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Deann Schmied and her husband, Wayne, watch after releasing balloons in honor of their son's friend A.J.Boik at a memorial in Aurora, Colorado, July 28, 2012. Eighteen-year-old Boik, who had been bound for art college in the fall, was laid to rest. Rick Wilking/Reuters
Windan Palmer runs around pinwheels set up as a memorial to those killed in Aurora, Colorado July 28, 2012. Rick Wilking/Reuters
Pierce O'Farrill, (l.), hugs lead pastor Ryan Heller after speaking at a service at The Edge Church, July 29, 2012 in Aurora, Colo. During the service, O'Farrill said, 'The first day that I'm allowed to go see him, I will go see him, and I will tell… James, 'I forgive you. I forgive you my brother, and I want to pray for you.' Alex Brandon/AP
Actor Christian Bale and his wife Sibi Blazic visit a memorial to the victims of a mass shooting, July 24, 2012, in Aurora, Colo. Twelve people were killed when a gunman opened fire during a late-night showing of the movie 'The Dark Knight Rises,' which stars Bale as Batman. Ted S. Warren/AP
A worker with Belfor Property Restoration clears glass from a window in the apartment of suspected Aurora movie theater gunman James Holmes, July 25, 2012, as residents were allowed back in the building, which had been closed off by police due to the continuing investigation of the shooting. Ted S. Warren/AP
Bonnie Kate Pourciau, a victim of the Aurora movie theater mass shooting, speaks from her hospital bed, July 25, 2012, as her mother, Kathleen, and father, Trace, listen at the University of Colorado Hospital in Aurora, Colo. Andy Cross/The Denver Post/AP
An Aurora police officer looks at the memorial across from the movie theater, July 25, 2012 in Aurora, Colo. Alex Brandon/AP
This photo combination shows a variety of facial expressions of James E. Holmes during his appearance in court July 23 in Centennial, Colo. Holmes is being held on suspicion of first-degree murder and could also face additional counts of aggravated assault and weapons violations stemming from a mass shooting on July 20 in a movie theater in Aurora, Colo., that killed 12 and injured dozens of others. RJ Sangosti/Denver Post/Pool/AP
A police office stands guard on a roof while James E. Holmes appears in Arapahoe County District Court July 23 in Centennial, Colo. Barry Gutierrez/AP
Holmes appears in Arapahoe County District Court with defense attorney Tamara Brady July 23 in Centennial, Colo. RJ Sangosti/Denver Post/Pool/AP
Police tape remains around Holmes' apartment house in Aurora, Colo., on July 23. Police evacuated the unit on Friday morning and residents of 11 apartments are still waiting for the building to be made available again. Ed Andrieski/AP
Storm clouds gather above a memorial for the victims of a June 20 shooting that occurred at a midnight screening of 'The Dark Knight Rises,' across the street from the Century 16 movie theater in Aurora, Colo., on Sunday night, July 22, 2012. Ed Andrieski/AP
The crowd listens to speakers Sunday, July 22, in Aurora, Colo., at a prayer vigil for the victims of Friday's mass shooting at a movie theater. Twelve people were killed and 58 were injured in a shooting during an early Friday premiere of 'The Dark Knight Rises.' Aaron Ontiveroz/The Denver Post/AP
Hunter Furrow, from Aurora, wears a Batman earring during a prayer vigil for the victims of the mass shooting. Alex Brandon/AP
President Barack Obama takes a moment of silence for the events in Colorado during a campaign stop in Fort Myers, Fla., on July 19, 2012. Obama said the tragic movie theater shooting in Colorado is a reminder that life is fragile. Alan Diaz/AP
Crowd members pray, July 22, 2012, in Aurora, Colo., during a prayer vigil for the victims of Friday's shooting. Alex Brandon/AP
Los Angeles County Sheriff Calvillo (l.), withholds toy guns from Batman fans Brian Haughs, dressed as the character Two-Face, and John Werskey, dressed as Commissioner James Gordon, while waiting for the midnight premiere of 'The Dark Knight Rises,' at Universal CityWalk in Los Angeles, July 19, 2012. Damian Dovarganes/AP
US Navy Commander Jeffrey Jakuboski leaves a military coin at a memorial display on July 22, in Aurora, Colo., at a prayer vigil for the victims of Friday's mass shooting at a movie theater. Aaron Ontiveroz/The Denver Post/AP
Terry Willey lights a candle for the families and all involved with the Aurora shootings during services at the Grant Avenue United Methodist Church in Aurora, Colo. on Sunday, July 22, 2012, two days after the shooting rampage. Barry Gutierrez/AP
Dylan Bowen (r.) holds onto his mother Lorri Hastings, as they pray, on July 22, in Aurora, Colo., during a prayer vigil for the victims of Friday's mass shooting at a movie theater. Alex Brandon/AP
Recently ordained pastors from left to right, Steve Gillespie, Rhonda Mullane, and her husband Jamie pray during the service where the victims were remembered during a sermon by the church's Pastor Dr. Chris Hill, Sunday, July 22, in Aurora, Colo. Helen H. Richardson/The Denver Post/AP
People stand on a hillside behind a memorial for victims behind the theater where a gunman opened fire on moviegoers in Aurora, Colorado July 22, 2012. Shannon Stapleton/Reuters
A man holds a sign during a vigil for victims behind the theater where a gunman opened fire on moviegoers in Aurora, Colorado, on July 22. Shannon Stapleton/Reuters
Investigators remove computer equipment as evidence from the apartment of alleged gunman James Holmes, on Saturday, July 21, in Aurora, Colo. Alex Brandon/AP
Friends of shooting victim AJ Boiks gather and comfort each other at Gateway High School before a vigil in his honor where they dressed in his favorite color, purple, and released purple balloons on Saturday, July 21, 2012 in Aurora, Colo. Heather Rousseau/The Denver Post/AP
Balloons are released Saturday, July 21, 2012, at a vigil at Gateway High School in Aurora, Colo., for AJ Boik, who was a student at the school and who was killed along with 11 others when a gunman opened fire in a movie theater. Ted S. Warren/AP
Police use a video camera to look inside an apartment where the suspect in a shooting at a movie theatre lived in Aurora, Colo., Friday, July 20, 2012. Ed Andrieski/AP
An ATF agent arranges boxes for evidence in front of the apartment of James Holmes in Aurora, Colo., on Saturday, July 21, 2012. Federal authorities detonated one small explosive and disarmed another inside Holmes' apartment, but several other explosive devices remained, said Aurora police Sgt. Cassidee Carlson. Ed Andrieski/AP
FBI agents photograph the bedroom in the apartment of alleged gunman James Holmes with a poster reading 'Soldiers of Misfortune,' on Saturday, July 21, 2012 in Aurora, Colo. Alex Brandon/AP
Firefighters walk to shade as temperatures near 100 degrees, July 21, 2012, at the booby trapped apartment of James Eagen Holmes, who police have identified as the suspect in the deadly shooting at a crowded movie theater a day earlier, in Aurora, Colo. Ed Andrieski/AP
A dump truck with sand and the explosives from the apartment of alleged gunman James Holmes leaves for a disposal site with a police escort, on July 21, 2012 in Aurora, Colo. Alex Brandon/AP
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Holmes death penalty decision was not a surprise. 'For James Eagan Holmes, justice is death,' the district attorney said. But there are many reasons there could be a plea deal later.
Prosecutors will seek the death penalty for Aurora movie shooter James Holmes, they announced Monday.
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