Residents of Aurora, Colorado held a vigil for mass shooting victims targeted by a gunman at the midnight premiere of the new Batman movie.
Colorado Shooting Victims Memorial
![Marietta Perkins prays during a vigil for victims behind the theater where a gunman opened fire on moviegoers in Aurora, Colorado July 20, 2012.](https://gdb.voanews.com/3B7A36E5-D3CF-466D-BE05-1CC5BBB2C9EB_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Marietta Perkins prays during a vigil for victims behind the theater where a gunman opened fire on moviegoers in Aurora, Colorado July 20, 2012.
![A view of the memorial site for the victims is seen behind the theater where a gunman opened fire on moviegoers in Aurora, Colorado July 21, 2012.](https://gdb.voanews.com/434774F4-259B-43F4-AEE4-3E080923B904_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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A view of the memorial site for the victims is seen behind the theater where a gunman opened fire on moviegoers in Aurora, Colorado July 21, 2012.
![Isaac Pacheco leaves a birthday card for his friend Alex Sullivan, who was killed Denver-area movie killings, at a memorial site for victims behind the theater where a gunman opened fire on moviegoers in Aurora, Colorado July 21, 2012.](https://gdb.voanews.com/39B19FED-8C4D-4C33-8D27-356AD8A4CD8C_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Isaac Pacheco leaves a birthday card for his friend Alex Sullivan, who was killed Denver-area movie killings, at a memorial site for victims behind the theater where a gunman opened fire on moviegoers in Aurora, Colorado July 21, 2012.
![Isaac Pacheco (C) is comforted after leaving a birthday card for his friend Alex Sullivan, who was killed in the Denver-area movie killings, at a memorial site for victims behind the theater where a gunman opened fire on moviegoers in Aurora, Colorado Jul](https://gdb.voanews.com/50A2353F-25EF-4ECA-BB7D-F5D989B49EFE_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Isaac Pacheco (C) is comforted after leaving a birthday card for his friend Alex Sullivan, who was killed in the Denver-area movie killings, at a memorial site for victims behind the theater where a gunman opened fire on moviegoers in Aurora, Colorado Jul