Tearful officer describes Aurora scene

NEW: Youngest victim was shot four times, according to coroner Prosecutors say video shows Holmes in theater complex, using a ticket kiosk Suspect James Holmes kept theater door unlocked with piece of plastic, officer says Holmes's attorneys are expected to present a "diminished capacity" defense Centennial, Colorado (CNN) -- So much blood the theater floor had become slippery. Bodies with horrific injuries. The eerie sound of cell phones ringing, over and over again. This is the scene Aurora police Officer Justin Grizzle said he encountered moments after entering the theater where, according to authorities, 25-year-old James Holmes killed 12 people in a July 20 shooting rampage. Grizzle testified Monday on the opening day of the preliminary hearing for Holmes, who is charged with 166 counts of murder, attempted murder and weapons charges. The 13-year veteran wiped away tears while describing his efforts to rush badly wounded victims to the hospital in his police cruiser, including shooting victim Ashley Moser and her husband, who wanted Grizzle to turn around and head back to the theater. var currExpandable="expand15"; if(typeof CNN.expandableMap==='object'){CNN.expandableMap.push(currExpandable);} var mObj={}; mObj.type='video'; mObj.contentId=''; mObj.source='bestoftv/2013/01/08/early-jackson-holmes-hearing.cnn'; mObj.videoSource='CNN'; mObj.videoSourceUrl=''; mObj.lgImage="http://i2.cdn.turner.com/cnn/dam/assets/130108114406-early-jackson-holmes-hearing-00004925-story-body.jpg"; mObj.lgImageX=300; mObj.lgImageY=169; mObj.origImageX="214"; mObj.origImageY="120"; mObj.contentType='video'; CNN.expElements.expand15Store=mObj; New details on Aurora shooting var currExpandable="expand25"; if(typeof CNN.expandableMap==='object'){CNN.expandableMap.push(currExpandable);} var mObj={}; mObj.type='video'; mObj.contentId=''; mObj.source='bestoftv/2013/01/04/early-watts-aurora.cnn'; mObj.videoSource='CNN'; mObj.videoSourceUrl=''; mObj.lgImage="http://i2.cdn.turner.com/cnn/dam/assets/130104123229-early-watts-aurora-00030206-story-body.jpg"; mObj.lgImageX=300; mObj.lgImageY=169; mObj.origImageX="214"; mObj.origImageY="120"; mObj.contentType='video'; CNN.expElements.expand25Store=mObj; Families send letter slamming Cinemark var currExpandable="expand35"; if(typeof CNN.expandableMap==='object'){CNN.expandableMap.push(currExpandable);} var mObj={}; mObj.type='video'; mObj.contentId=''; mObj.source='bestoftv/2013/01/07/exp-point-holmes-insanity-wayne.cnn'; mObj.videoSource='CNN'; mObj.videoSourceUrl=''; mObj.lgImage="http://i2.cdn.turner.com/cnn/dam/assets/130107011841-exp-point-holmes-insanity-wayne-00002001-story-body.jpg"; mObj.lgImageX=300; mObj.lgImageY=169; mObj.origImageX="214"; mObj.origImageY="120"; mObj.contentType='video'; CNN.expElements.expand35Store=mObj; Breaking down the insanity defense var currExpandable="expand45"; if(typeof CNN.expandableMap==='object'){CNN.expandableMap.push(currExpandable);} var mObj={}; mObj.type='video'; mObj.contentId=''; mObj.source='us/2013/01/06/holmes-in-court.cnn'; mObj.videoSource='CNN'; mObj.videoSourceUrl='http://us.cnn.com/'; mObj.lgImage="http://i2.cdn.turner.com/cnn/dam/assets/130106035730-holmes-in-court-00010804-story-body.jpg"; mObj.lgImageX=300; mObj.lgImageY=169; mObj.origImageX="214"; mObj.origImageY="120"; mObj.contentType='video'; CNN.expElements.expand45Store=mObj; Theater shooting as it happened "He was shot in the head somewhere. He kept asking where his ... daughter was," Grizzle said. "He opened the door and tried to jump out." Grizzle said he had to drive and hold the man by his shoulder to keep him in the car. The girl the man was seeking, 6-year-old Veronica Moser-Sullivan, was shot four times and was among those killed in the shooting at a midnight showing of "Batman: The Dark Knight Rises." Veronica's mother, Ashley, faces a long recovery after being paralyzed in her lower half and miscarrying after the shooting. The scene was still gruesome when Detective Matthew Ingui arrived 12 hours later with other investigators. "We saw the first victim laying on the ground," he said "There's shoes, blood, body tissue and popcorn on the floor." Blood was everywhere, he said. Ingui described how he outlined each of the victims and marked where the bodies were found. Holmes had no visible reaction during the testimony. The detective said investigators found 209 live rounds of .223 ammunition and 15 cartridges of .40-caliber rounds inside the auditorium. The preliminary hearing that began Monday is designed to show a judge that the state has enough evidence to proceed to trial. Prosecutors are calling scores of witnesses and outlining their evidence in the case. The hearing could go on for days. A gag order imposed by the judge in the case has limited the flow of information about the attack. However, a source said Holmes allegedly went out a rear exit door, propped it open and gathered his weapons. 