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who committed a [[Mass Shooting|mass shooting]] at the Century 16 movie theatre in Aurora, Colorado. He killed 12 people and serevely injured 58 others at the premiere of ''The Dark Knight Rises''. He was a PhD student at the University of Colorado and was a major in neuroscience. | who committed a [[Mass Shooting|mass shooting]] at the Century 16 movie theatre in Aurora, Colorado. He killed 12 people and serevely injured 58 others at the premiere of ''The Dark Knight Rises''. He was a PhD student at the University of Colorado and was a major in neuroscience. | ||
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James Eagan Holmes (December 13th, 1987 - ) is the man
who committed a mass shooting at the Century 16 movie theatre in Aurora, Colorado. He killed 12 people and serevely injured 58 others at the premiere of The Dark Knight Rises. He was a PhD student at the University of Colorado and was a major in neuroscience.
He first threw mustard gas (which is a banned weapon, leading many to ponder how he obtained it) into the crowd of moviegoers and continued to open fire upon them. He was carrying three types of firearms with him.
When arrested, he was wearing a full-body bullet proof vest, riot helmet, and gas mask. After being arrested, he warned the police he had rigged his room with booby-traps.
He has been found guilty on all 165 charges against him and sentenced to life imprisonment without the possibility of parole.
Victims
- Jonathan Blunk - January 20, 1986 (26 years)
- Alexander J. Boik - September 20, 1993 (18 years)
- Jesse Childress - January 6, 1983 (29 years) '
- Gordon Cowden - November 17, 1960 (51 years)
- Jessica Ghawi - November 27, 1987 (24 years)
- John Larimer - February 16, 1985 (27 years)
- Matt McQuinn - March 16, 1985 (27 years)
- Micayla Medek - May 5, 1989 (23 years)
- Veronica Moser-Sullivan - December 23, 2005 (6 years)
- Alex Sullivan - July 20, 1985 (27 years)
- Alexander C. Teves - June 1, 1988 (24 years)
- Rebecca Wingo - October 10, 1979 (31 years)
Trivia
- In Colorado, a death penalty decision has to be one hundred percent agreement from the jurors. In James' case, only one juror voted against giving him the death penalty.