Colorado theater shooting victims

A look at some of the 12 people who were slain in the July 20 theater shooting in Aurora, Colo.

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Alex Sullivan

Alex Sullivan, 27, worked at the Aurora, Colo., movie theater and was celebrating his 27th birthday there, his cousin said. He was a passionate Colorado Rockies fan and loved cooking and comic books. He is seen here in a photograph provided by his family.

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Jessica Ghawi

Jessica Ghawi, 24, was a sports journalist and a graduate of the University of Texas at San Antonio. She had recently escaped a mall shooting in Toronto. She is seen here in an undated photo provided by her family.

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A.J. Boik

A.J. Boik, 18, was a recent high school graduate who planned to attend Rocky Mountain College of Art and Design in the fall. He enjoyed baseball and pottery, his family said in a statement to Denver's ABC 7. The photo and tribute to Boik is part of a memorial to the shooting victims in Aurora, Colo.

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Micayla C. Medek

Micayla C. Medek, 23 was a community college student and restaurant worker, according to the Los Angeles Times. She is seen here in an undated photo provided by her family.

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John T. Larimer

John T. Larimer, 27, was a Navy petty officer third class with the cyber command of the U.S. 10th Fleet. He was stationed at Buckley Air Force Base. The Crystal Lake, Ill., native excelled in recent volleyball and kickball tournaments at the base, a fellow sailor said. He is seen here in an undated photo provided by his family.

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Gordon Cowden

Gordon W. Cowden, 51, was a business owner in Centennial, Colo. His teenage children, who also attended the screening, escaped unharmed. He is seen here in an undated photo provided by his family.

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Veronica Moser-Sullivan

A poster in memory of Veronica Moser-Sullivan, 6, is shown at the memorial to victims of the Aurora, Colo., movie theater shooting.

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Jonathan T. Blunk

Jonathan T. Blunk, 26, of Aurora, Colo., was a Navy veteran. He pushed his girlfriend, Jansen Young, under a seat to protect her, Young told NBC's "Today" show. He is seen here with with his two children in an undated photo provided by his family.

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Matthew R. McQuinn

Matthew R. McQuinn, 27, was a recent Denver transplant from Ohio who worked at Target with his girlfriend, Samantha Yowler, who was injured in the attack. McQuinn was struck three times as he shielded Yowler from the gunshots. He is seen here in an undated photo provided by his family.

Rebecca Wingo

Rebecca Wingo, 32, was a single mother of two daughters. She had started a job several months ago as a customer relations representative at a mobile medical imaging company. She is seen here in an undated photo provided by her family.

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Jesse Childress

Jesse Childress, 29, an Air Force staff sergeant from Thornton, Colo., was a reservist on active duty at nearby Buckley Air Force Base. The Air Force said Childress served as a cyber systems operator with the 310 Force Support Squadron. Childress was single and had no children. He is seen here in an undated photo provided by the Air Force.

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Alexander C. Teves

The 24-year-old Phoenix native, shown in an undated photo provided by his family, recently graduated from the University of Denver with a master’s in counseling psychology, according to the school. His girlfriend wrote on Facebook that Teves saved her life in the theater.

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