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Twelve people were killed in the theater early July 20 during a screening of "The Dark Knight Rises." Suspect James Holmes was taken into custody shortly after the attack. More photos: Colorado movie theater shooting cnnArticleGallery.currentImageList[cnnArticleGallery.currentImageList.length] = {"currentPicture":true,"x":15,"y":1,"pos":1,"title":"Colorado massacre: Mourning the victims"} People visit the roadside memorial set up for victims of the massacre on Monday. cnnArticleGallery.currentImageList[cnnArticleGallery.currentImageList.length] = {"currentPicture":false,"x":15,"y":1,"pos":2,"title":"Colorado massacre: Mourning the victims"} Visitors pray around a cross at the memorial across the street from the theater on Saturday, July 28. cnnArticleGallery.currentImageList[cnnArticleGallery.currentImageList.length] = {"currentPicture":false,"x":15,"y":1,"pos":3,"title":"Colorado massacre: Mourning the victims"} Jeremy Blocker displays a new tattoo honoring the victims. cnnArticleGallery.currentImageList[cnnArticleGallery.currentImageList.length] = {"currentPicture":false,"x":15,"y":1,"pos":4,"title":"Colorado massacre: Mourning the victims"} Members of Alex Sullivan's family embrace at a memorial across the street from the Century 16 movie theater on Thursday, July 26. cnnArticleGallery.currentImageList[cnnArticleGallery.currentImageList.length] = {"currentPicture":false,"x":15,"y":1,"pos":5,"title":"Colorado massacre: Mourning the victims"} Hello Kitty-themed flowers are sent to shooting victim Micayla Medek's funeral Thursday in Denver. cnnArticleGallery.currentImageList[cnnArticleGallery.currentImageList.length] = {"currentPicture":false,"x":15,"y":1,"pos":6,"title":"Colorado massacre: Mourning the victims"} Pallbearers carry Micayla Medek's coffin during her funeral at the New Hope Baptist Church on Thursday. cnnArticleGallery.currentImageList[cnnArticleGallery.currentImageList.length] = {"currentPicture":false,"x":15,"y":1,"pos":7,"title":"Colorado massacre: Mourning the victims"} People visit a memorial across the street from the Century 16 movie theater on Thursday, July 26, in Aurora, Colorado. cnnArticleGallery.currentImageList[cnnArticleGallery.currentImageList.length] = {"currentPicture":false,"x":15,"y":1,"pos":8,"title":"Colorado massacre: Mourning the victims"} Angella Aquilis, left, and Maria Olivas mourn together at a makeshift memorial across the street from the Century 16 movie theater Wedesday, July 25. cnnArticleGallery.currentImageList[cnnArticleGallery.currentImageList.length] = {"currentPicture":false,"x":15,"y":1,"pos":9,"title":"Colorado massacre: Mourning the victims"} Yvonne Amaro, 9, prays for those injured and killed as she visits the memorial on Wednesday. cnnArticleGallery.currentImageList[cnnArticleGallery.currentImageList.length] = {"currentPicture":false,"x":15,"y":1,"pos":10,"title":"Colorado massacre: Mourning the victims"} Carrie Hensley, left, and Hailee Hensley mourn together on Wednesday. cnnArticleGallery.currentImageList[cnnArticleGallery.currentImageList.length] = {"currentPicture":false,"x":15,"y":1,"pos":11,"title":"Colorado massacre: Mourning the victims"} Kevin Flynn, left, Aurora Police top brass division chief, and Cmdr. Jack Daluz visit the makeshift memorial. cnnArticleGallery.currentImageList[cnnArticleGallery.currentImageList.length] = {"currentPicture":false,"x":15,"y":1,"pos":12,"title":"Colorado massacre: Mourning the victims"} A couple embraces as "Dark Knight Rises" star Christian Bale and his wife, Sandra Blazic, wait to place flowers at the memorial on Tuesday. cnnArticleGallery.currentImageList[cnnArticleGallery.currentImageList.length] = {"currentPicture":false,"x":15,"y":1,"pos":13,"title":"Colorado massacre: Mourning the victims"} Bale places flowers at the