James Holmes Hearing: Father Of Aurora Victim Shouts, 'Rot In Hell Holmes'

Father Of Aurora Victim Shouts Out In Court: 'Rot In Hell Holmes'
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Steve Hernandez, right, the father of Rebecca Wingos who was killed in the Aurora theater, holds hands with an unidentified woman as they arrive for a court proceeding for Aurora theater shooting suspect James Holmes at the courthouse in Centennial, Colo., on Friday, Jan. 11, 2013. Hernandez yelled out "Rot in Hell Holmes" in court at the end of Friday's proceedings. (AP Photo/Ed Andrieski)

As Friday's hearing was wrapping up after the announcement that the arraignment hearing for accused Aurora theater shooter James Holmes had been postponed until March 12, a father of an Aurora victim reached his boiling point and verbally lashed out at Holmes.

"Rot in hell Holmes," Steve Hernandez shouted out. Hernandez is father of Rebecca Wingo, a 32-year-old woman who was shot and killed by an armor-clad gunman who opened fire upon unsuspecting movie-goers watching a midnight screening of "The Dark Knight Rises" on the night of July 20th.

9News reports that Judge William Sylvester called everyone back into court and expressed empathy for Hernandez and his outburst, but also with a request.

"I am terribly sorry for you loss. I can't begin to image the emotions that are raging," the judge said to Hernandez, but asked: "Can I count on you from now on to make no more outbursts?"

"I can promise you no more outbursts," Hernandez responded, 7News reports. "I understand, and I meant no disrespect to you or the courts," Hernandez told the judge.

It was an emotion-filled week for families of victims who listened to heartbreaking testimony, learned new details about the detailed planning that went into the shooting and listened to 911 calls from desperate people inside the theater as gunshots drowned out their pleas for help.

911 dispatchers said in court that during a 10-minute span shortly after midnight on July 20, they received 41 emergency calls from the Aurora Century 16 movie theater. However, they also said that most of those calls were tragically drowned out by gunfire, Fox31 reports.

The first emergency call that dispatchers received illustrated the sheer magnitude of horror that was playing out in the theater that tragic night. About 20 minutes after "The Dark Knight Rises" began playing, a 911 call came from Kevin Quinonez and police said they counted 30 gunshot booms audible during that 27-second clip, The Associated Press reports.

Judge Sylvester ruled late Thursday that the prosecution had presented enough evidence to order Holmes to stand trial for charges that allege he shot and killed 12 people and wounded 70 others at the Aurora Century 16 theater, according to The Associated Press.

Holmes, the onetime University of Colorado doctoral student of neuroscience, is charged with more than 160 counts including murder and attempted murder.

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The Aurora Theater Shooting Victims
Rebecca Ann Wingo(01 of12)
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This undated photo provided by the family shows Rebecca Ann Wingo. Wingo, 32, was one of the victims killed in the Friday, July 20, 2012 movie theater shooting in Aurora, Colo. (AP Photo) (credit:AP)
Alex Teves(02 of12)
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The undated photo provided by the family shows Alex Teves. Teves, 24, was one of the victims killed in the Friday, July 20, 2012 movie theater shooting in Aurora, Colo. (AP Photo/Teves Family) (credit:AP)
Jessica Ghawi(03 of12)
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This undated photo provided by the family shows Jessica Ghawi. Ghawi is one of the 12 people killed when a gunman barged into a crowded theater, set off gas canisters and opened fire as spectators dove for cover and tried to flee, Friday, July 20, 2012, in Aurora, Colo. Dozens of others were injured, including 11 in critical condition. (AP Photo/Courtesy of the family) (credit:AP)
John Larimer(04 of12)
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This undated photo provided by the Larimer family shows John Larimer. Relatives have identified Larimer, a U.S. Navy sailor, as one of the victims killed by a gunman at a showing of the new Batman movie, early Friday, July 20, 2012, in Aurora, Colo. (AP Photo/Larimer family) (credit:AP)
Veronica Moser-Sullivan(05 of12)
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This undated photo provided by Robert Sullivan shows Veronica Moser-Sullivan, the youngest person slain in the July 20 attack that left 12 dead and dozens wounded during the Aurora theater shootings. Robert Sullivan, Veronica's grandfather, wants a thief to return pictures of the child that were stolen from his home in a burglary this week. He said Wednesday, Oct. 3, 2012 that four cameras were stolen, including one that had a memory card with more than 40 photos of Veronica at a school celebration. Other images show her at a playground. (AP Photo/Robert Sullivan)

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Jonathan T. Blunk(06 of12)
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This undated photo provided by the family shows Jonathan T. Blunk, 26, of Aurora, Colo. with his two children. Blunk was one of the victims in the Friday, July 20, 2012 Aurora, Colo. movie theater shooting. (AP Photo)

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Jesse Childress(07 of12)
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This undated photo provided by the U.S. Air Force shows Jesse Childress. The 29-year-old, from Thornton, Colo., was one of the victims in the Friday, July 20, 2012 Aurora, Colo. movie theater shooting. Childress was an Air Force cyber-systems operator based at Buckley Air Force Base in Aurora. (AP Photo/U.S. Air Force)

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Alexander J. Boik(08 of12)
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This undated image provided by the family shows Alexander J. Boik, known as AJ. Boik was one of the victims in the Friday, July 20, 2012 Aurora, Colo. movie theater shooting. (AP Photo) (credit:AP)
Matt McQuinn, Samantha Yowler(09 of12)
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This undated photo provided by the family shows Matt McQuinn, left, and Samantha Yowler. McQuinn was killed and Yowler was wounded in the Friday, July 20, 2012 Aurora, Colo., movie theater shooting. (AP Photo) (credit:AP)
Gordon W. Cowden(10 of12)
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This photo provided by The Cowden Family shows shooting victim Gordon W. Cowden. Twelve people were killed and dozens were injured in the attack early Friday, July 20, 2012 at the packed theater during a showing of the Batman movie, "The Dark Knight Rises." in Aurora, Colo. Police have identified the suspected shooter as James Holmes, 24. (AP Photo/The Cowden Family) (credit:AP)
Alex Sullivan(11 of12)
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This Sept. 20, 2011 photo provided by The Sullivan Family, shows shooting victim Alex Sullivan. Twelve people were killed and dozens were injured in the attack early Friday, July 20, 2012 at the packed theater during a showing of the Batman movie, "The Dark Knight Rises." in Aurora, Colo. Police have identified the suspected shooter as James Holmes, 24. (AP Photo/The Sullivan Family)

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Micayla Medek(12 of12)
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A sign for Micayla Medek, 23, is seen during a memorial service outside the Aurora Municipal Center July 22, 2012 in Aurora, Colorado. (Photo by Joshua Lott/Getty Images) (credit:Joshua Lott via Getty Images)