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Colorado shooting suspect passed check in legal gun purchase
โLike the rest of the community, we too want to know why โ why that King Soopers, why Boulder, why Monday," Herold said. The suspect passed a background check conducted by the Colorado Bureau of Investigation before purchasing a gun, Eagleton said. The gun store is in a shopping center that also has a chiropractic clinic, yoga studio and foot massage parlor. A different King Soopers store is across the street. His funeral is scheduled for Tuesday in the Boulder County city of Lafayette.
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Georgia reports another 2,300 COVID-19 cases, over 50 more deaths
According to the state Department of Public Health, a total of 4,849 people have died in Georgia since the pandemic began. On Wednesday, the state added 2,391 new COVID-19 cases. In the six Southeast Georgia counties tracked by News4Jax, 34 new cases were reported Tuesday. On Monday, a longtime county commissioner in Georgia died after more than two weeks in the hospital battling the coronavirus. Common symptoms of COVID-19 include fever, cough, breathing trouble, sore throat, muscle pain, and loss of taste or smell.
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Over 2,800 new coronavirus cases in Georgia; 69 additional deaths
The Georgia Department of Public Health on Tuesday reported 69 additional coronavirus-related deaths, four of which were reported in Southeast Georgia counties. According to the state Department of Public Health, a total of 4,794 people have died in Georgia since the pandemic began. On Tuesday, the state added 2,873 new COVID-19 cases, 1,030 more than were reported the day prior. The statewide total has reached 241,677 cases. On Monday, a longtime county commissioner in Georgia died after more than two weeks in the hospital battling the coronavirus.

Relatives of Aurora Shooting Victims Worry 'Joker' Could Inspire Violence
Titled "Joker," Phoenix stars as failed comedian Arthur Fleck, who ultimately becomes the comic book villain. Several victims of the 2012 mass shooting in Aurora, Colorado, are expressing their concerns in particular. The film feels like a "slap in the face," Sandy Phillips, whose daughter was killed in Aurora, told The Hollywood Reporter. "I don't think it's the responsibility of a filmmaker to teach the audience morality or the difference between right or wrong," Phoenix told IGN. Relatives of those killed in the Aurora shooting are asking Warner Brothers, the studio behind the film, to donate to anti-gun violence causes.

Families of Aurora shooting victims urge action ahead of 'Joker'
Warner Bros. Pictures via CNN(CNN) - A group of people whose loved ones witnessed or were killed in 2012's Aurora theater shooting are calling on Warner Bros. to help combat gun violence as the studio prepares to release its rated-R comic book film "Joker." (Warner Bros., like CNN, is owned by WarnerMedia.) "Over the last several weeks, large American employers from Walmart to CVS have announced that they are going to lean into gun safety. Shooter James Holmes is currently serving multiple life sentences for the shooting, which killed 12 and injured 70. Warner Bros. has not responded to CNN's e-mailed request for comment.