memorial while other mourners look on. cnnArticleGallery.currentImageList[cnnArticleGallery.currentImageList.length] = {"currentPicture":false,"x":15,"y":1,"pos":14,"title":"Colorado massacre: Mourning the victims"} Visitors pay tribute Tuesday, July 24, at the makeshift memorial. cnnArticleGallery.currentImageList[cnnArticleGallery.currentImageList.length] = {"currentPicture":false,"x":15,"y":1,"pos":15,"title":"Colorado massacre: Mourning the victims"} A cross stands at the makeshift memorial for victims across the street from the Century 16 theater on Tuesday. cnnArticleGallery.currentImageList[cnnArticleGallery.currentImageList.length] = {"currentPicture":false,"x":15,"y":1,"pos":16,"title":"Colorado massacre: Mourning the victims"} Greg Zanis of Aurora, Illinois, carries two of the 12 crosses he made for a makeshift memorial to the victims of last weekend's mass shooting at the Century 16 movie theater on Sunday, July 22. cnnArticleGallery.currentImageList[cnnArticleGallery.currentImageList.length] = {"currentPicture":false,"x":15,"y":1,"pos":17,"title":"Colorado massacre: Mourning the victims"} Greg Zanis writes the names of the victims of last weekend's mass shooting on the crosses before erecting them at the memorial across from the Century 16 movie theater on Sunday. Zanis, a carpenter, drove all night from Illinois to deliver the crosses. cnnArticleGallery.currentImageList[cnnArticleGallery.currentImageList.length] = {"currentPicture":false,"x":15,"y":1,"pos":18,"title":"Colorado massacre: Mourning the victims"} Parishioners pray during morning Mass, remembering victims of the theater shooting, at the Queen of Peace Catholic Church on Sunday. cnnArticleGallery.currentImageList[cnnArticleGallery.currentImageList.length] = {"currentPicture":false,"x":15,"y":1,"pos":19,"title":"Colorado massacre: Mourning the victims"} Angie Terry of Alabama prays next to a white wooden cross erected for victims. cnnArticleGallery.currentImageList[cnnArticleGallery.currentImageList.length] = {"currentPicture":false,"x":15,"y":1,"pos":20,"title":"Colorado massacre: Mourning the victims"} A man pauses before the crosses at the memorial near the Century 16 movie theater on Sunday. cnnArticleGallery.currentImageList[cnnArticleGallery.currentImageList.length] = {"currentPicture":false,"x":15,"y":1,"pos":21,"title":"Colorado massacre: Mourning the victims"} President Barack Obama embraces Colorado Gov. 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Boik. cnnArticleGallery.currentImageList[cnnArticleGallery.currentImageList.length] = {"currentPicture":false,"x":15,"y":1,"pos":30,"title":"Colorado massacre: Mourning the victims"} Denise Toepel of Denver sheds tears while visiting a makeshift memorial across the street from the Century 16 movie theater on Saturday, July 21. cnnArticleGallery.currentImageList[cnnArticleGallery.currentImageList.length] = {"currentPicture":false,"x":15,"y":1,"pos":31,"title":"Colorado massacre: Mourning the victims"} Handwritten signs decorate the makeshift memorial across from the Century 16 movie theater on Saturday. cnnArticleGallery.currentImageList[cnnArticleGallery.currentImageList.length] = {"currentPicture":false,"x":15,"y":1,"pos":32,"title":"Colorado massacre: Mourning the victims"} Gerald Wright, 24, relights candles that have blown out at the victims' memorial across from the movie theater. cnnArticleGallery.currentImageList[cnnArticleGallery.currentImageList.length] = {"currentPicture":false,"x":15,"y":1,"pos":33,"title":"Colorado massacre: Mourning the victims"} Aviation Boatswain's Mate 3rd Class Jajuan Mangual lowers the American flag on the flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS George H.W. 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cnnArticleGallery.currentImageList = []; } var expGallery152=new ArticleExpandableGallery(); expGallery152.setImageCount(51); //cnn_adbptrackpgalimg("Colorado movie theater shooting", 1); The public gets its first glimpse of James Holmes, 24, the suspect in the Colorado theater shooting during his initial court appearance Monday, July 23. With his hair dyed reddish-orange, Holmes, here with public defender Tamara Brady, showed little emotion. He is accused of opening fire in a movie theater Friday, July 20, in Aurora, Colorado, killing 12 people and wounding 58 others. More photos: Mourning the victims of the Colorado theater massacre