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Psychiatrist warned colleagues about Aurora shooting suspect James Holmes

Could anything have been done to prevent the Dark Knight movie theatre massacre?

With shooting suspect James Holmes now officially charged with 24 counts of murder, that's the question being asked throughout the United States and particularly at the University of Colorado campus, where Holmes attended.

According to ABC News, sometime in late May or early June, Dr. Lynn Fenton, the psychiatrist treating Holmes, warned her colleagues on a university safety committee that her patient might be a "threat to others."

A source told ABC that the so-called 'threat assessment team' didn't take any action, however, because Holmes dropped out the university on June 10.

That has raised the ire of some experts who say Holmes' departure should have been a red alert.

"You know, I think that's the signal that you should intensify your efforts, not walk away," Barry Spodak, a threat assessment expert told ABC News.

"Under those circumstances, most well-trained threat assessment teams would have gone into action."

Meanwhile, it appears that Holmes may have also broadcast his intent to others — at least in a subtle way.

Diggity Dave, a former 'accessories master' for MTV's Pimp My Ride is claiming that man purporting to be James Holmes called him twice in June about a movie trailer for a Batman spin-off that he directed.

In an interview with CBS Los Angeles radio affiliate KNX 1070, Dave described his movie as "a lot more darker with a lot more heavier violent overtone."

"[Holmes] wanted to know how many people Batman kills," he said adding that Holmes told him that he had watched the online trailer a hundred times.

"He wanted to know if it was selective killing. Does he make a list of people he wants to kill or is it a mass body count?"

While he couldn't positively identify the man who called him as the true James Holmes, Dave said the caller introduced himself as such. What's more, Dave said he thinks his caller was just looking for a friend.

"He was shocked I took his call," Dave told CBS Los Angeles.

"He couldn't believe he was talking to me. I'm a pretty good judge of character and I knew the kid was lonely."

Holmes remains in solitary confinement in a detention facility of Arapahoe County Colorado.

His next court appearance is scheduled for August 7.