Aurora theater shooter James Holmes gets life in prison without parole

Earlier in the day, jurors asked to watch a 45-minute video of the graphic crime scene shot by police investigating the shooting rampage. The attorneys for Holmes objected, saying the video was too gruesome, and argued it could influence the jury’s decision.

The judge, however, ruled the jurors could view it, but only once.

Colorado Public Radio reports:

“During the sentencing phase, the defense told jurors that the shooting was caused by the psychotic breakdown of a mentally ill young man. The nine women and three men also listened to the stories of the children, spouses and parents of the 12 people killed and how their lives were changed forever by the attack.”

In July 2012, Holmes burst into the Century Aurora movie complex dressed in head-to-toe body armor and fired 76 shots, killing 10 people. Two more died not long after police arrived.

As we reported last month, the guilty verdict came nearly three years to the day of the shooting.

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