cnnArticleGallery.currentImageList[cnnArticleGallery.currentImageList.length] = {"currentPicture":true,"x":15,"y":2,"pos":1,"title":"Colorado movie theater shooting"} Police release the official photo from Holmes' booking after the shooting. cnnArticleGallery.currentImageList[cnnArticleGallery.currentImageList.length] = {"currentPicture":false,"x":15,"y":2,"pos":2,"title":"Colorado movie theater shooting"} Holmes often had a blank stare during his court appearance Monday, appearing to be in a daze. cnnArticleGallery.currentImageList[cnnArticleGallery.currentImageList.length] = {"currentPicture":false,"x":15,"y":2,"pos":3,"title":"Colorado movie theater shooting"} Victims and their relatives and journalists watch the proceedings Monday. cnnArticleGallery.currentImageList[cnnArticleGallery.currentImageList.length] = {"currentPicture":false,"x":15,"y":2,"pos":4,"title":"Colorado movie theater shooting"} Flags fly at half-staff Monday at the Arapahoe County Courthouse in Centennial, Colorado, where the movie theater shooting suspect had his first court appearance. The prosecutor held a press conference outside the courthouse. cnnArticleGallery.currentImageList[cnnArticleGallery.currentImageList.length] = {"currentPicture":false,"x":15,"y":2,"pos":5,"title":"Colorado movie theater shooting"} Arapahoe County District Attorney Carol Chambers talks to reporters Monday before heading into the courthouse. Chambers said the decision on whether to pursue the death penalty is a long process that involves input from victims and their families. cnnArticleGallery.currentImageList[cnnArticleGallery.currentImageList.length] = {"currentPicture":false,"x":15,"y":2,"pos":6,"title":"Colorado movie theater shooting"} Family members of the victims arrive at the courthouse Monday for the suspect's first court appearance. cnnArticleGallery.currentImageList[cnnArticleGallery.currentImageList.length] = {"currentPicture":false,"x":15,"y":2,"pos":7,"title":"Colorado movie theater shooting"} The Century Aurora 16 multiplex in Aurora becomes a place of horror after a gunman opened fire Friday in a crowded theater. At least 17 people remained hospitalized late Sunday, July 22, in the shooting rampage that shocked the nation. cnnArticleGallery.currentImageList[cnnArticleGallery.currentImageList.length] = {"currentPicture":false,"x":15,"y":2,"pos":8,"title":"Colorado movie theater shooting"} Holmes is accused of opening fire during a midnight screening of the new Batman movie, "The Dark Knight Rises." Holmes purchased four weapons and more than 6,000 rounds of ammunition in recent months, police say. cnnArticleGallery.currentImageList[cnnArticleGallery.currentImageList.length] = {"currentPicture":false,"x":15,"y":2,"pos":9,"title":"Colorado movie theater shooting"} Police investigate outside the Century 16 multiplex Saturday, July 21, a day after the mass shooting. Authorities have been tight-lipped about a possible motive in the case. cnnArticleGallery.currentImageList[cnnArticleGallery.currentImageList.length] = {"currentPicture":false,"x":15,"y":2,"pos":10,"title":"Colorado movie theater shooting"} Agents search the suspect's car outside the theater. cnnArticleGallery.currentImageList[cnnArticleGallery.currentImageList.length] = {"currentPicture":false,"x":15,"y":2,"pos":11,"title":"Colorado movie theater shooting"} Aurora police escort a sand-filled dump truck containing improvised explosive devices removed from Holmes' booby-trapped apartment Saturday. Authorities have said they believe the suspect rigged his place before leaving for the movie theater. cnnArticleGallery.currentImageList[cnnArticleGallery.currentImageList.length] = {"currentPicture":false,"x":15,"y":2,"pos":12,"title":"Colorado movie theater shooting"} Police break a window at the suspect's apartment Friday in Aurora. cnnArticleGallery.currentImageList[cnnArticleGallery.currentImageList.length] = {"currentPicture":false,"x":15,"y":2,"pos":13,"title":"Colorado movie theater shooting"} Law enforcement officers speak with Colorado Gov. John Hickenlooper, center, outside the suspect's apartment Saturday. cnnArticleGallery.currentImageList[cnnArticleGallery.currentImageList.length] = {"currentPicture":false,"x":15,"y":2,"pos":14,"title":"Colorado movie theater shooting"} Law enforcement officers prepare to disarm the booby-trapped apartment