Inmate Who Assaulted Aurora Shooter Apologizes for Failing to Kill Him

The Aurora movie theaters shooter James Holmes suffered an attempt on his life in prison. The man who tried to kill him received letters praising him for his act, and he apologized for being unsuccessful.
Inmate Who Assaulted Aurora Shooter Apologizes for Failing to Kill Him
Mmovie theater shooter James Holmes makes his first court appearance at the Arapahoe County on July 23, 2012 in Centennial, Colorado. RJ Sangosti-Pool/Getty Images
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The Aurora movie theaters shooter James Holmes suffered an attempt on his life in prison. The man who tried to kill him received letters praising him for his act, and apologized for being unsuccessful. 

“First and foremost, I would like to express my deepest condolences to all the victims and to the families,” wrote Mark Daniels, according to the Denver Westword. “I’m so sorry I couldn’t wipe him out and sent [sic] him packing to Satan’s lake of fire.” 

Daniels is a convicted car thief. 

“It was just impossible to do by myself with so many cops. I did get him six or seven good ones… He was very scared,” Daniels wrote. 

We had not allowed Holmes at that time to come into daily contact with other offenders.
Steve Hager, Colorado Prisons director
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