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Colo. movie theater shooting families listen to police testimony

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By Dan Elliott

Associated Press

Published: Tuesday, Jan. 8 2013 12:25 p.m. MST

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There was plenty of horror in the courtroom as Aurora police officers gave detailed accounts of the grim scene after a gunman killed 12 and wounded dozens others during a July rampage at a packed movie theater.

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Another man Grizzle took to the hospital kept asking where his 7-year-old daughter was. For about half of the trip, Grizzle said, he had to restrain him from jumping from the patrol car. At one point, the man opened the door and tried.

Sgt. Gerald Jonsgaard recalled not finding a pulse on the youngest victim, 6-year-old, Veronica Moser-Sullivan. Jonsgaard had to stop his testimony because he was about to break down in tears.

Two pathologists testified that the victims who died were shot anywhere from one to nine times. Matthew McQuinn, 27, who dived in front of his girlfriend to shield her from the bullets, was shot nine times.

Holmes is charged with more than 160 counts, including murder and attempted murder. The hearing will allow the judge to determine whether the prosecution's case is strong enough to warrant a trial, but it's rare for a judge not to order a trial if a case gets this far.

Legal analysts say that evidence appears to be so strong that Holmes may well accept a plea agreement before trial.

While prosecutors have yet to decide on whether they will seek the death penalty, such a plea could get Holmes a lesser sentence, such as life in prison; help the state avoid a costly trial; and spare survivors and families of those who died from the trauma of going through a lengthy trial.

Associated Press writer P. Solomon Banda contributed to this report.

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Speak2Truth
Santa Rosa, CA

Gun Free Zones - the desired result has been achieved.

Columbine, Virginia Tech, Sandy Hook, the Colorado theater...

Now, if the object was to protect the innocent, we'd follow the tried and proven strategy of ensuring they More..

  • 6:18 p.m. Jan. 8, 2013
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BroJoseph
Ogden, UT

While Utah and most states arm themselves like unto a combat situation, expecting to execute the next criminal (who by the way may be their own relative, neighbour or friend)..here is what the arresting officer had to say about Mr Holmes who with his More..

  • 12:56 a.m. Jan. 9, 2013
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