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