The Colorado Shooter was allowed to be sentenced to death

A jury in the case of James Holmes, an American accused of shooting cinema visitors in 2012, allowed the court to sentence him to death.

According to the jury, the mitigating circumstances listed by the defense do not justify Holmes, do not outweigh the burden of the offense and, accordingly, provide no reason to ask the court for leniency to the accused.

Earlier, the court found Holmes guilty on all counts. The defendant faces the death penalty. Now the representatives of the parties will make a final speech, after which the judge will retire for sentencing.

The prosecutor's office had previously announced its intention to demand the death penalty for Holmes. In turn, his defense insisted on the client's insanity and asked to be sent for compulsory treatment, but the jury rejected these arguments.

According to investigators, Holmes in 2012 came to the cinema of Aurora, Colorado, with a gun, a pistol and a shotgun for the premiere of the film about Batman. He walked into the hall through the emergency exit and opened indiscriminate shooting at the audience.

The victims of the incident were twelve people. The youngest of the dead was six years old. Another seventy people were injured.