Aurora, Colorado
The names of the victims who were killed in the attack at a midnight premiere of “Batman: The Dark Knight Rises” Friday in Aurora, Colorado have been released.
“The cause of death in all cases is related to gunshot wounds,” said the coroner, Dr. Michael Doberson. "The manner of death is homicide.”
According to The Arapahoe County Coroner’s Office, the twelve are identified as:
Veronica Moser-Sullivan, 6, the youngest victim to die in the shooting rampage.
Jessica Ghawi (Jessica Redfield), 24, a hockey blogger and aspiring sportscaster. Ghawi had recently moved to Denver from San Antonio to pursue her dream and was working as an intern at a Denver sports radio station.
On her Twitter account, one of her last tweets was:
"Of course we're seeing Dark Knight. Redheaded Texan spitfire, people should never argue with me.Maybe I should get in on those NHL talks..."
Alex Sullivan,27, who was planning to celebrate his 27th birthday Friday, following the midnight movie.
Jonathan Blunk, 26, attended the movie with a friend, Jansen Young, who credited him with saving her life.
When the shooting broke out, Young said Blunk, a military veteran, threw her to the ground and told her to stay down.
"Jon just took a bullet for me," Young told TODAY.
John Larimer, 27, a Petty Officer Third Class from Crystal Lake, Illinois, who attended the opening with another sailor, who was injured in the attack.
Matt McQuinn, 27, originally from Springfield, Ohio. Matt was attending the premiere with his girlfriend, Samantha Yowler, who was injured in the attack, according to family members.
Micayla Medek, 23
Jesse Childress, 29 (No Photo Available)
Alexander Jonathan Boik, 18
Alex Teves, 24
Rebecca Ann Wingo, 32
Gordon W. Cowden, 51, (No Photo Available) the oldest victim of the massacre.
Officials said 58 other people were injured in the rampage. On Saturday night, 26 remained hospitalized, nine in critical condition.
The shooter has been identified as James Eagan Holmes, 24, a graduate student at the University of Colorado-Denver. Holmes was arrested outside the theater, wearing black body armor and armed with three weapons.
According to authorities, Holmes is a former student at the University of Colorado School of Medicine in Aurora, where he was pursuing a PhD in neuroscience. He is native from San Diego, California.
The Holmes family has released a statement saying, "Our hearts go out to those who were involved in this tragedy and to the families and friends of those involved. We ask that the media respect our privacy during this difficult time."
The police radio audio from the massacre.
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