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Aurora movie theater shooter James Holmes was formally sentenced to life in prison by a judge on Wednesday (August 26) in Centennial, Colo.

The 27-year-old former neuroscience graduate student was given life in prison without parole for the murders of 12 people, as well as 3,200 additional years for attempted murder and explosives convictions.

“The defendant will never be a free man again, ever,” Judge Carlos Samour Jr. said in the courtroom. “The place of death, generally speaking, has been determined. The only question that remains unanswered is the time of death.”

James Holmes opened gunfire in a deadly attack on a packed midnight showing of The Dark Knight Rises back in 2012.

Our thoughts are still with all of those affected by this horrible tragedy.

Aurora movie theater shooter James Holmes was sentenced to life in prison without parole on early Friday evening (August 7) in Centennial, Colo.

The 27-year-old former neuroscience graduate student will avoid the death penalty after the jury failed to reach the unanimous verdict required for the punishment after his deadly attack on a packed midnight showing of The Dark Knight Rises in 2012.

The gunman surrendered immediately following the tragedy and was deemed guilty last month but this was the last portion of the penalty phase during which jurors were deciding between the death penalty or life in prison without parole

This concludes the three-year legal process following the shooting.

Our thoughts are continually with the family and friends of the victims of this unspeakable violence.

James Holmes has been found guilty of murdering twelve people and wounding dozens more in the Colorado movie theater shooting.

The 27-year-old former neuroscience graduate student is eligible for the death penalty for his crimes in the 2012 shooting.

The jurors, who deliberated over two days for about 13 hours, will be the ones who decide if Holmes is executed or sent to prison for life.

While prosecutors showed that Holmes had been planning the attack for months, his lawyers argued that he was mentally ill and unable to tell right from wrong.