Judge imposes 12 life sentences plus 3,318 years on aurora theater shooting gunman. James holmes found guilty of murder in colorado movie. Number of people inside the movie theater at the time of the shooting. Centennial a bythenumbers look at the trial of colorado theater shooter james holmes. A look back at the aurora, colorado, movie theater. Read cnn s colorado theater shooting fast facts to learn more about the aurora, colorado, tragedy and the trial of james holmes. At end of epic colorado theater shooting trial, a surprise sadie gurman august 8, 2015 gmt because the 12 jurors failed to unanimously agree that holmes should be executed, he will be sentenced to life in prison without parole for the chilling 2012 attack on a midnight screening of a. Suspect in colorado theater shooting appears in court. Jurors were left with conflicting portraits of the man accused of shooting 12 people dead and injuring scores more at a colorado movie theater in. Jury selection begins in colorado movie theater shooting trial. On august 7, a jury in aurora, colorado, sentenced james holmes to life in prison without the possibility of parole for the 2012 movie theater shooting that killed 12 people and injured dozens more. The first step in the trial of james holmes, the man accused of killing 12 people and wounding 70 more inside a crowded movie theater in aurora, colorado, in 2012, began tuesday afternoon with the. James holmes gets life without parole in aurora massacre.
Jurors spared the death penalty for james holmes, the man convicted of killing 12 and injuring 70 in the aurora, colo. James holmes found guilty of murder in colorado theater. James holmes sentenced to life in prison for aurora. Things to know about the theater shooting trial sullivan had gone to the theater with a big group of friends and coworkers from a red robin restaurant. James holmes was found guilty of killing 12 people and injuring 70 in a shooting rampage at a colorado movie theater on july 20, 2012. Denver colorado theater shooting defendant james holmes must undergo a second psychiatric evaluation at the state mental hospital because the first was incomplete and inadequate, the judge. The verdict came after a nearly threemonth trial in which holmes faced a total of 165 charges in connection with the shooting. A civil trial is now underway questioning whether the aurora movie theater bears any liability for the mass shooting where james holmes killed 12 people and wounded 70 others. Jurors deliberated less than three hours in the civil lawsuit filed by 27. Colorado theater shooter found guilty of firstdegree murder july 16, 2015 3. Reaction to guilty verdict in the theater shooting trial victims and family members of victims of the aurora theater shooting are reacting to the guilty verdicts the judge read around 4.
Vigil commemorates those killed and injured in aurora, colorado, movietheater shooting 5 years ago police lt. After more than three years, the aurora theater shooting trial will end wednesday morning as judge carlos samour jr. Prosecutors reveal evidence used in the murder trial of james holmes, convicted of killing 12 people in the. The trial of colorado theater shooter james holmes begins today and is expected to focus more on punishment than on guilt. Standing before a scale model of the movie theater, brauchler also laid out motivations for what pushed holmes over the. In this april 27, 2015 sketch, aurora theater shooting defendant james holmes, center left, and defense attorney daniel king sit in court at the arapahoe county justice center on the first day of holmes trial, in centennial, colo. James holmes defense prepares case in aurora theater shooting trial. Cinemarks security the central question in aurora theater. A jury has found colorado theater shooter james holmes guilty of firstdegree murder in the july 2012 shooting that killed 12 people. The jury in the trial of colorado movie theater shooter james holmes returns with a sentencing verdict deciding whether to sentence him to life in prison or death. A trove of evidence photos have been newly released by the colorado district attorneys office september 2015, taken after the 2012 theater shooting in aurora, colorado after james holmes killed. James holmes defense prepares case in aurora theater. Associated press jury selection in the trial of the man accused of killing 12 people and injuring 70 others in an attack on a colorado movie theater is set to begin, with. More reading on brauchler theater shooting trial could be defining case for da george brauchler denver post, april 25, 2015 meet republicans potential colorado senate candidate.
A colorado jury convicted james holmes of murder in connection with a mass shooting that left 12 dead and 70 injured during a screening of a batman movie in a denver suburb in 2012, one of the. The scene at the century 16 movie theater in aurora, colo. James holmes found guilty on all counts in aurora theater shooting trial in order for holmes to have received the death penalty, the jury comprised of 9 women and 3 men. In 2015, a jury convicted james holmes of carrying out the aurora, colo. A jury has found colorado movie theater shooter james holmes guilty of firstdegree murder in the july 20, 2012, rampage that killed 12 people, making him eligible for the death penalty. Prosecutors want to execute holmes in connection with 12 shooting deaths at a suburban denver movie theater in july 2012. James holmes sentenced to life for colorado theater shooting. Reaction to guilty verdict in the theater shooting trial. Police said that holmes bought a ticket, entered the theater, and sat in the front row.
