them released after requests from media organisations.

The judge said much of the information in the documents has already become public.

A search warrant affidavit showed Ms Fenton complied with her legal requirement to report certain threats to authorities.

But in the days after the shooting, police at the University of Colorado said they had never made contact with Holmes, the affidavit said.

Holmes also sent Ms Fenton a package, including a notebook that the documents describe as a "journal", but the package was not discovered until days after the attack.

University police referred calls for comment to a campus spokeswoman who did not immediately respond.

Lawyers on both sides of the case objected to the release of the new documents.

Prosecutors said they wanted to protect the privacy of victims and witnesses, while Holmes' legal team said it wanted to safeguard his chances for a fair trial.

Holmes last week offered to plead guilty to the attacks in exchange for a life sentence, but prosecutors rejected that offer and said on Monday they will seek the death penalty.