Crime & Safety
AP: Aurora Massacre Suspect Offers Guilty Plea to Avoid Death Penalty
Former Westview High student James Holmes is accused in the July movie theater shooting.
James Holmes, the former Westview High School student and alleged Aurora, CO, mass shooting suspect, is willing to plead guilty to avoid the death penalty, according to an Associated Press report Wednesday.
Holmes is accused in the July 2012 shooting at a movie theater in Colorado that injured scores of moviegoers and killed 12 people.
According to Wednesday's report, Holmes is willing to change his not guilty plea to avoid the death penalty and instead spend the rest of his life in prison. It's not yet clear if prosecutors will accept the plea.
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