I Survived The Movie Theater Shooting In Aurora, Colorado

[@ckg95ty]

This was the theater I went to growing up. My friend bought us tickets for that night, but I got held up at work and she ended up getting the flu. I think about it a lot.

[@ositoosito4566]

Cindy Gomez damn.. 💟✝️

[@Nina-856]

Before the shooting did you ever get a feeling, you know like a bad feeling in the gut when you knew you couldn't go to the theater anymore that night?

[@Genevieve2788]

Dang. That is like some people I heard ...where a plane crashed and they didn't make the flight. Wow.

[@adanrosales3340]

Stop lying

[@leila5646]

same thing happened to me, i was too tired to go so my mom went by herself and i’m mad at myself everyday for leaving her to endure it alone

[@creatifproduction]

she sounds so sad and tired while saying "mass shootings are more common now" me too honestly

[@katac7286]

11 11 they have off seasons when the boys are on vacation/finding other topics/researching/filming/traveling, so they fill in the huge gaps on the channel to keep on top of youtube’s algorithm!

[@estreyac6285]

creatifproduction our world has gotten so bad and now when people say it it’s common

[@TravelerVolkriin]

@11 11 You won't be missed.

[@milkgxng]

#me too xddd

[@brokensoul6190]

As humans shouldn’t we all have faith? Smh

[@maeveh1376]

"You don't think 'shooting' ... well more recently you do" is such a sad truth

[@stanshaud6168]

Actually mass shootings aren’t that common they’re just reported on more, it’s still a horrible tragedy but doesn’t happen nearly as often as people think they do

[@maeveh1376]

I'm not saying the fear is logical (the media does increases it) but people are more likely to jump to the conclusion, because it has occurred more often since 2012

[@rebekahj8662]

In 2018 there was a mass shooting almost once a day on average. That’s not exactly statistically rare.

[@BlackGrapes]

@@stanshaud6168 i don't know, man. It's a fact that in the US gun related killings has increased over the years and it's much higher compared to other nations.

[@Revena4nt]

Maeve H today someone brought a gun to school- they didn’t open fire but we were in lockdown it was terrifying

[@stenodiva777]

She has the saddest eyes and expression...and her body language is horrible. You can tell she suffers.. God bless this young woman.

[@nicelemons5253]

how can you say god bless? how can you believe in a god that would allow this to happen? i dont understand how people still think that there is a higher power when this happens.

[@mtlycru85]

@@nicelemons5253 because there's such a thing as free will. God gives you choices in life to do good to others as you want others to do to you, he chose a path of terror and destruction that is not God's fault. Please don't pass judgement on someone else's beliefs just because you don't share them, we all have a right to believe how we choose you are no better or worse for your views than she is for hers. Be kind. ❤️

[@graciew1225]

nice lemons because there is evil on this earth too. The devil also controls things on our earth. God loves his children unconditionally, but the devil does things that are unimaginable, but you have to love and trust in God. Everything happens for a reason and he always has a path. I hope you come to find him someday❤️

[@Roody_Patootie]

Yes may all the gods bless her🕉❤️

[@fiercecheese1003]

@@nicelemons5253 man's decision is not gods fault, its our fault for messing up what he created. Suffering will end soon. Its prophesied. The devil is in control of the earth at the moment 😢

[@EllaEllaEh]

I was in a church service when something metal clanged to the floor suddenly. The elderly lady next to me hit the floor. I ducked, and a man in front of me ducked as well. I helped the elderly lady up and asked her if she was okay. She started crying. The man in front of me turned around and told me he had been in Afghanistan, and was embarrassed he reacted to the sound like that. I reassured him, that I had the same reaction as him and we nervously chuckled about it. PTSD is no joke. The three of us have it for different reasons, but we all have it.

[@gregoryjason3384]

Tatsujiro Kurogane that’s a sick thing to say

[@gregoryjason3384]

Tatsujiro Kurogane I think what you said is pretty dreadful exactly.

[@lydikiti]

@Tatsujiro Kurogane you are selfish.

[@tdsims1963]

@Tatsujiro Kurogane Wow. An amazing statement to make. It is awful--but honest. I hope you are never in such a situation.

