国际英语新闻:Police testify on first day of hearing for accused U.S. theater shooter

As the courtroom emptied, family members who had sat in stunned silence during the lengthy hearing were drawn to Grizzle, who shared emotional hugs and words with many.

Grizzle also described an intense scene as he drove Caleb Medley, 23, to the hospital with multiple gunshot wounds.

As Medley's breathing became more and more strained, Grizzle screamed repeatedly "Don't ... die on me, don't ... die on me." Medley survived the massacre.

Jessica Ghawi was not so lucky. Officer Aaron Blue testified that he helped take the 24-year-old to the hospital after she was shot in the head and the leg. Every time she moved, she stopped breathing, he said. She later died.

Aurora police detective Matthew Ingui, who arrived at the theater later that day, described a gruesome scene with "blood, body tissue and popcorn on the floor." Ingui said he found 209 live rounds of .223 ammunition and 15 cartridges of .40-caliber rounds inside the theater.

Several police officers pointed to Holmes as the man arrested at the scene. No witnesses inside the theater were able to identity the shooter due to his body armor, according to police testimony.

Jonsgaard said a plastic clip was found in Holmes' possession, and that an identical one was used to prop open the door where a shooter, wielding three guns, entered the theater and opened fire about 30 minutes into the screening of the Batman movie "The Dark Knight Rises."

Prosecutors said Holmes purchased a ticket for the movie on July 8 - almost two weeks before the massacre. They also showed surveillance camera video taken inside the theater complex where dozens of people ran for the main exit in an uncontrolled panic.

After the hearing, Arapahoe County District Judge William Sylvester will determine whether there is enough evidence for Holmes to stand trial.