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The Aurora shooting victims
Last Updated Sunday 8:13 p.m. ET
(CBS/AP) They had one thing in common: They were eager to watch a new action film.
In the span of a few minutes hundreds of people in an Aurora, Colo., movie theater were terrorized when a masked gunman entered an auditorium at the Century 16 multiplex, threw a gas canister, and opened fire.
In the smoky dark, moviegoers tried to run or crawl for cover. In what was the worst mass shooting in U.S. history, 12 people were killed and 58 injured. None remain in critical condition.Among the victims: A hero who tried to block his girlfriend's body from bullets. A man celebrating his birthday. A young sports reporter, who had coincidentally survived a mall shooting just months before. A Navy sailor from nearby Buckley Air Force Base. A 6-year-old girl.
The identities of those who were killed early Friday are slowly being confirmed by authorities and family members. Below are some of them:
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Alexander Jonathan ("A.J.") Boik.
/ Family PhotoAlexander Jonathan Boik
"AJ" Boik enjoyed baseball, music, and making pottery, and dreamed of becoming an art teacher. A 2012 graduate of Gateway High School, Boik had been accepted at the Rocky Mountain College of Art and Design, where he planned on attending classes in the fall.
His family said he was also dating a beautiful young lady, who was with Boik at the Century 16 theater. She survived the shooting spree.
In a statement his family said AJ was "a wonderful, handsome and loving 18-year-old young man, with a warm and loving heart."
"He enjoyed his friends and family and always brought a smile and quick wit to every occasion.
"A.J. was loved by all that knew him. We want to try and focus on the beautiful lives that were ended and not the evil that is responsible. This is a time for us to remember our loved ones and cherish the memories we have of them."
Friend Jordan Crofter described Boik as someone who "didn't hold anything back. He was just his own person."
"He was a ball of joy. He was never sad or depressed. He wanted everybody to be happy," Crofter told The Associated Press.
Crofter said Boik played baseball from when he was a child through his junior year in high school.
He said Boik and his girlfriend were the "perfect couple" and people expected them to get married.
"If he were still here, he'd try to make everyone have a positive outlook of the situation and not allow it to affect their outlook of life," Crofter said.
Alex Sullivan, in a photo taken on his wedding day in 2011.
/ Family photoAlex M. Sullivan
For Alex Matthew Sullivan, it was to be a weekend of fun: He planned to ring in his 27th birthday with friends at a special midnight showing of "The Dark Knight Rises."
Another reason to celebrate: Sunday would have been his first wedding anniversary.
"He was a very, very good young man," said Sullivan's uncle, Joe Loewenguth.
"He always had a smile, always made you laugh. He had a little bit of comic in him. Witty, smart. He was loving, had a big heart."
In a statement Alex's family said it had lost "a cherished member."
"Alex was smart, funny, and above all loved dearly by his friends and family. . . . Alex was a gentle giant, known and loved by so many. He always had a glowing smile on his face and he made friends with everyone. Alex enjoyed all sorts of movies, was an avid comic book geek and loved the New York Mets."
Sullivan had a warm smile and an innocence that endeared him to people, said Shelly Fradkin, whose son Brian was good friends with Sullivan.
She sat next to a makeshift memorial Friday near the theater where an oversized birthday card with a photo of a smiling Sullivan was displayed.
"He's amazing. He was just a big teddy bear. Great hugs," she said.
She said Sullivan was such a big movie fan that he took jobs at theaters just to see movies.
Fradkin and her son spent an "excruciating" day trying to find Sullivan before learning of his death, she said.
"We're shocked. We're numb. We're sick," she said. "Our hearts are broken, and we're crushed."
Petty Officer Third Class John Thomas Larimer, of Crystal Lake, Ill.
/ KCNCJohn T. Larimer
Navy officials confirmed that Petty Officer Third Class John Thomas Larimer, of Crystal Lake, Ill., died from injuries sustained when a gunman opened fire in the theater early Friday morning.
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.
"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.
A family member told the Daily Herald newspaper in Arlington Heights, Ill., that Larimer was the youngest of five siblings. Neighbors in his hometown recalled his sense of humor.