Saturday. cnnArticleGallery.currentImageList[cnnArticleGallery.currentImageList.length] = {"currentPicture":false,"x":15,"y":2,"pos":15,"title":"Colorado movie theater shooting"} Officials tow cars outside Holmes' apartment Saturday. Police disassembled devices and trip wires set up in the apartment. cnnArticleGallery.currentImageList[cnnArticleGallery.currentImageList.length] = {"currentPicture":false,"x":15,"y":2,"pos":16,"title":"Colorado movie theater shooting"} Officers prepare to place an explosive device inside the apartment. cnnArticleGallery.currentImageList[cnnArticleGallery.currentImageList.length] = {"currentPicture":false,"x":15,"y":2,"pos":17,"title":"Colorado movie theater shooting"} Debris flies out a window, right, after law enforcement officers detonate an explosive device inside the apartment Saturday. cnnArticleGallery.currentImageList[cnnArticleGallery.currentImageList.length] = {"currentPicture":false,"x":15,"y":2,"pos":18,"title":"Colorado movie theater shooting"} People mourn the victims during a vigil behind the theater where a gunman opened fire on moviegoers in Aurora. cnnArticleGallery.currentImageList[cnnArticleGallery.currentImageList.length] = {"currentPicture":false,"x":15,"y":2,"pos":19,"title":"Colorado movie theater shooting"} A woman grieves during a vigil for victims behind the theater. cnnArticleGallery.currentImageList[cnnArticleGallery.currentImageList.length] = {"currentPicture":false,"x":15,"y":2,"pos":20,"title":"Colorado movie theater shooting"} A distraught woman receives counseling from Pastor Quincy Shannon, left, in front of Gateway High School in Aurora, where the families of the missing met following the shooting. cnnArticleGallery.currentImageList[cnnArticleGallery.currentImageList.length] = {"currentPicture":false,"x":15,"y":2,"pos":21,"title":"Colorado movie theater shooting"} Lin Gan of Aurora holds back tears as she speaks to reporters about her experience in the Century 16 theater Friday. cnnArticleGallery.currentImageList[cnnArticleGallery.currentImageList.length] = {"currentPicture":false,"x":15,"y":2,"pos":22,"title":"Colorado movie theater shooting"} People embrace before a vigil for victims behind the theater where a gunman opened fire on moviegoers. cnnArticleGallery.currentImageList[cnnArticleGallery.currentImageList.length] = {"currentPicture":false,"x":15,"y":2,"pos":23,"title":"Colorado movie theater shooting"} Investigators work on evidence near the apartment of James Holmes on Friday. cnnArticleGallery.currentImageList[cnnArticleGallery.currentImageList.length] = {"currentPicture":false,"x":15,"y":2,"pos":24,"title":"Colorado movie theater shooting"} Members of the Aurora Police Department SWAT unit walk near the apartment of James Holmes. Police have Holmes, 24, of North Aurora, in custody. cnnArticleGallery.currentImageList[cnnArticleGallery.currentImageList.length] = {"currentPicture":false,"x":15,"y":2,"pos":25,"title":"Colorado movie theater shooting"} Television news crews gather in front of the home of Robert and Arlene Holmes, parents of 24-year-old mass shooting suspect James Holmes, in San Diego, California, on Friday. cnnArticleGallery.currentImageList[cnnArticleGallery.currentImageList.length] = {"currentPicture":false,"x":15,"y":2,"pos":26,"title":"Colorado movie theater shooting"} A popcorn box lies on the ground outside the Century 16 movie theatre. cnnArticleGallery.currentImageList[cnnArticleGallery.currentImageList.length] = {"currentPicture":false,"x":15,"y":2,"pos":27,"title":"Colorado movie theater shooting"} An NYPD officer keeps watch inside an AMC move theater where the film "The Dark Knight Rises" is playing in Times Square on Friday. NYPD is maintaining security around city movie theaters following the deadly rampage in Aurora, Colorado. cnnArticleGallery.currentImageList[cnnArticleGallery.currentImageList.length] = {"currentPicture":false,"x":15,"y":2,"pos":28,"title":"Colorado movie theater shooting"} Adariah Legarreta, 4, is comforted by her grandmother Rita Abeyta near the Century 16 Theater in Aurora. cnnArticleGallery.currentImageList[cnnArticleGallery.currentImageList.length] = {"currentPicture":false,"x":15,"y":2,"pos":29,"title":"Colorado movie theater shooting"} A cyclist and pedestrians pass a theater showing the latest Batman movie in Hollywood, California, on Friday. Warner Brothers said it was "deeply saddened" by Friday's massacre at a Colorado screening of "The Dark Knight