Aurora theater shooting: Missy Franklin, The Fray and more react on Twitter

Twitter lets folks from all walks of life to share their thoughts about tragedies like the shooting at the Aurora Town Center Century 16, celebrities included. Many stars who've weighed in have connections to Colorado, including Olympic hopeful Missy Franklin, The Fray and budding minister Peter Tebow (nothing from Tim...

By Michael Roberts

July 20, 2012

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Twitter lets folks from all walks of life to share their thoughts about tragedies like the shooting at the Aurora Town Center Century 16, celebrities included. Many stars who've weighed in have connections to Colorado, including Olympic hopeful Missy Franklin, The Fray and budding minister Peter Tebow (nothing from Tim Tebow yet). But also posting are a wide variety of other notables, ranging from Eva Longoria (who was just here pitching for Obama), Billy Ray Cyrus, Mötley Crüe's Nikki Sixx, The Boston Red Sox and more. Check out a sampling below.

My heart goes out to all the people affected in the Aurora, CO shooting. May God be with that town and their families...
— Eva Longoria (@EvaLongoria) July 20, 2012

Oh no ! Just woke up and turned on the news "14 dead 50 hurt in Batman movie shooting".Praying for victims. So sorry and sad.
— Billy Ray Cyrus (@billyraycyrus) July 20, 2012

Breaks my heart hearing the news about the shooting's in Aurora, Colorado.My prayers and thoughts go out to the families and victims.
— Nikki Sixx (@NikkiSixx) July 20, 2012

Prayers going out to those affected by the Aurora shooting last night. Make sure you give your loved ones a hug today and say a prayer
— Matt Duchene (@Matt9Duchene) July 20, 2012

Just got home late last night. Our hearts & prayers go out to the families of the Aurora theater shooting. Heartbreaking. -is
— The Fray (@TheFray) July 20, 2012

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I'd like to take a moment & send a prayer to the families of the Aurora shooting. Its tragic & I'm in shock & disbelief. #stopTheViolence
— Christina Milian (@CMilianOfficial) July 20, 2012

My heart&those of many go out to the victims of #Aurora shooting last night.WHF is our world coming to?Pls,pls we must change.Seriously.
— ian somerhalder (@iansomerhalder) July 20, 2012

Thoughts and prayers go out to victims of the shooting in Aurora, CO and their families.
— Glenn Beck (@glennbeck) July 20, 2012

My prayers go out to those who lost loved ones in Aurora, Co. shooting. Among those murdered @JessicaRedfield an aspiring NHL broadcaster.
— Linda Cohn (@lindacohn) July 20, 2012

I pray 4 HEALING, RECOVERY, STRENGTH among other Graces Father, 4 those victims in the Aurora Movies shooting in CO. The families included!
— Brian Dawkins (@BrianDawkins) July 20, 2012

Page down to see more tweets about the Aurora theater shooting.

This world is so broken. Praying for the families of those involved in the shooting.#comequicklyjesus #Aurora
— Peter Tebow (@petertebow) July 20, 2012

The #RedSox organization extends our heartfelt thoughts and prayers to the victims and families of the Aurora, CO shooting.
— Boston Red Sox (@RedSox) July 20, 2012

The Aurora shooting: Any of our children could have been at the movies last night huffingtonpost.com/lisa-belkin/au...
— Arianna Huffington (@ariannahuff) July 20, 2012

Praying for everyone hurt and affected by the theater shooting in Aurora. I'm in total disbelief and shock. Things happen so quickly. #pray
— Missy Franklin (@FranklinMissy) July 20, 2012

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Michael Roberts began his career with Westword in 1990 as music editor. In 1999, he took on a new role, full-time media reporter, as author of a column called The Message. In 2008, he became the lead writer for Westword's news blog, The Latest Word, a position he held until January 2023. Michael continues to freelance for Westword, covering everything from business to sports and the media; he also contributes to Jazziz, a national music magazine. He holds a bachelor's degree from what is now Colorado Mesa University and master's degrees from the University of California, Los Angeles, and Northwestern University.

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