"We love you, John, and we will miss you always," his parents said in a statement.
Jesse E. Childress.
/ Family photoJesse E. Childress
Jesse Childress was an Air Force cyber-systems operator based at Buckley Air Force Base, Colo.
Air Force Capt. Andrew Williams described the 29-year-old from Thornton, Colo., as knowledgeable, experienced and respectful. "We're going to miss him incredibly," he said.
Tech Sgt. Alejandro Sanchez, a co-worker, told the AP that Childress was his good friend and they were on a bowling team together.
"He would help anyone and always was great for our Air Force unit," he said.
Another co-worker, Ashley Wassinger, said Childress "was a great person fun to be with, always positive and laughing."
"Really just an amazing person, and I am so lucky to have been his friend," she said.
Childress grew up in the Southern California community of Palmdale.
William Grier told CBS Station KCAL, "He was like a brother to all of us, man. Color did not matter. He taught us all the same thing. We played in the front yard here. We played football here. We grew up here. We just hung out. This is just ... so sad.
"He paused and added, "This is crazy, man."
Erik Plascencia remembered his friend for being incredibly smart. "He was a really nice kid. He was probably the first one any of us would go to for advice. A really smart kid."
Jessica Ghawi.
/ TwitterJessica Ghawi
A blogger who recently wrote of surviving a Toronto shooting, Jessica Ghawi (also known as Jessica Redfield) was among those killed in Aurora. Her death came as a "complete and utter shock," said her brother, Jordan Ghawi.
Ghawi, 24, moved to Denver from Texas about a year ago and talked of a career as a sports reporter. Friends and colleagues described her as outgoing, smart and witty. "She was always kind of a sponge as far as how she could be an even better journalist and sports broadcaster," said Peter Burns, a radio sports show host with Mile High Sports Radio in Denver, where Ghawi recently interned.
Ghawi blogged at length about surviving the Eaton Centre mall shooting in Toronto that killed two people and sent several others to the hospital. She wrote of the Toronto shooting: "I was shown how fragile life was on Saturday. I saw the terror on bystanders' faces. I saw the victims of a senseless crime. I saw lives change. I was reminded that we don't know when or where our time on Earth will end. When or where we will breathe our last breath."
Yet, Burns said, Jessica Ghawi seemed more enlivened than intimidated by surviving that shooting.
Jordan Ghawi said on his website that a man who was with his sister at the theater described the chaos, saying he and Jessica Ghawi dropped to take cover when the gunman first started shooting. Jessica Ghawi was shot in the leg, her brother wrote, describing details relayed to him by a man identified on the blog only as a mutual friend named Brent.
Jessica Ghawi began screaming when she was shot, and the friend tried to calm her and stop the bleeding, according to the brother. The man was then shot, but he continued attending to Jessica's wound before he realized she had stopped screaming.
The friend escaped the theater but is expected to survive. Jordan Ghawi praised the man, calling his actions "nothing but heroic."
Photo of Matt McQuinn provided by his family
/ CBSMatt McQuinn
Matt McQuinn was with his girlfriend, Samantha Yowler, and her brother Nick at the midnight screening of "The Dark Knight Rises" when a gunman burst into the theater, released canisters of pepper spray and opened fire.
CBS Affiliate WHIO reports that, according to Samantha's grandmother, McQuinn and Nick Yowler tried to shield the young woman with their bodies.
She suffered a bullet wound to the leg; Nick escaped physically unharmed.
But McQuinn, 27, died.
"Unfortunately, Matt McQuinn perished from the injuries he sustained during the tragic events that unfolded in Denver, Colorado, and went home to be with his maker," Rob Scott, an Ohio attorney retained by the families of McQuinn and Yowler, said in a statement.
"As both families mourn the loss of Matt, they ask for everyone to give them distance and time. Again, the families thank everyone for their love, prayers and ask that we respect their families' wishes."
Yowler was recovering from surgery after she was shot in the knee at the theater.
McQuinn and Yowler had met in Ohio and moved last year to Denver, where they worked at a Target store.
"They're really fun people," said co-worker Melissa Downen.
