News Alert: Colorado theater shooter James Holmes guilty of murder, could get death penalty

HUFFPOST ALERT Theater Shooter James Holmes Found Guilty Of Murder ASSOCIATED PRESS James Holmes, the 27-year-old responsible for killing 12 people and wounding 70 others in a Colorado movie theater shooting in 2012, was found guilty on multiple counts of first-degree murder on Thursday. The jury of nine women and three men returned the verdict after less than two days of deliberation, marking the end of an emotionally wrenching trial in Centennial, Colorado, that lasted nearly three months. Following the guilty verdict, the trial will now move to a month-long sentencing phase in which the jury must decide if Holmes will receive the death penalty or life in prison without the possibility of parole. Read the whole story Follow HuffPost on Facebook and Twitter Know something we don't? Email us at breakingnews@huffingtonpost.com Unsubscribe | Forward | Manage your notification preferences 770 Broadway, New York, NY 10003