[@tdsims1963]

Do other people in your life understand this about you ( you are not a minority with your outlook, don't worry), that you would sacrifice any of them to save your own life if push came to shove?

[@isabellarose4426]

the fact that she went to see the same movie afterwords is so incredibly brave and a big step in ptsd recovery

[@Angel-xe2tl]

@@osakarose5612 I never knew avoiding being raped again would make my ptsd worse??? Wonderful logic there.

[@daisymay6505]

Angel Oh I’m so sorry 😣😞

[@LemonLoafEucharist]

Angel I understand where you’re coming from and I’m so sorry that happened to you. What they mean is that it helps when you are able to confront situations related to your trauma like going to the movies etc. Not the trauma itself. For example, it would probably help me personally to play Smash Bros with my close friends since that was a game my abuser and I used to play (but i’m not ready yet). You’re strong no matter what stage of recovery you are in.

[@stephenpaea177]

Angel since you didn’t respond...we all conclude that your story is probably a made up and nothing more

[@thevampire6065]

@@osakarose5612 not true

[@RemyKBartels]

Having to lose your family or friends because of one deranged person is the worst feeling in the world

[@HarrisonTBr0wn]

@Toori Baba omg noooooo XD

[@ThatGuy-yk1ey]

Toori Baba lmao

[@awixgamingfunnies7707]

Humans are messed up creatures

[@statealchemistkev]

just lea nothing, he just cracked up a joke. its the internet softie

[@zachlee7945]

Ikr I get that feeling all the time

[@georgia8865]

the way no one knew what was happening... that was the worst part for me

[@kateNwilson]

I agree. Now if anyone unusual comes in the theater I get up and tell someone. I had to do that during Aladdin. 2 guys came in, in blacks hoodies. Within 10 mins of them coming in they got back up and left. I was like nope! I yold a theater employee. They didn't come back in

[@randomrachael420]

Indeed It's like we are desensitized to these things and it seems normal to us so we don't know how to react when we need to

[@mellamoalfonzo9967]

@@randomrachael420 Homie she even said nobody knew how to react cause these things never happened back then. Has nothing to do with being "desensitized"

[@randomrachael420]

@@mellamoalfonzo9967 the frequency of the event happening has nothing to do with our awareness being desensitized has made us less aware of everything that is going on around us and more accepting rather than being able to defend ourselves and others around us

[@carlosisanchez7005]

K8 B same I do the same or when I see someone sitting by themselves all the way in the corner with nobody around them, it’s sad how we can even enjoy a movie now a days due to these kind of events what has society come to now where we have to be paranoid everywhere we go.

[@linseyfitzgerald8678]

This shooting is the reason I’m still scared of being in movie theaters.

[@christinaforster]

I live in Colorado and cannot go into a theatre and in fact the only movie I have seen in a theatre since that shooting was Frozen. Long after it had been in the theaters for a while.

[@fatimaterrazas6545]

Me too... and I was only 11 when I heard about this shooting. And after this news, I never asked my parents to take me to the movies. When my friends make plans to go to the movies I go but I’m always with fear that something like this might happen. I even make us sit near the emergency exit... but now my boyfriend and i watch movies on our movie box or amazon prime... I recently went to watch Joker and I was anxious the entire time 😭

[@emitwine]

I've been to that theatre long after the shooting but I was on the edge of my chair and my heart would jump when anybody would come in or leave. Any other theatres I feel the same way. I used to love being treated by my parents at a big theater like that but now I dread it and avoid them at all costs.

[@thevampire6065]

My 2 cousin's survived that shooting they're still going to therapy because of it they were only 5 and 7 when it happened

[@ladydede88]

Me too and unfortunately my kids always want to go 😢 I hate it.

[@sydneyfoster2734]

“Always look for the helpers.There are always helpers.”-Mr.Rogers

[@itiswhatitis9500]

Sydney Foster 💔

[@qwertyiou]

This one comment made me cry

[@mollierei1]

[@aburke0823]

I'm not crying. Someone threw cut onions in my face. Thank you for this comment. 💙

[@daniellevstek1789]

I respect her for opening up about this. It must be hard for her to even mention, let alone, think about it

[@tauruskala1412]

I respect her too

[@nyc.r_Hit]

How?