Rises." cnnArticleGallery.currentImageList[cnnArticleGallery.currentImageList.length] = {"currentPicture":false,"x":15,"y":2,"pos":30,"title":"Colorado movie theater shooting"} Obama supporters observe a moment of silence for the victims at a campaign event at Harborside Event Center in Fort Myers, Florida, on Friday. cnnArticleGallery.currentImageList[cnnArticleGallery.currentImageList.length] = {"currentPicture":false,"x":15,"y":2,"pos":31,"title":"Colorado movie theater shooting"} Jessica Ghawi, an aspiring sportscaster, was one of the victims. cnnArticleGallery.currentImageList[cnnArticleGallery.currentImageList.length] = {"currentPicture":false,"x":15,"y":2,"pos":32,"title":"Colorado movie theater shooting"} A woman waits for news outside Gateway High School, a few blocks from the scene of the shooting at the Century Aurora 16. cnnArticleGallery.currentImageList[cnnArticleGallery.currentImageList.length] = {"currentPicture":false,"x":15,"y":2,"pos":33,"title":"Colorado movie theater shooting"} Aurora police chief Daniel J. Oates speaks at a press conference near the Century 16 Theater on Friday. cnnArticleGallery.currentImageList[cnnArticleGallery.currentImageList.length] = {"currentPicture":false,"x":15,"y":2,"pos":34,"title":"Colorado movie theater shooting"} Agents search the trash container outside the suspect's apartment in Aurora. cnnArticleGallery.currentImageList[cnnArticleGallery.currentImageList.length] = {"currentPicture":false,"x":15,"y":2,"pos":35,"title":"Colorado movie theater shooting"} A Federal ATF officer carries protective gear onsite at the home of alleged shooting suspect James Holmes. cnnArticleGallery.currentImageList[cnnArticleGallery.currentImageList.length] = {"currentPicture":false,"x":15,"y":2,"pos":36,"title":"Colorado movie theater shooting"} Obama speaks on the shootings at the event in Fort Myers. cnnArticleGallery.currentImageList[cnnArticleGallery.currentImageList.length] = {"currentPicture":false,"x":15,"y":2,"pos":37,"title":"Colorado movie theater shooting"} Moviegoers are interviewed at the Century Aurora 16. cnnArticleGallery.currentImageList[cnnArticleGallery.currentImageList.length] = {"currentPicture":false,"x":15,"y":2,"pos":38,"title":"Colorado movie theater shooting"} Officers gathered at the theater Friday. cnnArticleGallery.currentImageList[cnnArticleGallery.currentImageList.length] = {"currentPicture":false,"x":15,"y":2,"pos":39,"title":"Colorado movie theater shooting"} Investigators were a common sight at the theater Friday. cnnArticleGallery.currentImageList[cnnArticleGallery.currentImageList.length] = {"currentPicture":false,"x":15,"y":2,"pos":40,"title":"Colorado movie theater shooting"} Authorities gather at the shooting suspect's apartment building in Aurora. Police broke a second-floor window to look for explosives that the suspect claimed were in the apartment. cnnArticleGallery.currentImageList[cnnArticleGallery.currentImageList.length] = {"currentPicture":false,"x":15,"y":2,"pos":41,"title":"Colorado movie theater shooting"} Screaming, panicked moviegoers scrambled to escape from the black-clad gunman, who wore a gas mask and randomly shot as he walked up the theater's steps, witnesses said. cnnArticleGallery.currentImageList[cnnArticleGallery.currentImageList.length] = {"currentPicture":false,"x":15,"y":2,"pos":42,"title":"Colorado movie theater shooting"} University of Colorado Hospital spokeswoman Jacque Montgomery said that all of the wounded had injuries from gunshot wounds, ranging from minor to critical. cnnArticleGallery.currentImageList[cnnArticleGallery.currentImageList.length] = {"currentPicture":false,"x":15,"y":2,"pos":43,"title":"Colorado movie theater shooting"} Onlookers gather outside the Century Aurora 16 theater. cnnArticleGallery.currentImageList[cnnArticleGallery.currentImageList.length] = {"currentPicture":false,"x":15,"y":2,"pos":44,"title":"Colorado movie theater shooting"} A woman sits on top of her car near the crime scene. cnnArticleGallery.currentImageList[cnnArticleGallery.currentImageList.length] = {"currentPicture":false,"x":15,"y":2,"pos":45,"title":"Colorado movie theater shooting"} Police block access to the Town Center mall after the shooting. cnnArticleGallery.currentImageList[cnnArticleGallery.currentImageList.length] = {"currentPicture":false,"x":15,"y":2,"pos":46,"title":"Colorado movie theater shooting"} Cell phone video taken