Veronica Moser Sullivan
/ CBS News/Sullivan FamilyVeronica Moser-Sullivan
Ashley Moser drifted in and out of consciousness in the ICU, bullets lodged in her throat and abdomen.
In her waking moments, she called for her 6-year-old daughter Veronica. Nobody had the heart to tell her that Veronica was already dead.
"Nobody can tell her about it," Annie Dalton said of her cousin, Ashley Moser. "She is in critical condition, but all she's asking about is her daughter."
Veronica was to start learning swimming lessons on Tuesday, Dalton said.
"She was excited about life as she should be. She's a 6-year-old girl," her great-aunt said
Her mother Ashley, 25, and 10 others were in critical condition as of Friday night.
Jon Blunk, with Jansen Young.
/ FacebookJonathan Blunk
Jonathan Blunk had high hopes for the future, with plans to re-enlist in the Navy and the goal of becoming a Navy SEAL.
The 26-year-old served three tours in the Persian Gulf and North Arabian Sea between 2004 and 2009, said close friend James Gill of Brighton, Colo.
"It was guts or glory for him," Gill told The Associated Press. "It always surprised me that he didn't serve in a situation more on the front line. He wanted to be a first responder on the front line."
Blunk was also a certified firefighter and emergency medical technician, Gill added.
He died in the shooting Friday after throwing himself in front of friend Jansen Young and saving her life, she told NBC. He told her to stay down.
"That's something he would do," Gill said. "If he was going to choose a way to die, that's how he wanted to go -- defending someone from a (person) like that."Blunk, a 2004 graduate of Reno's Hug High School in Nevada, most recently worked at a hardware store.
His estranged wife, Chantel Blunk, lives with their 4-year-old daughter and 2-year-old son in Sparks, Nev.
Micayla Medek.
/ FacebookMicayla Medek
The death of 23-year-old Micayla Medek was heartbreaking, said her father's cousin, Anita Busch.
But Busch said the news also was a relief for the family after an agonizing day of waiting.
"I hope this evil act ... doesn't shake people's faith in God," she said.
Micayla Medek lived in the Denver suburb of Westminster and attended Aurora Community College.
Her aunt, Jenny Zakovich, 57, of South Milwaukee, Wis., said Medek and her father were both huge Green Bay Packers fans.
Rebecca Wingo.
/ FacebookRebecca Wingo
In a Facebook posting the father of Rebecca Ann Wingo, 32, confirmed that his daughter died in the Aurora shooting.
"I lost my daughter yesterday to a mad man," Steve Hernandez wrote. "My grief right now is inconsolable. I hear she died instantly, without pain, however the pain is unbearable."
Wingo had been an employee at Joe's Crab Shack and had started a job several months ago as a customer relations representative at a mobile medical imaging company.
She was working towards an associate of arts degree at the Community College of Aurora.
Gail Riffle, a friend of Wingo's, told the Denver Post, "Everybody is hurting right now. She was a gentle, sweet, beautiful soul."
Shannon Dominguez, who worked with Wingo on weekends, said she was friendly with everyone and always seemed to be in a good mood.
"I didn't really know her well but she had a really bubbly personality," Dominguez said. "She was a pretty happy person. She just never really seemed ... like with work, she never got irritated. She was pretty happy to be here."
Gordon Cowden.
/ Family Photo/KCNCGordon Cowden
Gordon Cowden loved life and his family, and he had gone to the midnight movie premiere with his two teenage children.
At 51, he was the oldest of the victims killed in the shooting. He lived in Aurora, but was described as a "true Texas gentleman" in a family statement. He loved the outdoors and owned his own business.
"A quick witted world traveler with a keen sense of humor, he will be remembered for his devotion to his children and for always trying his best to do the right thing, no matter the obstacle," his family said.
His teenage children escaped the shooting unharmed.
His family declined to be interviewed in their request for privacy, but expressed appreciation for words of concern offered in the wake of the shooting.
"Our hearts go out to everyone that has been harmed by this senseless tragedy," they said.