[@faeraindrops]

Hit Barney what do you mean “how?” she experienced a mass shooting. that’s traumatizing. especially seeing her friend bleeding a bunch because of an active shooter

[@hahabitch-i3c]

Hit Barney fr

[@estceb6414]

@@faeraindrops I would cry

[@bashboi4074]

I feel like because of all these shootings everyone now has that instinct of "if a shooter..." like if a shooter came from here where would I be able to go, where is the best place for me to sit or stand or whatever that if a shooter enters I'll be safe

[@tigerminotaur80]

It's so scary nowadays everyday at school I'm thinking about what I would do if there really was a shooter. It doesnt help when your school gets shooting and bombing threats at least twice a month.

[@nine-vi7rw]

I'm thankful that I don't live in America for those reasons. But one of my friends there had her school shut down for a day or so, because a guy was threatening to shoot it up. Crazy how it's almost 2020 and that's a possibility in a supposedly "safe country".

[@tigerminotaur80]

@@nine-vi7rw Yeah 2 years ago the police were called and were told that our school had hostages inside. We were all crying in the corner of the room as we sit there for 3 hours. Thank god it was a false alarm though.

[@trvpicalk]

I think about that at school all the time

[@mcroyale_lover]

gotta be on edge.. strongest and smartest survives in these situations

[@annmarie31g]

I can see the pain in her eyes and the weight on her shoulders. Poor woman. The music is very distracting though.

[@tinekevdgraaff5958]

SomeCat FromJapan oef like en abonneer je beneden

[@bwnnie]

@@tinekevdgraaff5958 w..what?

[@jnaxlo]

Omg yes

[@anim34life39]

Your profile picture is distracting

[@hardeeharhar18]

People are mad you are distracting them from their lust to cry from depression. This was sad and I still understand you.

[@jolenevieira3748]

I kinda laughed when she said She was embarrassed for getting up and leaving. And quickly thought, wow, how sad.

[@misslayla93]

Jolene Vieira so sad :(

[@annetteslife]

That is an honest reaction.

[@rachellemarie9291]

A kind hearted reaction for sure🥺aww

[@Camibug]

Her saying she screamed “WHY” because she was there with her sister as people died hit me. I can’t imagine being in that situation with my little brother.

[@christinaify]

"Because, you don't really think 'shooting'. Well, I guess...now...." one of the more disturbing things in a disturbing video, tbh.

[@esperanzaserrano8608]

This is an interesting perspective because it’s people in the other theatre not the direct theatre. People still did not even notice gun fire because it seemed like it was apart of the movie. People didn’t notice the friend that was shot or bullets were coming through the wall. That’s so crazy

[@Bullet4MyEnemy]

DeathAngel M80s?

[@mariem.5369]

@@Bullet4MyEnemy tiny fireworks

[@offplanet740]

shock does crazy things to the body, mind, and brain...

[@rebeccaclement99]

That's what happens with trauma, the brains main purpose is to protect us. What was happening in that theater was too much for the brain to handle so it blocked out what was needed in order to survive.

[@Gabrielswe100]

Yeah. and theatre walls are soundproof also.

[@twolamevegans3591]

I hope the rest of this woman’s life is so blessed. She deserves peace and happiness

[@brokensoul6190]

If only people say that to mass shooters before they do it

[@KIBWEmma]

BROKEN SOUL you can’t justify their behavior like that, nobody is going to save me but you don’t see me shooting people. It’s mental illness, don’t blame other people for his actions.

[@mmelcdyy]

Emma Burdett stop making mental illness seem evil. the person was just crazy.

[@KIBWEmma]

Yoonie uwu I have mental illnesses? People w mental illness aren’t all evil, however some evil people do have mental illness. I’m literally a psychology major why would I demonize mental illness?

[@meganm9178]

Yoonie uwu you don’t know if they were crazy.

[@beandlunt]

when i was 10 years old me and my friend went to go see Wonder Women. There was a man alone in the back corner with a big bag. I was in front of him. My parents weren’t there. He took out the gun. People noticed right away. He was pulled out immediately. Don’t know who he was, where he is now, but I think about that night a lot. I could’ve died as a ten year old.

