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Aurora Movie Theater Massacre Site to Reopen Thursday

by KREX News Room

Story Created: Jan 17, 2013 at 12:28 PM MDT

Story Updated: Jan 17, 2013 at 9:08 PM MDT

AURORA, Colo.- The newly-named Century Aurora theater is set to reopen in a special ceremony Thursday.

The theater was the site of brutal massacre this past July during the premiere of The Dark Knight Rises, when alleged gunman James Holmes open fired killing 12 people and injuring dozens more.

Thousands of tickets were distributed to victims and first responders, however, some of the victim's families have called the reopening "disgusting" and "offensive."

Other family members have said the reopening is an important step and don't want the shooting to take away from the community.

Governor John Hickenlooper, Aurora Mayor Steve Hogan and the CEO for Cinemark are all expected to attend.

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Disgusting said on Thursday, Jan 17 at 2:11 PM

How could anyone possibly go? Disgusting.

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