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12 killed, 70 hurt in shooting at movie theater in 2012.

Prosecutors in the theater shooting trial were wrapping up their case against James H olmes,

— CENTENNIAL, COLO. Prosecutors in the Colorado theater shooting trial were wrapping up their case Friday against James Holmes after eight weeks of testimony in which they sought to show that the former neuroscience student meticulously planned and carried out the 2012 massacre while knowing it was wrong.

As they have throughout their case, prosecutors also sought to drive home the emotional impact of the shootings, which killed 12 people and wounded 70.

The day began with a tearful Petra Hogan describing being shot in the face and arm at the suburban Denver theater.

The \ive-member prosecution team has relied on Holmes’ own videotaped statements to a state-appointed psychiatrist to undermine Holmes’ claim that he was so mentally ill he didn’t know right from wrong during the attack.

They tried to weave a powerful story by mixing dramatic recollections of victims with technical testimony. Weapons dealers and investigators described how Holmes spent thousands of dollars to amass an arsenal of guns, ammunition, body armor and enough chemicals to rig his apartment into a potentially deadly booby trap.

The four defense lawyers will begin calling their own psychiatrists and presenting other evidence to argue Holmes should be found not guilty. They plan to begin their case next Thursday.

In Colorado, prosecutors have the burden of proof in trying to convince the jury to reject Holmes’ plea of not guilty by reason of insanity. They showed jurors — over strong defense objections — nearly 21 hours of Holmes’ videotaped interviews with a state-appointed psychiatrist who concluded Holmes was seriously mentally ill but legally sane at the time of the shooting.