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Jesse Evan Childress

Case from Aurora, CO dated Jul 20, 2012

Victim Details

Jesse Evan Childress

Male

White / Caucasian

Aurora

CO

2012-07-20

29

Jesse

Evan Childress

07/05/2026

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On what was supposed to be a night of entertainment, Staff Sgt. Jesse Evan Childress, a 29-year-old male, became a hero. He was at the midnight premiere of 'The Dark Knight Rises' at the Century 16 movie theater in Aurora, Colorado, on July 20, 2012, with a fellow Air Force member. During the screening, a lone gunman, later identified as James Eagan Holmes, entered the theater, set off tear gas grenades, and began shooting into the unsuspecting crowd. In a final act of selflessness, Childress do ...
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  • 2012 Aurora, Colorado shooting - Wikipedia
  • Jesse Evan Childress (1983-2012) - Find a Grave Memorial
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