Authorities Release Names of Aurora Shooting Victims

Authorities Release Names of Aurora Shooting Victims

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Martin Wolk, NBC News: An aspiring sportscaster. A 6-year-old girl. A man celebrating his 27th birthday. College students who moved to Colorado to blaze paths for their futures. The names and lives of the victims killed in a horrific mass shooting at a Denver-area movie theater emerged Saturday as families and friends learned the fates of their loved ones. The Arapahoe County coroner released the identities of the dozen victims who were killed in the attack at a midnight premiere of “Batman: The Dark Knight Rises” early Friday in Aurora, Colo. “The cause of death in all cases is related to gunshot wounds,” said the coroner, Dr. Michael Doberson. The manner of death is homicide.” Officials said 58 other people were injured in the rampage. On Saturday night, 26 remained hospitalized, nine in critical condition.

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