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| Aurora shooting: sportswriter Jessica Ghawi becomes first named victim | Aurora shooting: sportswriter Jessica Ghawi becomes first named victim |
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| Jessica Ghawi, 24, is the first to be named of those slain during a late-night showing of The Dark Knight Rises in a movie theatre in Aurora, Colorado. Ghawi, who wrote under the pen name Jessica Redfield, was a Denver-based blogger who covered hockey. | Jessica Ghawi, 24, is the first to be named of those slain during a late-night showing of The Dark Knight Rises in a movie theatre in Aurora, Colorado. Ghawi, who wrote under the pen name Jessica Redfield, was a Denver-based blogger who covered hockey. |
| Click here for reports on other victims | Click here for reports on other victims |
| KSAT news in Ghawi's hometown of San Antonio reported Friday morning Ghawi's parents had confirmed the death. The news station said Ghawi had recently moved from San Antonio to Denver. | KSAT news in Ghawi's hometown of San Antonio reported Friday morning Ghawi's parents had confirmed the death. The news station said Ghawi had recently moved from San Antonio to Denver. |
| The Denver sports station where Ghawi worked tweeted Friday morning that Ghawi had been killed. | The Denver sports station where Ghawi worked tweeted Friday morning that Ghawi had been killed. |
| We're sad to report @JessicaRedfield, an intern for The Fan, was 1 of those killed in the theater shooting. Our prayers are w/her family. | We're sad to report @JessicaRedfield, an intern for The Fan, was 1 of those killed in the theater shooting. Our prayers are w/her family. |
| Among several friends tweeting about her was Jesse Spector, a New York-based sports writer, tweeted Friday morning that "the world is much worse off without her." | Among several friends tweeting about her was Jesse Spector, a New York-based sports writer, tweeted Friday morning that "the world is much worse off without her." |
| Spector told The Guardian Friday that the two were acquaintances who kept in touch on Twitter, talking mostly about their shared interest in hockey and sports journalism. | Spector told The Guardian Friday that the two were acquaintances who kept in touch on Twitter, talking mostly about their shared interest in hockey and sports journalism. |
| "She was gonna be a good one," Spector said. | "She was gonna be a good one," Spector said. |
| Spector wrote a blog post about Gwahi on Sporting News Friday: "As much as her death rocks me to the core, two time zones away, I can only imagine the feelings of her family, and the families of the other victims of a work of pure evil." | Spector wrote a blog post about Gwahi on Sporting News Friday: "As much as her death rocks me to the core, two time zones away, I can only imagine the feelings of her family, and the families of the other victims of a work of pure evil." |
| Gawhi's brother Jordan updated his own blog around 1230 MT: "Have received word from the coroner's office that Jessica has indeed died of injuries sustained in the shooting." | Gawhi's brother Jordan updated his own blog around 1230 MT: "Have received word from the coroner's office that Jessica has indeed died of injuries sustained in the shooting." |
| It appears this was the second shooting Ghawi – who friends said went by the name of Jessica Redfield on social media – had experienced in recent months. On a blog which friends and colleagues linked to, Jessica Redfield described being "in the Eaton Center in Toronto just seconds before someone opened fire in the food court" | It appears this was the second shooting Ghawi – who friends said went by the name of Jessica Redfield on social media – had experienced in recent months. On a blog which friends and colleagues linked to, Jessica Redfield described being "in the Eaton Center in Toronto just seconds before someone opened fire in the food court" |
| "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. For one man, it was in the middle of a busy food court on a Saturday evening." | "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. For one man, it was in the middle of a busy food court on a Saturday evening." |
| * Three service members from Buckley Air Force Base in Aurora have been reported injured, according to KDVR Fox 31 Denver. Pentagon press secretary George Little told the Associated Press Friday that it's not yet clear how many military casualties there were, or whether they were deaths or injuries. | * Three service members from Buckley Air Force Base in Aurora have been reported injured, according to KDVR Fox 31 Denver. Pentagon press secretary George Little told the Associated Press Friday that it's not yet clear how many military casualties there were, or whether they were deaths or injuries. |
| According to a Department of Defense press release, one sailor was injured and one reported to be in attendance at the theater is currently unaccounted for. Two airmen were also injured in the incident. The release also confirmed that the shooter, 24-year-old James Holmes, has no affiliation with the military. | |
| The Buckley Chapel was opened for families affected by the shootings, according to a post on the base's Facebook page. | The Buckley Chapel was opened for families affected by the shootings, according to a post on the base's Facebook page. |
| * Alex Sullivan, 27, was said to be in the theater at the time of the shooting. Denver Post reporter Kurtis Lee tweeted Friday that a crowd had gathered outside Gateway High School in Aurora Friday, were Sullivan's father was distributing fliers with his son's image. A photo from the scene at the high school is below: | * Alex Sullivan, 27, was said to be in the theater at the time of the shooting. Denver Post reporter Kurtis Lee tweeted Friday that a crowd had gathered outside Gateway High School in Aurora Friday, were Sullivan's father was distributing fliers with his son's image. A photo from the scene at the high school is below: |
| * An unidentified six-year-old girl was reported dead after her father confirmed the slaying to Fox 31 Denver. Fox has video of the interview with the child's father, who declined to be identified, here. | * An unidentified six-year-old girl was reported dead after her father confirmed the slaying to Fox 31 Denver. Fox has video of the interview with the child's father, who declined to be identified, here. |
| * Gage Hankins, 18, of Forest, Ohio was among those shot. His injuries were non-life threatening and he was released Friday, according to the Daily Chief Union in Upper Sandusky, Ohio. | * Gage Hankins, 18, of Forest, Ohio was among those shot. His injuries were non-life threatening and he was released Friday, according to the Daily Chief Union in Upper Sandusky, Ohio. |
| Very happy to hear that '12 Riverdale grad Gage Hankins is gonna be OK after being inured in the Col theatre shooting, hard to imagine. | Very happy to hear that '12 Riverdale grad Gage Hankins is gonna be OK after being inured in the Col theatre shooting, hard to imagine. |
| * Baton Rouge native Bonnie Kate Pourciau, 18, was shot in the knee and survived, according to CBS affiliate WAFB. | * Baton Rouge native Bonnie Kate Pourciau, 18, was shot in the knee and survived, according to CBS affiliate WAFB. |