Colorado shooting victims remembered

Funeral services were held for a number of victims killed at a midnight movie screening in Aurora, Colo.

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July 27, 2012

Lasamoa Cross, right, the girlfriend of shooting victim Alexander Jonathan "A.J." Boik, 18, is comforted by Boik's uncle, David Hoover, after the funeral at Queen of Peace Catholic Church in Aurora, Colo. James Holmes is suspected of killing 12 and injuring 58 others July 20 during a shooting rampage at a screening of "The Dark Knight Rises" in Aurora.

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July 28, 2012

Pallbearers carry Matt McQuinn from a church after his funeral in Springfield, Ohio. McQuinn was killed in the Aurora, Colo., movie theater shooting. He shielded his girlfriend, Samantha Yowler, from gunfire during the rampage.

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July 28, 2012

Family and friends pay their final respects to Matthew McQuinn outside the Maiden Lane Church in Springfield, Ohio. McQuinn shielded his girlfriend, Samantha Yowler, from gunfire during the mass shooting in Aurora, Colo.

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July 24, 2012

Mourners visit the makeshift memorial built across the street from the Century 16 movie theater in Aurora, Colo. James Holmes, 24, is suspected of killing 12 and injuring 58 others July 20 during a shooting rampage at a midnight screening of "The Dark Knight Rises."

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July 24, 2012

Actor Christian Bale and his wife, Sandra Blazic, visit the memorial across the street from the Century 16 movie theater in Aurora, Colorado. Bale, the star of the Batman film playing during the shooting, visited survivors Tuesday.

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July 23, 2012

Family members of Gordon Cowden, who was killed in last Friday's movie theater shooting, embrace near a cross in his honor at a makeshift memorial across the street from the Century Aurora 16 in Aurora, Colo., where 12 people were killed during a midnight screening of "The Dark Knight Rises."

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July 24, 2012

Ronika Massie, 25, left, and Francesca Johnson, 27, place flowers at the makeshift memorial across the street from the Century Aurora 16 movie theater in Aurora, Colo.

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July 22, 2012

Michael Angelo holds a tattered American flag before the start of a community vigil at the Aurora Municipal Center in Aurora, Colo. The event, which brought together thousands of mourners, including family members of the victims, was to honor those injured or killed in the deadly shooting Friday.

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July 24, 2012

A makeshift memorial was put together across the street from the Century Aurora 16 movie theater in Aurora, Colo.

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July 23, 2012

Candles and flowers fill the makeshift memorial across the street from the movie theater in Aurora, Colo.

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July 23, 2012

A mourner cries at a memorial near the movie theater where 12 people where killed Friday in Aurora, Colo. James Holmes is accused in the shooting deaths that occurred during the midnight screening of the new Batman movie.

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July 23, 2012

The Century Aurora 16 movie theater was the site of a mass shooting last Friday, which left 12 people dead and 58 injured. All upcoming show times at the theater have been cancelled, according to its Web site, which says: “This is a tragic day for our community. Our thoughts and prayers are with the victims, their families and loved ones, our employees and the entire Aurora community.”

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July 23, 2012

A member of the Adams County Sheriff's Dept. Hazardous Devices Unit walks near a robot during a search the Campus Services building on the University of Colorado-Denver's Anschutz Medical Campus. There were reports of two suspicious packages on the campus. James Holmes, the suspect in the shooting deaths of 12 people at an Aurora movie theater Friday, is a former student in the school's PhD program in neuroscience.

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July 23, 2012

This photo provided by the Arapahoe County Sheriff's Office shows James Holmes. Holmes, 24, appeared in court for the first time on Monday, in Centennial, Colo. Holmes is the suspect in the Friday shooting that left 12 people dead and 58 others injured at a midnight screening of “The Dark Knight Rises" in Aurora, Colo.

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July 22, 2012

Rachel Fogleman, 13, of Aurora, Colo., lights candles near a makeshift memorial across the street from the Century Aurora 16 movie theater. The memorial's 12 crosses represent the 12 people who were killed in a deadly shooting Friday morning at the theater.

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July 22, 2012

Titia Stillwell embraces Lori Meade, both of Aurora, Colo., during a community vigil at the Aurora Municipal Center that included victims' families.

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July 22, 2012

People lock arms to keep protesters out at a community vigil at the Aurora Municipal Center in Aurora, Colo.

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July 22, 2012

President Obama is greeted by Sen. Mark Udall (D-Colo.), left, Colorado Gov. John Hickenlooper and Aurora, Colo., Police Chief Daniel Oates at Buckley Air Force Base. Obama traveled to Aurora to visit with families of victims of the movie theater shooting, as well as with local officials.

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July 22, 2012

The families of those injured or killed at the Century Aurora 16 movie theater attend a community vigil at the municipal center in Aurora, Colo.

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July 22, 2012

A person holds up a sign during a community vigil at the Aurora Municipal Center.

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July 22, 2012

Camryn Diaz, 6, stands near her mother, Celsa Rubia, as she hugs one of 12 crosses that were erected near a makeshift memorial across the street from the Century Aurora 16 movie theater, the scene of a deadly shooting Friday morning that left 12 dead.

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July 22, 2012

Rebekah Brazelton, 13, cries as she visits 12 crosses that were erected across the street from the Century Aurora 16 movie theater.

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July 22

Greg Zanis of Aurora, Ill., carries two of the 12 crosses he made for a makeshift memorial to the victims of Friday's mass shooting at the Century 16 movie theater in Aurora, Colo. A carpenter, Zanis made the crosses that were placed near Columbine High School after a mass shooting there in 1999. Zanis said he made these crosses as fast as possible and drove all night across the country to place them across the street from the theater.

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July 22, 2012

Senior Pastor Ed Taylor, left, and Ryan "Bo" Boeckner, right, worship during a morning service at Calvary Chapel Aurora in Aurora, Colo. Taylor talked about the deadly shooting that occurred early Friday at the Century Aurora 16 movie theater. He said many members of his congregation were at the theater when the shooting occurred. Boeckner was in theater 8 at the time; the shooting took place in theater 9.

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July 21, 2012

Pastor Mary Lu Saddoris prays with Isaac Pacheco, center, and Courtney McGregor, right, across the street from the Century 16 movie theater in Aurora.

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July 21, 2012

A bouquet and a candle dedicated to the people who died in Friday's massacre are placed near the crime scene.

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July 21, 2012

Pastor Mary Lu Saddoris, left, comforts Shelly Fradkin, whose son was close friends with Alex Sullivan. Sullivan, who was celebrating his 27th birthday at the "Dark Knight Rises" screening, died in Friday's shooting.

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July 21, 2012

News vans are camped outside the theater.

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July 21, 2012

Officers prepare to disarm booby traps at the apartment where suspect James Holmes lived.

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July 21, 2012

Firefighters stand watch at the apartment complex where shooting suspect James Holmes lived. His apartment was rigged with a series of booby traps, police say.

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July 21, 2012

Near the Aurora, Colo., home of suspect James Holmes, a van is towed before officials attempt to disarm booby traps inside his apartment.

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July 21, 2012

Ty Frazier, 18, receives a community blessing during a prayer vigil hosted by the Vertical Church at Canyon Creek Elementary School in Aurora, Colo. Frazier said his friend Ryan Lumba was wounded Friday and had surgery.

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July 21, 2012

The mother of A.J. Boik, right center, leaves a memorial in her son's honor at Gateway High School. Boik was killed in the shooting early Friday.

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July 21, 2012

Emir Karaketir arranges candles during a memorial for A.J. Boik at Gateway High School.

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