by someone at the theater showed scores of people screaming and fleeing the building. Some, like this man, had blood on their clothes. cnnArticleGallery.currentImageList[cnnArticleGallery.currentImageList.length] = {"currentPicture":false,"x":15,"y":2,"pos":47,"title":"Colorado movie theater shooting"} Witnesses told KUSA that the gunman kicked in an emergency exit door and threw a smoke bomb into the darkened theater before opening fire. cnnArticleGallery.currentImageList[cnnArticleGallery.currentImageList.length] = {"currentPicture":false,"x":15,"y":2,"pos":48,"title":"Colorado movie theater shooting"} What is believed to be the suspect's car is examined after the shooting. cnnArticleGallery.currentImageList[cnnArticleGallery.currentImageList.length] = {"currentPicture":false,"x":15,"y":2,"pos":49,"title":"Colorado movie theater shooting"} Police Chief Dan Oates said there was no evidence of a second gunman, and FBI spokesman Jason Pack said it did not appear the incident was related to terrorism. cnnArticleGallery.currentImageList[cnnArticleGallery.currentImageList.length] = {"currentPicture":false,"x":15,"y":2,"pos":50,"title":"Colorado movie theater shooting"} Republican presidential candidate and former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney delivers remarks regarding the shooting in an Aurora, Colorado, movie theater on Friday at a campaign event in Bow, New Hampshire. cnnArticleGallery.currentImageList[cnnArticleGallery.currentImageList.length] = {"currentPicture":false,"x":15,"y":2,"pos":51,"title":"Colorado movie theater shooting"} Colorado movie theater shooting Colorado movie theater shooting Colorado movie theater shooting Colorado movie theater shooting Colorado movie theater shooting Colorado movie theater shooting Colorado movie theater shooting Colorado movie theater shooting Colorado movie theater shooting Colorado movie theater shooting Colorado movie theater shooting Colorado movie theater shooting Colorado movie theater shooting Colorado movie theater shooting Colorado movie theater shooting Colorado movie theater shooting Colorado movie theater shooting Colorado movie theater shooting Colorado movie theater shooting Colorado movie theater shooting Colorado movie theater shooting Colorado movie theater shooting Colorado movie theater shooting Colorado movie theater shooting Colorado movie theater shooting Colorado movie theater shooting Colorado movie theater shooting Colorado movie theater shooting Colorado movie theater shooting Colorado movie theater shooting Colorado movie theater shooting Colorado movie theater shooting Colorado movie theater shooting Colorado movie theater shooting Colorado movie theater shooting Colorado movie theater shooting Colorado movie theater shooting Colorado movie theater shooting Colorado movie theater shooting Colorado movie theater shooting Colorado movie theater shooting Colorado movie theater shooting Colorado movie theater shooting Colorado movie theater shooting Colorado movie theater shooting Colorado movie theater shooting Colorado movie theater shooting Colorado movie theater shooting Colorado movie theater shooting Colorado movie theater shooting Colorado movie theater shooting HIDE CAPTION << < 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 51 > >> Colorado movie theater massacre Event.observe(window, 'load', function() { //report the first gallery image to ADBP if(typeof(cnn_adbptrackpgalimg) == 'function' && typeof(cnnArticleGallery) != 'undefined') { cnn_adbptrackpgalimg(cnnArticleGallery.currentImageList[0].image, ""); } }); Screaming moviegoers scrambled to escape from the gunman, who shot at random as he walked up the theater's steps, according to witnesses. It was a scene "straight out of a horror film," said Chris Ramos, who was inside the theater. While none of the four law enforcement witnesses who testified Monday offered insight into a possible motive for the shooting, some new details emerged. Prosecutors showed surveillance camera video taken inside the theater complex that they said shows Holmes -- dressed in dark trousers, a light-colored shirt with a T-shirt underneath and a ski cap covering his hair -- using a cell phone at a ticket kiosk. Holmes printed out a ticket that had been purchased July 8, they said. The cameras also captured the aftermath of the shooting as waves of people ran out of doors with theater staff