Colorado theatre shooting: Witnesses recount terror, victims mourned
Jessica Ghawi, a native Texan who narrowly missed the Eaton Centre shooting while visiting Toronto in June, died in the Colorado theatre shooting. Friends mourned her and the other 11 victims on Twitter. Witnesses also tweeted their photos and accounts of what happened.
Colorado theatre shooting: The latest news, maps, videos and photos bit.ly/Oe18IY Eaton Centre shooting survivor among dead. #Batman- "WITNESSES TELL US HE RELEASED SOME SORT OF CANISTER," said police."THEY HEARD A HISSING SOUND AND SOME GAS EMERGED AND THE GUNMAN OPENED FIRE."
- "That was extremely terrifying"
Witnesses to the shooting who were at the theatre to see The Dark Knight Rises posted photos, videos and described their experiences online: - One man posted a photo of his bloodied shirt on Reddit after he went to hospital:
- Shooting victim Jessica Ghawi, who went by Jessica Redfield on Twitter, was in the movie theatre and was tweeting shortly before the shooting began.
- This was her last tweet:
- Ghawi was in Toronto in June and just missed the gunfire during the Eaton Centre shooting
Jessica Ghawi: Victim of Colorado theatre shooting was also at Eaton Centre shootingOne of the victims of Friday's shooting in a Colorado movie theatre, Jessica Ghawi, was described as a "very vibrant, full of life young ...- She blogged about her experiences during the Eaton Centre shooting:
The gunshots rung out at 6:23. Had I not gone outside, I would’ve been in the midst of gunfire. (...)
I was shown how fragile life was on Saturday. I saw the terror on bystanders’ faces. I saw the victims of a senseless crime. I saw lives change. I was reminded that we don’t know when or where our time on Earth will end.
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