Aurora theater gunman james holmes sentenced to life in. Aurora, colorado james holmes on thursday was found guilty of firstdegree murder for shooting and killing 12 people inside an aurora, colorado, movie theater in 2012. It was a cool summer night on july 20, 2012 in aurora, colorado, as batman fans took their seats at the century 16 movie theater for a midnight showing of the dark knight rises. Rj sangosti via getty images robert and arlene holmes, parents of aurora theater shooting suspect james holmes, walk from the courtroom at the arapahoe county justice center for a hearing in the 2012 colorado movie theatre shooting case, july 22, 2014. James eagan holmes born december, 1987 is an american mass murderer responsible for the 2012 aurora, colorado shooting in which he killed 12 people and injured 70 others at a century 16 movie theater on july 20, 2012.
Powerful photos released from aurora theater shooting. Jurors who convicted james holmes on thursday in the deadly mass shooting at a colorado movie theater return to court on wednesday for the penalty phase of the trial. The law in this area requires decisions that are uniquely individualized not only as to the defendant, his offense, and his victims, but also as to each individual juror making the ultimate lifeordeath decision. Trial in colorado theater shootings delayed aol news. Jury finds james holmes guilty in theater shooting cnn. Jurors have reached a decision on whether to sentence holmes to life in prison or the death penalty. At end of epic colorado theater shooting trial, a surprise. Aurora shooting leaves 12 dead, 70 wounded on this day in 2012, gunman james holmes started a mass shooting at a movie theater in aurora, a denver suburb, killing 12 peoplethe youngest a 6year. Whats next for convicted movie theater shooter james. The defense in the colorado theater shooting trial rested its case friday after trying to show james holmes was insane when. Holmes will serve life without the possibility of parole. The arapahoe county coroner has identified the 12 people killed in the movie theater shooting in aurora, colo.
Aurora theater shooter james holmes sentenced to life in prison. Accused movie theater shooter gets early 2019 trial date. Key issues as colorado theater shooting trial begins. Caleb medley, center, who was shot in the face in the 2012 aurora movie theater massacre, sits in a wheelchair near his wife, katie, front left, and other family members as they talk with the media after attending the reading of the verdict in the trial of shooter james holmes at the arapahoe county district court, in centennial, colo. A gunman who killed 12 people when he opened fire in a colorado movie theater during the screening of a batman film has been condemned to. The retired tampa police captain accused of fatally shooting a man in a pasco theater four years ago may be closer to a trial date. Defense gets its turn in colorado theater shooting trial two psychiatrists testified for the prosecution that james holmes was legally sane at the time of. Aurora movie theater shooter james holmes to undergo. Aurora shooting leaves 12 dead, 70 wounded history. Verdict read in colorado cinema shooting trial youtube. Mentally ill james holmes sentenced to life in prison in. Cinemark theaters has been cleared of liability for a mass shooting that left 12 people dead and 70 others injured.
A look back at the aurora, colorado, movie theater shooting 5 years later. The jury said they could not reach a unanimous decision on holmes sentence, an outcome that results in a sentence of life without parole. The plaintiffs argue cinemark failed to provide armed guards and other security measures that would have prevented the july 2012 attack at a midnight showing of the. At end of epic colorado cinema shooting trial, a surprise. Aurora theater shooter james holmes sentenced to life in. Jury chosen in colorado theater shooting trial usa today.
Defense gets its turn in colorado theater shooting trial. The shooting was on july 20, 2012 in aurora, colorado at a midnight screening of the hotlyanticipated batman movie the dark knight rises. Lawyers for james holmes have again asked a colorado judge to move his murder trial in the 2012 aurora theater killings, not only saying potential jurors. Holmes killed 12 people in an aurora, colorado movie theater over three years ago, but he has pleaded not guilty, contending he was legally insane at the time of the shooting this case bears some similar elements to dzhokhar tsarnaevs trial for the boston. James holmes guilty of murder in aurora theater shooting. Josh nowlan, who was shot during the movie theater shooting in aurora, colo. Defense rests in colorado movie theater shooting trial.
Three years after james holmes opened fire inside an aurora, colorado, movie theater, killing 12 and injuring 70 others, a judge on wednesday sentenced him to life in prison without the possibility of parole. Denver ap the trial in the colorado theater shootings was delayed again wednesday because the second sanity evaluation of defendant james holmes will take more time than expected. Aurora shooting victim caleb medley, in wheelchair and his wife katie, middle, with their baby boy hugo arrive at the arapahoe county justice center in centennial, colorado on july 16, 2015. He had no known criminal background before the shooting occurred.
811 530 651 858 1148 585 1296 624 453 424 1080 334 350 594 739 1182 1347 1256 940 1497 1180 1202 1079 1226 1319 252 1549 1214 1570 446 604 561 443 1227 373 274 1290 478 1181 160 1499 441 1452 850 699 822 1317 986