[@yousefabdelnour4822]

yellow mellow wtf you spell 11 years old u sure this didn’t happen last year?

[@orionsbeltonthesestars]

@@yousefabdelnour4822 there have been tons of wonder woman movies in the 1970s-1990s.

[@DannY-xj8ci]

@@yousefabdelnour4822 the only mistake I see is "me and my friend" When it's suppose to be "my friend and I" and that's not a spelling error.

[@thepouroverpod]

that’s horrifying. so glad you’re okay

[@ajisback2826]

Yousef Abdel Nour it’s actually kind of hilarious because your grammar is so much worse then yellow’s spelling

[@oliviaellis3614]

i work at a movie theater and we are now trained so intensively on what to do in this situation. we have learning studios on this every couple months just to keep us fresh on the procedures. when Joker came out a few months ago we had police officers in the theater and it was just so crazy to think about. i am a 17 year old girl working with others the same age/younger than me, in a theater where people had threatened to pull something like this.

[@ally0975]

I work in a movie theater too. I’m always on my toes when I’m on the job and when I’m there as a customer. It honestly sucks..but I enjoy my job.

[@gmc5618]

Yeah we also had extra staff on with the joker viewings. We had extra security too.

[@iaminmrschusbasement2101]

i’m so glad nothing happened at the new joker showings. the release of the movie was so anticipated and everyone was so scared, but i’m so happy a situation like this didn’t happen again.

[@lolarodriguez9284]

Just remember dont ever be scared or embarrassed to run or duck to save your life.

[@chlorophyll6154]

Tell that to Uvalde

[@aleahc1379]

I cant even imagine the kind of power it takes to speak on this. Shes strong.

[@mia578]

Toori Baba, stfu.

[@mysteryjunkie9808]

Since it's been 7 years she probably only just now have found it easy enough to finally talk about.

[@zachlee7945]

F

[@TrueCrimeTalkWithTaves]

Aleah C137 hey girl ! I never found someone on here that I know lol 👋🏾👋🏾

[@jor7441]

the fact that she didn’t let it stop her from going to the movies is so incredible

[@totaldrama77]

This is sad, and it was really sad when she said shooting had became a common thing

[@bashboi4074]

What's worse is it's not hyperbole, they've become so common that most aren't even reported on the news anymore unless the number hits a certain marker

[@mysteryjunkie9808]

Sad but true

[@waterpoptarts9740]

Well, it has

[@oneegg2994]

especially when she noted that it wasn't that common in 2012. people *didn't* assume shootings back then; i've completely forgotten that feeling.

[@vtgurlie2005]

@@oneegg2994 I think that's a misconception though. Mass shootings were common in 2012; she probably just didn't notice OR they weren't publicized as much.

[@Kityn]

I live about a block away from this theater and every time I pass it, I look at that back entrance. Everytime I go there, I get massive anxiety. The world lost a beautiful human being that day. RIP AJ, everyone from Gateway still remembers you every day, every year.

[@fenderstratADHD]

My condolences 💜🙏💜

[@ajisback2826]

My condolences RIP rest in everlasting peace

[@mokc816]

I cannot imagine. Im sorry for your loss.

[@TheAmazingHuman-Man]

I had a friend named AJ that survived my school shooting. Got cancer a year later and passed away. How ironic. Never forget being there for each other and going to the vigil together. Glad we got a little extra time together.

[@joey5893]

The thing that really stood out to me was how she was apologizing like “sorry for interrupting your movie experience. My friend got shot. ‘Scuse me.” It sounds like such a dazed and helpless feeling.

[@nedflanders6560]

This is such a tragic story and I love how she ended it by telling us that there are horribly cruel things that go on in this country but at the same time there are good things it’s uplifting that a person who went through this doesn’t say how bad the world is but says it’s just as good

[@skeelo22]

Thank you Ned

[@tinekevdgraaff5958]

Your tragic

[@roachtingz9061]

Tineke Vd Graaff you’re**

[@CastleBravo17]

I work at a Cinemark (same company as Century) in Fort Collins only about 40 minutes away from Aurora. My GM was the manager in Aurora during the shooting. He never talks about it, but whenever the theater is busy, I can tell he's a little on edge. We always have cops standing in the theater, and there is always a staff member who does security checks in each theater, multiple times a showing. Even though I didn't experience what my manager did, it's always present in the back of my mind.

