2012 Aurora facts
While investigating facts about 2012 Aurora, I found out little known, but curios details like:
2012 Aurora shooter "Jame Holmes" never called himself the 'Joker' nor was the Dark knight a reason for the shooting, it was a rumor made by journalist that spread online.
The jury selection process for the 2012 Aurora movie theater shooting lasted three months and summonsed 9,000 candidates, making it the largest jury summons in U.S. history.
In my opinion, it is useful to put together a list of the most interesting details from trusted sources that I've come across. Here are 9 of the best facts about 2012 Aurora I managed to collect.
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A man name Jamie Rohrs left his children and girlfriend in the theater during the 2012 Aurora Theater Shooting. His family received help from 18 year old Jarell Brooks, who used himself as a human shield. Later that evening, Rohrs proposed to his girlfriend at the hospital and she accepted.
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Jessica Ghawi, a sports journalist who survived the Toronto Eaton Centre shooting by minutes, was killed seven weeks later in the Aurora Colorado shooting during a screening of The Dark Knight Rises on July 20th, 2012.
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A solar storm powerful enough to cause auroras as far south as Cuba barely missed Earth by a week in July 2012
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A large number of critically injured victims of the 2012 Aurora theater shooting were transported to hospitals in police cars instead of ambulances, likely saving their lives.
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Hans Zimmer in 2012 composed and recorded a choral arrangement named "Aurora" as a response to the mass shooting in Colorado during the premier of The Dark Knight Rises. 100% of the proceeds from the song was donated to the victims and their families.
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Hans Zimmer in 2012 composed and recorded a choral arrangement named "Aurora" as a response to the tragic shooting in Colorado during the premier of The Dark Knight Rises. All money raised from it was donated to the victims and their families.
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The serving judge for the 2012 Aurora shootings, Carlos Samour, graduated from Colombine High School.