Alex Teves
/ FacebookAlexander Teves
Alexander C. Teves, 24, of Phoenix, earned master's degree in counseling psychology in June from University of Denver. His aunt, Barbara Slivinske, told CBS affiliate KPHO in Phoenix: "Alex was a very wonderful, kind, caring person. He had a great sense of humor. At one point he grew his hair 10 or 12 inches long so that he could cut it off and donate it to Locks of Love."
Slivinske also told KPHO that Teves was with his girlfriend at the theater in Aurora when the shooting happened: "He pushed her, his girlfriend down, so that she would be safe and he was getting to the ground but the shots got him before he got to the ground."
He was a lovable person who made friends quickly and had a lot of them, said his grandfather, Carlo Iacovelli of Barnegat, N.J.
As a boy, Teves moved from New Jersey to Phoenix with his parents. Iacovelli and his wife wintered there and spent a lot of time with him.
"He was what you might call an ideal grandson," Iacovelli said. "He was a fun guy. He loved to eat."
Teves was planning to become a psychiatrist, his grandfather said.
"He had a lot to look forward to," Iacovelli said.
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January 17, 1989, in Stockman, California a man walked onto a playground and shot % children to death, and injured 30 more.
July 1, 1993, a gunman walks into a law office in San Francisco and opened fire, killing 8 and injuring 6.
April 20, 1999, two heavily armed students walk into their high school in Columbine, Colorado and began firing, killing 13 people, and injuring 21 others.
January 16, 2002, a gunman in Virginia walks into a law school and opened fire, killing 6 and injuring 8.
July 8, 2003, a gunman in Mississippi walked into a factory and began shooting, killing 6 and wounding 8.
March 21, 2005, a gunman in Minnesota walked into a high school and opened fire, killing 7 and injuring 5.
November 20, 2005, a man in Tacoma walks into a mall and begins shooting, injuring 6.
March 25, 2006, a gunman in Seattle walked into a party and opened fire, killing 6 and injuring 2.
February 12, 2007, a gunman in Utah walked into a mall and opened fire, killing five and injuring 4.
April 16, 2007, a gunman in Virginia walked onto the Virginia Tech campus and opened fire, killing 32 people and wounding 17 others.
December 5, 2007, a gunman in Nebraska walked into a mall and opened fire, killing 8 and injuring 4.
December 9, 2007, a gunman in Colorado Springs walked onto a church parking lot and opened fire, killing 2 and wounding 3.
February 7, 2008, a gunman in Missouri walked into a city council meeting and opened fire, killing 5, and wounding 2.
February 14, 2008, a gunman in Illinois walked onto a college campus and opened fire, killing 5 and injuring 17.
June 25, 2008, a gunman in Kentucky walked into a factory and opened fire, killing 5 and injuring 1.
January 24, 2009, a gunman in Portland walked up to a nightclub and opened fire, killing 2 and injuring 7.
March 29, 2009, a gunman in North Carolina walked into a retirement home and opened fire, killing 8 and wounding 2.
August 4, 2009, a gunman in a suburb of Pittsburgh walked into a fitness club and opened fire, killing 3 and injuring 9.
November 5, 2009, a gunman at Fort Hood in Texas walked into a medical clinic and opened fire, killing 13 and wounding 29.
November 29, 2009, a gunman in Lakewood, Washington walked into a coffee shop and killed 4 police officers.
January 7, 2010, a gunman in St. Louis walked into a power plant and opened fire, killing 3 and injuring 6.
January 12, 2010, a gunman in Georgia walked into a truck rental place and opened fire, killing 3 and injuring 2.
February 12, 2010, a gunwoman in Alabama stood up in a college faculty meeting and opened fire, killing 3 and injuring 3.
August 3, 2010, a gunman in Connecticut walked into a warehouse and opened fire, killing 8 and injuring 2.
August 7, 2011, a gunman in Ohio broke into his girlfriend's house and opened fire, killing 7 and injuring 1.
September 6, 2011, a gunman in Nevada walked into a pancake restaurant and opened fire, killing 4 and injuring 7.
October 5, 2011, a gunman in Cupertino, California walked into a quarry where people were working and opened fire, killing 3 and injuring 7.
And now this in Aurora. 12 dead, 58 wounded.
