Colorado shooting suspect faces formal charges

July 30, 2012 02:32 pm | Updated November 16, 2021 11:00 pm IST - DENVER

James Holmes, suspected gunman in the Colorado theatre massacre

James Holmes, suspected gunman in the Colorado theatre massacre

Colorado prosecutors are expected to file formal charges against James Eagan Holmes, the former neuroscience student accused of killing 12 people and wounding 58 others at an Aurora movie theatre.

Attorneys will also argue at Monday morning’s hearing over a defense motion to find out who leaked information to the news media.

The information included details about a package the 24-year-old former neuroscience graduate student allegedly sent to his psychiatrist at the University of Colorado Denver.

Legal analysts expect the case will be dominated by arguments over the defendant’s sanity.

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