Aurora theater shooting: List of victims who died released by coroner's office

The Arapahoe County Coroner's Office has released a list of the people who died in the shooting at the Century 16 theater in Aurora. Jessica Ghawi, 24, an intern at 104.3 The Fan, had already been identified by friends and family. The other names include Veronica Moser-Sullivan, age six. Here's...

By Melanie Asmar

July 21, 2012

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The Arapahoe County Coroner's Office has released a list of the people who died in the shooting at the Century 16 theater in Aurora.

Jessica Ghawi, 24, an intern at 104.3 The Fan, had already been identified by friends and family. The other names include Veronica Moser-Sullivan, age six. Here's the complete list:

Jessica Ghawi, 24 Veronica Moser-Sullivan, 6 John Larimer, 27 Alexander Boik, 18 Jesse Childress, 29 Jonathan Blunk, 26 Rebecca Ann Wingo, 32 Alex Sullivan, 27 Gordon Cowden, 51 Micayla Medek, 23 Alexander Teves, 24.

Matthew McQuinn, 27, has been "presumptively identified," the coroner's office says, but it is "awaiting definitive identification."

Melanie Asmar is a staff writer for Westword. She joined the paper in 2009 and has won awards for her stories about education, immigration and epic legal battles. Got a tip? She'd love to hear it.

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