Veronica Acosta joined Denver7 in January 2021 as a reporter.
AURORA , Colo. — Saturday marks 12 years since 12 people were killed and 70 people were hurt in a mass shooting at the Century 16 Theater in Aurora .
"We've always been able to talk about it," she said."There's no, like, fear of talking about it, and it's just become like a normal part of our lives." "I really spend time remembering the people who are not with us and all the progress that, you know, some of our survivors, the survivors of the theater shooting, have made and celebrate those things," Weaver said.
"They need volunteers who want to come out, you know, and not only just remember what happened, but also celebrate as well," Weaver said. Jesse Childress, 29, was a staff sergeant at Buckley Space 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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