THE ONE FACT THAT the previous poster did not mention:
98% OF THESE PEOPLE WERE WHITE.
Yes I know this is all I rant about here, but the fact is if we are profiling Muslims, blacks, and hispanics, and since that is keeping us safer, we NEED TO PROFILE WHITE people too. I don't understand why the majority of commenters, and the American public, are to discriminatory to admit it.
WAKE UP AMERICA
PROFILE. For our future...
Anytime the law is broken with the use of a gun: MANDATORY DEATH PENALTY IS IMPOSED VIA THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT (States would have no say so). Done deal.
HOW? "BY FIRING SQUAD" and only by this method (with no appeal available once a sentence has been handed down); and the punishment must be implemented within 30 days of sentencing (judges have no other choice in the matter but to implement the law).
Ask a few of the victims that are still alive if they have a problem with this way of dealing with the crimes perpetrated against them, or curtailing crimes against others. If it was my son or family member that was killed... the aforementioned punishment would be nothing less than merciful as opposed to what would happen if I got my hands on the assailant (it would be slow and painful- believe me, he'd beg).
We don't need our jails filled with these nut cases- not with our tax dollar. This Colorado student/guy will never get out, and that not good enough. Change the Constitution, make those that consider these kind of acts think twice.... and get rid of them quickly (and painfully) when they break the law.
I like the idea of "Pay Per View" for the firing squad... send all the money to the family's and loved ones left behind. Makes total sense.
January 17, 1989, in Stockman, California a man walked onto a playground and shot % children to death, and injured 30 more.
July 1, 1993, a gunman walks into a law office in San Francisco and opened fire, killing 8 and injuring 6.
April 20, 1999, two heavily armed students walk into their high school in Columbine, Colorado and began firing, killing 13 people, and injuring 21 others.
January 16, 2002, a gunman in Virginia walks into a law school and opened fire, killing 6 and injuring 8.
July 8, 2003, a gunman in Mississippi walked into a factory and began shooting, killing 6 and wounding 8.
March 21, 2005, a gunman in Minnesota walked into a high school and opened fire, killing 7 and injuring 5.
November 20, 2005, a man in Tacoma walks into a mall and begins shooting, injuring 6.
March 25, 2006, a gunman in Seattle walked into a party and opened fire, killing 6 and injuring 2.
February 12, 2007, a gunman in Utah walked into a mall and opened fire, killing five and injuring 4.
April 16, 2007, a gunman in Virginia walked onto the Virginia Tech campus and opened fire, killing 32 people and wounding 17 others.
December 5, 2007, a gunman in Nebraska walked into a mall and opened fire, killing 8 and injuring 4.
December 9, 2007, a gunman in Colorado Springs walked onto a church parking lot and opened fire, killing 2 and wounding 3.
February 7, 2008, a gunman in Missouri walked into a city council meeting and opened fire, killing 5, and wounding 2.
February 14, 2008, a gunman in Illinois walked onto a college campus and opened fire, killing 5 and injuring 17.
June 25, 2008, a gunman in Kentucky walked into a factory and opened fire, killing 5 and injuring 1.
January 24, 2009, a gunman in Portland walked up to a nightclub and opened fire, killing 2 and injuring 7.
March 29, 2009, a gunman in North Carolina walked into a retirement home and opened fire, killing 8 and wounding 2.
August 4, 2009, a gunman in a suburb of Pittsburgh walked into a fitness club and opened fire, killing 3 and injuring 9.
November 5, 2009, a gunman at Fort Hood in Texas walked into a medical clinic and opened fire, killing 13 and wounding 29.
November 29, 2009, a gunman in Lakewood, Washington walked into a coffee shop and killed 4 police officers.
January 7, 2010, a gunman in St. Louis walked into a power plant and opened fire, killing 3 and injuring 6.
January 12, 2010, a gunman in Georgia walked into a truck rental place and opened fire, killing 3 and injuring 2.
February 12, 2010, a gunwoman in Alabama stood up in a college faculty meeting and opened fire, killing 3 and injuring 3.
August 3, 2010, a gunman in Connecticut walked into a warehouse and opened fire, killing 8 and injuring 2.
