NEW : ` ` We 're here to show ... respect and that we 're willing to fight back , '' a spokesman says . ' Holmes faces 24 counts of first - degree murder and counts of attempted murder . He is accused of killing 12 people and wounding others . Background of suspect full of contrasts . Prosecutors have not said whether they will pursue the death penalty .
NEW : ` ` We 're here to show ... respect and that we 're willing to fight back , '' a spokesman says . ' Holmes faces 24 counts of first - degree murder and counts of attempted murder . He is accused of killing 12 people and wounding others . Prosecutors have not said whether they will pursue the death penalty .