[@elleschweitzer3745]

Small world. My husband and I go to this theater quite a bit and always notice how safe it feels. I hope you know that you the staff and your GM are doing a great job in keeping it safe.

[@TheAZT3150]

MrsFefeNinja I’ve been on edge during a few movies. Last few times I have been, there have been guards and even men trying to start fights with people in the theatre, and I remember feeling nervous... not knowing if this person is gonna flip out.

[@Annie-xu9dz]

I work at a Cinemark in Illinois. We had a situation the weekend I trained usher where two people who were acting suspicious had managed to get past box and podium twice. No one checked their bags, and they were being aggressive with usher. They kicked them out and they came back the next day doing the same thing and we finally asked for help from mall security. It saddens me to think what may have happened if we hadn’t of gotten help and if they could’ve truly been dangerous, considering they managed to get into a theater with their bags.

[@fidget934]

Nothing like this is okay. I hope you know everyone is here for you.

[@charlieeshelman9083]

Toori Baba wtf. Stop trolling people, your replying inappropriately to every comment I’ve seen. Just stop

[@jasonb9562]

Charlie Eshelman toori baba apparently has nothing going on in their lives and this gives them some semblance of relevance

[@grzyruth9205]

You you're not lmfao stop lying

[@oof-ll8zt]

Weird seeing this in my recommended. I lost a really close family member in this exact shooting. 7 years doesn’t not take the pain away and with all the shootings happening today it definitely makes it harder to not think about. Even though I was young it still is hard to remember the feelings my mother felt. Honestly something needs to be done. Thank you for sharing your story 🖤

[@SoulKhepri]

she literally looks so tired and exhausted... even 7 years later.

[@olivercloseoff3393]

Yeah looks like she's still wearing the same clothes too

[@SoulKhepri]

@pinkus krill how is that rude lmao idiot

[@justusgrimm2127]

@@SoulKhepri I think he meant the other guy

[@SoulKhepri]

@@justusgrimm2127 looooool

[@coolcat667788]

I work at a movie theatre and right before Joker came out this year we changed to a no backpack policy and honestly all the workers were nervous working opening weekend of that movie because of this we even had armed security and I feel so bad that you had to go through this. It sucks when a place for fun and comfort becomes a scary place...

[@brianna539]

coolcat667788 I also work at a movie theater and we had the same thing! People were on edge

[@fenderstratADHD]

Brianna L. I remember when the families of the people who were killed in this were like so concerned that someone was gonna attack the Joker movie and it started a controversy

[@noworries2254]

Yeah I mean people cant even go to church any more without packing heat. That's how unbelievable things have gotten

[@maxshelltrack9720]

@@noworries2254 I would think you would pack heat anyways and not have that liberal mindset.🙄

[@j3dr905]

@@maxshelltrack9720 wtf is wrong with you

[@LaBlaxicana333]

Ever since that event, everytime I go to a movie theater it's like an automatic instinct to think where I would run or hide if someone started shooting. I also get super paranoid if I sit in the front or middle row because I'm scared someone will shoot from behind.

[@motherlilith81]

Trust me you are not the only one who does this , I don’t go to the movies much now but when we go every time the door opens I feel nervous . I always think about where I would hide my 11 year old son

[@ashuntaejackson6326]

Toori Baba Wtf is wrong with you? Do you have no empathy?

[@claudiaroman7188]

Moon Child they’re just a sad person looking for attention

[@claudiaroman7188]

I went to see the joker a while ago and I was so nervous. I kept thinking of places to hide or how to act if a shooter would come near me. It’s so scary that we have to live like this in America. I get scared that my brother is in school without me and I can’t help him if there was a school shooter. There needs to be stricter gun control

[@yunhosparrot]

Every time I go to a movie theater I ask for seats in the back or somewhere in the middle. Never in the front cause for me i start to think of a person going in from the exit doors and shooting or something and I try my best to not think that when I do end up sitting there but it’s hard not to so I feel you.