behind counters. One employee even leaped over a counter. There was no video from inside the auditorium where the shootings occurred. Police Sgt. Gerald Jonsgaard said Holmes stopped the theater door from locking by using a small piece of plastic commonly used to hold tablecloths onto a picnic table. Jonsgaard also said he spotted a shotgun and a large drum magazine that appeared to be jammed on the floor of the theater. Holmes' attorneys are expected to argue that their client has "diminished capacity," a term that, according to the Colorado Bar Association, relates to a person's ability or inability "to make adequately considered decisions" regarding his or her legal representation because of "mental impairment or for some other reason." Several times, on cross-examination, they have asked witnesses about Holmes' demeanor and what he looked like when police found him. The day's testimony concluded with a detective who interviewed people wounded in the attack and the two coroners who conducted the 12 autopsies. After the hearing, Arapahoe County District Judge William Sylvester will determine whether there is enough evidence for Holmes to stand trial. Security was tight at the hearing. Spectators had to pass through a metal detector and then were searched again before entering the courtroom. At least nine armed officers stood guard inside, some of them scanning the audience packed with reporters and victims' family members. Holmes did not speak during the hearing. His bushy hair and long beard contrasted with the bright red hair and close-cropped looks he sported during previous appearances. During portions of the hearing, family members of victims held one another, sobbing. Earlier in Monday's hearing, police Officer Jason Oviatt -- the first officer to encounter Holmes after the rampage ended -- testified that Holmes seemed "very, very relaxed." Holmes, his pupils dilated, sweating and smelly, didn't struggle or even tense his muscles as he was dragged away to be searched. "He seemed very detached from it all," Oviatt testified, describing Holmes as unnaturally calm amid the chaos and carnage. Oviatt testified Monday that within minutes of the first calls, he responded to the theater and found Holmes standing outside in a helmet and gas mask, his hands atop a white coupe that turned out to belong to him. At first, Oviatt said, he thought Holmes was a police officer, but as he drew within 20 feet, he realized something was terribly wrong. "He was just standing there. All the other officers were running around, trying to get into the theater," Oviatt said. A trail of blood led from the theater. The rifle that authorities believe Holmes used in the attack lay on the ground near the building. Holmes calmly complied with all Oviatt's orders, the officer testified. Another officer, Aaron Blue, testified later that Holmes matter-of-factly told him, without prompting, about the complex web of explosives that authorities would later find in his Aurora apartment. He told Blue that the devices "wouldn't go off unless we set them off." Holmes was a doctoral student in the neuroscience program at the Anschutz Medical Campus of the University of Colorado, Denver, in Aurora, until he withdrew a month before being arrested outside the bullet-riddled movie theater. He had been a patient of a University of Colorado psychiatrist, according to a court document filed by his lawyers. His only brush with the law in Colorado appears to have been a 2011 summons for speeding from Aurora police. If Holmes is ruled incompetent to stand trial, the hearing could provide the best opportunity for victims and the public to understand what happened and why. To at least one victim, it doesn't matter if Holmes stands trial. "I obviously don't want him to walk, but as long as he doesn't see the light of day again, it doesn't really much concern me beyond that," said Stephen Barton, who suffered wounds on his face, neck and upper torso in the shooting that night. "To me, I see the trial as being an opportunity to learn more about what happened that night beyond just my own personal recollection." University releases e-mails related to Holmes if(typeof CNN.expElements==='object'){CNN.expElements.init();} CNN's Casey Wian and Jim Spellman reported from Colorado; Michael Pearson wrote from Atlanta. CNN's Michael Cary and Greg Botelho also contributed to this report.