James Holmes Set to Learn Fate 3 Years After Theater Shooting

Twelve people who'd gone to a Colorado movie theater for an evening's entertainment never came home. Seventy who'd wanted to see "The Dark Knight Rises" found themselves wounded in an all-too-real barrage of gunfire. And one man, James Holmes, was responsible for it all.
There's no question that Holmes walked into the crowded Aurora theater and unleashed a torrent of bullets on unsuspecting moviegoers on July 20, 2012.
What is in question is if he'll be found guilty of the bloodshed and, if so, what penalty he'll face. Jurors began deliberating his fate Wednesday, one day after attorneys from both sides offered their closing arguments.
There's no clear timetable on when a decision will be reached on Holmes and the 165 charges he faces. But when it comes, it will close a chapter in what has been a long, grueling journey -- more than 11 weeks of trial, about six months after the start of jury selection, and some three years after the nightmare began for families in and around the suburban Denver community.