[@bettyliljander1258]

I live in Aurora and the theatre that this happened at is right by my house and I used to go there all the time and I remember this happening and my sister was going to go with some friends but she got grounded (thank God) but my dad was working in the mall across the street and I remember him just coming home and explaining what was happening and watching the news and the shooters trials and even now I sometimes go to that theatre just because it's so close and now there's police everywhere, there's a no backpack policy, and most everyone I know still won't set foot in there. what happened is awful and it's truely awful that it still needs to be a concern today. thank you for reading this if you did.

[@novagalaxy1134]

Is the movie theater the same as it was when the shooting happened, like are the seats the same? or did they remodel?

[@N..P..]

@@novagalaxy1134 Its likely it was gutted (at least that particular room).

[@RewindingFilm04]

I'm surprised the theater is still getting business after all that happened there

[@jenny2282]

Wonder if the theatre is haunted?

[@timpage9424]

I still go to the theater because I'm not gonna let this jerk win. Also they remodeled the whole theater.

[@deconharris]

When she said there parents were asleep must’ve been so hard to think a mother or father would ever have to wake up to a text saying “if I don’t survive I want you to know I love you”

[@yourbooaddieperiodttt5705]

I cannot imagine being in a shooting, living in fear, constantly not knowing if your gonna make it... you are so brave. If can’t imagine the pain you’ve been through. I am just glad you’re were able to open up about this.

[@xoura5230]

Screw everyone who disliked this, it takes guts to talk about her experience, let alone keeping strong through the story retelling.

[@coolturtle6286]

I think some people’s mindset is “I can’t like this, I’ll hit dislike because that’s a sad topic and I shouldn’t ‘like’ this.” Meaning they’re not going “THATS BAD, DON’T POST THIS”

[@AK907LSD25]

I tried to dislike your comment

[@coolturtle6286]

@@AK907LSD25 my comment?

[@AK907LSD25]

@@coolturtle6286 yeah see the little thumbs down under your post? It wont work

[@coolturtle6286]

@@AK907LSD25 What’s wrong with my comment? I clearly stated that people probably hit “dislike” as a symbol of “I hate that for you. I dislike you went through that”

[@AM-kr1pc]

Honestly why I avoid going to movie theaters. I get nervous when my family goes without me too. Like I can’t protect them at all

[@justaguy2648]

Actually Madness how do you live? Because you could get shot anywhere

[@abelinks3278]

You know a gun could help you protect your family:/

[@marc9675]

New York Nick it’s how a lot of people live atm, sadly. always being at risk of getting harmed by another person’s actions just because they decided to go out and have fun for a day.

[@jusbertmeza4424]

Quit overrating. Don't stop that from enjoying your life. Don't live life in fear of something happening in the off chance. Even though shootings are becoming more common it's still almost impossible to ever find your self caught in one. When you live in fear the terrorist did more than just shooting those people but causing future fear. I go to the movies all the time to experience movies i love. It's just a different experience from home. Fear of shootings doesn't stop me from going at least once a month.

[@snowfall5171]

This stuff is super rare, you dont need to be wigged out about it. Its just the media trying to make it seem common so they can pass their gun control laws so they can have more power tbh

[@blink5h576]

The saddest thing to hear was "Mass Shootings are more common now".

[@willcstgd]

It’s like pandemics, they are happening more often but less people are dying in each one.

[@xcessivexcessive5789]

Just because the news likes to cover them more doesn’t mean they are more common

[@nian6794]

@@xcessivexcessive5789 They statistically are more common... lol

[@nate_the_great8387]

If you want to feel protected, get your CCW and get a gun. There was a guy that walked into a church in Texas with a shotgun and started opening fire. He only killed one or two people (out of 40) just because a man attending the church had his own gun and started opening fire on the guy. Killed him in one shot and saved many lives. The guy is a hero.

[@chloe-qs7ue]

Nate_the_Great83 fighting fire with fire isn’t going to help. the usa needs to do something about gun laws. i live in australia and the last mass shooting was in 1996 when the government banned guns. there has not been a single mass shooting in 24 years. don’t say there isn’t proof that banning guns will help because it will.

