Navy cyber tech among those killed in Aurora

The U.S. Navy confirmed that Petty Officer Third Class John Thomas Larimer, of Crystal Lake, Ill., died from injuries sustained in the mass shooting at an Aurora, Colo., movie theater on July 20, 2012. / KCNC

(CBS News) WASHINGTON - Navy officials confirmed that a sailor was among those killed when a gunman opened fire in an Aurora, Colo. movie theater early Friday morning.

Petty Officer Third Class John Thomas Larimer, of Crystal Lake, Ill., died from injuries sustained in the incident.

Larimer, 27, joined the Navy in June 2011 and was a cryptologic technician third class. He had been stationed at the U.S. Fleet Cyber Command station at Buckley Air Force Base in Aurora.

A fellow sailor from the unit was also injured in the shooting. He was treated at the scene and released.

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A fellow sailor from the unit was also injured in the shooting. He was treated at the scene and released.

"I am incredibly saddened by the loss of Petty Officer John Larimer," said Cmdr. Jeffrey Jakuboski, Larimer's commanding officer. "He was an outstanding shipmate. A valued member of our Navy team, he will be missed by all who knew him.

"My heart goes out to John's family, friends and loved ones, as well as to all victims of this horrible tragedy," Jakuboski said.

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[Jaylah54200]

I'm really not happy at the way CBS is stretching this "coverage."

Given the fact that there were somewhere in the neighborhood of 300 people in the theater that night, it's pretty likely that there would have been some active duty military people there, particularly in light of the fact that there is a military installation nearby.

We KNOW there was a mass shooting in Aurora, Colorado. We KNOW there were fatalities.

You have a story currently running about the people that have died. This belongs there. This does not deserve some separate headline.

There are other newsworthy things happening in the world today, but you're stretching as far as you can to put as many "articles" on your front page about Aurora as you can.

You also have a "headline" reading "Details released on Aurora suspect's studies" which tells us absolutely NOTHING we didn't already know.

This is pure sensationalism at it's worst, and it does you no credit to do this about such a tragedy.

Report the facts, when they become available. One "headline" per day will do it.

[Middle_American_Man]

As a service to the country that you clearly love, please get professional mental health treatment ASAP.