August 7, 2011, a gunman in Ohio broke into his girlfriend's house and opened fire, killing 7 and injuring 1.
September 6, 2011, a gunman in Nevada walked into a pancake restaurant and opened fire, killing 4 and injuring 7.
October 5, 2011, a gunman in Cupertino, California walked into a quarry where people were working and opened fire, killing 3 and injuring 7.
And now this in Aurora. 12 dead, 58 wounded.
There are other incidents of this type I could have listed. The above accounts do not include "ordinary" handgun murders, suicides or accidental shootings....
How much more madness are you willing to tolerate ?
You just gave more proof that stricter gun laws leave only the criminals with guns.
Currently I believe 49 states have laws on the books that allow citizens to carry concealed weapons in public.... Illinois is the only state without such a provision. Of the 28 examples I listed in my earlier post, only 1 occurred in Illinois.
I thought I'd look at restrictions as to where you could NOT carry your weapons, and in the vast majority of locations, you can have your concealed weapon with you....even at schools with permission. None of the locations on my list were absolutely restricted....this law varies only slightly from state to state. Another interesting little side note...in most states, you are not allowed to carry your weapons into a government facility....so the very people responsible for you being able to carry a concealed weapon are basically the only people safe from the kind of consequences we're talking about here....that's called "covering your ass."
James Holmes is truly a sick, horrible person, with no remorse. His name will be well known, because he is in the media every where. He is in his glory, his fame, how pathetic is that! His name should never be spoken.
Let's refrain from passing judgment.
Let's choose to be kind, caring, and compassionate to all those involved during this time of reverence.
Let's be of comfort to those who are struggling with this news.
For all those affected by this tragedy I offer a favorite prayer of mine . . .
The Prayer for Protection
by James Dillett Freeman
The light of God surrounds you
The love of God enfolds you
The power of God protects you
The presence of God watches over you
Wherever you are, God is.
Thank you for offering your healing thoughts, prayers, and good deeds to all those affected by Friday's events. In so doing, you will be a ray of hope to all those you comfort.
(This is an exerpt from my blog post 7/20/12 at www.RayofHopeInspiringPeace.com/blog.aspx)
Read my post below, it's time to stop turning a blind eye to the MILITARISM that is being bred in WHITE America.
Your prayer is beautiful. I hope we as humanity can overcome this...
With respect to your opinions, I have to disagree.guns are part of the problem,but we as a society would be short sighted if we refuse to acknowledge our accepted hypocrisy.there have been plenty of senseless killings in recent U.S. history, including Laurie dann,mcveigh,columbine,perhaps some would even include Koresh.the fact of the matter is we are quick to excessively scrutinize black people (trayvoN Martin),Hispanics (Arizona/Alabama irrigation laws) and of course Muslims.and we turn a blind eye to the White American who has time and again shown that they are clearly the majority population with issues regarding guns,mental stability, and the amazing ability to perpetrate their actions REPEATEDLY throughout this country and its history. If we as a country have democratically concluded that profiling Muslims and blacks and Hispanics is perfectly legitimate,we MUST begin profiling the rest of us.For our future,for our children's future.GUNS alone are not the problem,they never were. We have a failed psychiatric healthcare system in place, we 'discover' troubled persons far too late, and we never bother to look in a target population that has historically been the most unstable in America: white Americans.
I'm not going to mention military abuse and killings perpetraded by our military, because everybody in the military is just trained to hate other human beings, not respect them. I'm focusing on the civilian population, this population that gets so "shocked" whenever they see a white guy show up somewhere with guns blazing. Wake up people.
The only shooter I can think of in the PAST 30 YEARS in the U.S. who was NOT WHITE was the virginia tech Korean student, which, in case nobody remembers, is a country that we invaded...and is a minority that is still discriminated against here in the states, and likely didn't help this guy's mental instability.in the course of total uncontrolled shootings in the U.S. by civilians, this example is not the norm of our problem.
My heart goes out to all of the families of the victims in Aurora.if we want to really change things here, guns are just a part of the problem. The sooner we accept this the better. I'm not here to argue with everyone, just needed to say what I think is right. And what peculiarly, has not been said enough in recent days.