Congressman Crow Statement Marking 11 Years Since the Aurora Theater Shooting
Crow: “Let us not grow numb to the pain of this day…we honor the lives of those we lost by being relentless in our pursuit for gun reform.”
WASHINGTON — Congressman Jason Crow (CO-06), Army combat veteran and co-chair of the Gun Violence Prevention Task Force, released this statement marking eleven years since the Aurora Theater Shooting on July 20, 2012. Twelve people were killed and 70 were injured in the mass shooting that occurred inside of Aurora’s Century 16 movie theater during a midnight screening of The Dark Knight Rises.
In his remarks, Congressman Crow said:
“Mister Speaker, I rise today to honor the victims of the horrific mass shooting that occurred at Century 16 movie theater in Aurora, Colorado 11 years ago.
“My community forever changed the night of July 20, 2012. 12 people, with arms full of popcorn and candy, walked into Theater 9 and never walked out.
“I think those of us in this room whose communities have faced this type of tragedy would agree: there’s a before and there’s an after. And what comes after is a shattered community trying to make sense of a senseless act of violence.
“Today we remember: Veronica, A.J, Micayla, Jessica, Alexander, Jonathan, John, Matt, Alex, Jesse, Rebecca, and Gordon.
“They should still be here.
“Every year, Aurora and the greater Colorado community come together to remember the lives we lost and the collective trauma shared.
“We also recognize those, who in the face of unspeakable fear, stepped up to help their loved ones and neighbors.
“Let us not grow numb to the pain of this day, rather we honor the lives of those we lost by being relentless in our pursuit for gun reform. As Members of Congress, and as Americans, it is our duty.”