[@natalie_kent]

i feel so horrible for her. my dad was in the theater next door while this happened, and we were terrified for him, so i cannot imagine what she went through. my prayers are with you to this day

[@natalie_kent]

*not the theater that was shot in, but the other one

[@Josh_Kolbo]

She wasn’t in theater 9 she was in theatre 8

[@auzziefish]

When I was 4, the Columbine shooting happened; which was a block away from my house. When I was 19 (I think), the aurora shooting happened, I was a block away. When I was 20, the Arapaho shooting happened; I was driving by as it happened. When I was 24, I was robbed gunpoint at the bank I’ve worked at.. I’ve dodged a few bullets. Much respect to everyone who has gone through this.

[@sufferyetgain]

just let us know when you come to visit 💀😂

[@aburke0823]

Please stay safe. I think the Universe might have good plans for you.

[@bfree4830]

Well wishes 🙌🏻 You are protected, and wishing the absolute best for those who we have lost and their loved ones

[@carolinebilliot2298]

I was 3 years old when Columbine happened. I lived in Steamboat Springs at the time then...and I was 6 years old at the time of 9/11.....still in the same place.

[@Nolanoyayo]

This is why gun ban needs to happen

[@hardlynoticeable94]

I was just shy of 17 when this happened. We lived in Aurora. I remember hearing about the showing the previous night, thinking how cool it would be because there would probably be people in costume and everything, and wishing I could go. I remember getting up, coming down to go to work, and my mother had the news on. She wasn't getting ready, she was just staring at the TV. I was late for work because we were both just frozen, watching the TV talk about Aurora 16. I remember watching the hunt for the shooter. It was just kind of numbing. It felt so distant, even though it was less than 10 miles away. We knew that theater. We shopped at the mall next door. But it still felt like something happening in another world. Until we took flowers to the memorial that had been set up that weekend. We got a dozen roses, one for each victim, and walked the rows of crosses, placing them on each one alongside the crowd of people that had come to do the same. Even then, they were just faces on posts. It all sank in when we reached the little girl's cross. It was surrounded by flowers and teddy bears. Lots of little teddy bears. Pooh bears. And my heart finally broke. Because she wasn't just a face on the news anymore. She was a little girl who was so excited to go to a movie when she should have been in bed, who loved bears and Winnie the Pooh, and she was gone. I cried the whole way home.

[@kaylavaladez2696]

hrdlynoticeable yeah i went to denver just for a vacation back in 2017, i went to the mall next to the movie theater, i had the chills. i was in cali when i heard about the mass shooting, it really just gave me chills

[@saraf3289]

Those last sentences of the little girl are really about to make me cry 🥺

[@mrs_sarahbelle6950]

I remember coming home from a midnight showing of Dark Knight the same night this happened, states away in NC, and my mom just hugged me and cried, knowing that not all mothers like her were as lucky. It breaks my heart.

[@xmxdii519]

I legit went through and liked every comment because they are so heart felt

[@grzyruth9205]

Every comment is the same bro, none of their concerns are real and neither is yours

[@Melody_520]

I literally think about this everytime I go to see a movie in a movie theater...

[@smileyface4twenty]

ME TOO. I make sure I know where all of the exits are and imagine what I would do if anything were to happen.

[@Melody_520]

nirvana-in-my-head❤ SAME! 😰

[@thatdudegirl8548]

@@smileyface4twenty same I always take the seats closest to the exit or in the middle and I get bad anxiety if there is alot of people

[@DanielMazz]

THAT DUDE GIRL? How

[@charlesgreen3683]

same here

[@jadyn7231]

I haven’t experienced a mass shooting but I felt that when she said she flinches every time a loud noise happens. Especially in school.

[@randsom321]

"Back in 2012 mass shootings weren't so common" oof

[@vanessabanales3689]

ppl werent so depressed tbh

[@FirstnameLastname-do1px]

Mass shootings still aren’t common place, stop being such a sheep

[@noelleisabellia5193]

Caleb Carrigan mass shootings are very common, actually

[@esmeortega2081]

@@FirstnameLastname-do1px there was more shootings in 2018 to this year, so yes they are more common. It's either every week, or every two weeks a shooting happens.

[@Vercingetorix.Rising]

@@FirstnameLastname-do1px there's atleast one a week man.

