Wednesday marks 10 years since 12 people were killed and 70 more were injured in a shooting at the Century 16 theater in Aurora on July 20, 2012. 🤍 A midnight vigil will begin shortly to remember the 12 lives lost.
DENVER – The 7/20 Memorial Foundation is holding a series of events – with the theme of “metamorphosis” – to mark 10 years since 12 people were killed and 70 more were injured in a shooting at the Century 16 theater in Aurora on July 20, 2012.
7/20 Memorial Foundation to host series of events to mark 10 years since Aurora theater shooting The day will start with a Heroes Run 5K starting at 9 a.m. whose proceeds will go toward an athletic scholarship for a student in Aurora Public Schools. It is organized by Zack Golditch, a Gateway High School graduate who attended CSU and played in the NFL. He survived the theater shooting and is now a South Metro firefighter.The Reflection Ceremony will start at 1:30 p.m., organized by Becky Hogan.
An immersive 40-minute audio/visual event called Metamorphosis will start at 7:20 p.m., designed by Renee Leon, and featuring music from the Stratus Chamber Orchestra and dancers from LifeArt, a spoken word piece from Aurora Poet Laureate Assetou Xango, and video to accompany the music and spoken word.
Jesse Childress , 29, was a Staff Sergeant at Buckley Air Force Base and worked as a cyber-systems operator. Friends said he spent nearly every day of the week playing sports -- softball on Mondays, bowling on Tuesdays, reported the Denver Post. Childress loved comics and superhero movies. He had recently bought a black Scion -- a car he nicknamed the"Batmobile."
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