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July 27, 2012

Aurora Victim Laid to Rest; School Denies Report Package Arrived before Shooting 
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One of the 12 slain shooting victims in last week's Aurora massacre was
laid to rest on Thursday at a public funeral. An unidentified friend
remembered Micayla Medek, a community college student who was 23
years-old when she was shot dead.

Unidentified: "I've known Micayla since I was 11. We grew up together.
We made some of the most amazing memories that I will never forget and I
will always cherish. Often times during the summers we spent weeks at
each others houses, just back and forth, back and forth. I would just
show up and she was just there with open arms waiting for me."

The University of Colorado, meanwhile, has denied a report that a
package sent by shooting suspect James Holmes detailing plans for the
massacre sat unopened in a campus mailroom before the shooting occurred.
The school says the package was received the Monday after the attack and
promptly reported to police.

 

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