In Colorado, a judge has ordered shooting suspect James Holmes to stand trial for killing 12 people and wounding dozens more at an Aurora movie theater in July. Holmes is set to appear in court today but is unlikely to issue a plea. His attorneys say he is suffering from an unspecified mental illness. Evidence emerged at a pretrial hearing this week that Holmes took pictures of himself posing with his firearms before the attack took place. Outside of the courtroom, relatives of two Aurora shooting victims spoke out about seeing Holmes in person.
Jessica Watts: “It was very emotional for a lot of us, and I think — you know, I think he — this whole time, he’s been detached. He looked very disheveled in court today, and he didn’t — he basically looked very disinterested.”
Sam Soudani: “Trash. I mean, honestly, you sit there, you look at a person, and when you see there is no more humanity left anymore, you don’t look at him as a person. You really don’t. I took a glimpse at him there. I don’t — I don’t feel hate or anger toward him. I just don’t feel anything toward him.”