[@Amsayy]

I couldn’t imagine having to live through this.

[@lefertap7636]

Oh my gosh when I heard about this I was really scared. Now I have a really bad fear of theaters but I still go. God bless you I hope u do much better

[@JanXD91]

its dey I’m the same way. I love going to the movies but it’s terrifying now to think that one of my favorite places could be dangerous. I worked at a theater at the time the shooting happened and I was terrified to go to work.

[@itsdaniyeaa]

I’m scared of movie theatres too but you have to remember (and I know it’s hard) but you’re letting them win if it ends up stopping you from going to places and doing things you want to do 💞

[@kateNwilson]

I have a fear of theaters also

[@DanielDanger420]

I always go to the movies armed now.

[@M4R3B34R]

@@DanielDanger420 so you can shoot blindly in the dark and end up injuring more people in the process?

[@deconharris]

She’s so strong. When she said maybe her experience can help save someone else is just truly amazing

[@mistique77]

She's still got PTSD, I have it as well not from a shooting but, it's pretty much the same as in the way we feel... and she's amazing because I know that I wouldn't have been able to go back and watch any movie, much less that same one!! I truly admire her 😍

[@piperg8216]

I read a story from another surviver of the shooting on Reddit a couple weeks ago!! I looked up pictures of the lost victims and the shooter, the pictures terrified me especially the ones the shooter took of himself. And I saw pictures the victim described such as a trail of blood coming from her boyfriend or husbands leg, and her friends pink flip flops that fell off when they went out the exit at the theater. I watched videos of people in the shooters trial giving their parts and I cried, especially with the one of the youngest lost soul's babysitter. The little girl who died would be around my age now (13). I can't stop thinking of the shooting and I don't think I ever will. It's great to hear another person's experience so I can know more. Thank you to this lovely lady for giving her story, and thank you BuzzFeed Unsolved for letting us hear her

[@thebroman500]

I remember reading and hearing it!

[@thebroman500]

It was a month ago, can't remember what month though.

[@ted6607]

Piper G it’s one of the highest rated posts on Reddit’s r/letsnotmeet

[@HarekaTysiri]

Yes! Your comment completely describes what i feel. He looks very creepy. I also read the reddit story

[@shubheksha5481]

May I please get the link?

[@blissfulmemories6205]

Wow, I never knew that bullets went through the wall and injured anyone. I am happy she and her friends got out.

[@sepulchrums]

This breaks my heart, I can’t imagine going through this. I’m extremely sorry you and many others had to go through this. It isn’t okay...

[@tauruskala1412]

Same. I can't imagine being in a mass shooting, either. I feel bad for those who have been through one.

[@itsalexvargas]

“You don’t really think shooting... well... I guess now you do...” 💔💔

[@Flyinclutchman206]

This shooting made me so conscious when I’m at movie theaters. And all these school shootings have made me extremely paranoid when at school and paranoid everywhere It’s sad that this has become commonplace and it’s sad our government has not been able to make a lasting change yet

[@TyroneOne]

This would have been interesting enough without the violin in the background... cmon buzzfeed were not robots we know what sad is

[@alexreyes3730]

Duchess stfu 😂

[@shaz5601]

didn’t notice it till the end and I was like “oh something to tell me I have to be sad”

[@halien6384]

Duchess playing sad music when someone is talking about a mass shooting is propaganda? i thought mass shootings are considered sad no matter what your political background is 🤔

[@briannecarver9274]

they put the music in the back as a filler. its not saying "this story isnt sad enough we need violins"

[@hardeeharhar18]

Correct they are trying too hard. It's distracting to all who Feel this story naturally except the emotionless who need something to feel sad about.

[@melo13melo]

I went to a movie at an AMC theater right after a shooting happened. I can't remember which one it was (which is sad tbh). I was with my mom and when we sat down she saw a guy walk in by himself with a big duffel bag. The guy sat in the very back row, which was not far from us. Considering that a shooting had just happened and there had been a shooting in the mall this theater was attached to a few years prior we were freaked out by this. My mom went outside to tell one of the staff who seemed to take it seriously but literately nothing was done about it. We thought they would send security or something to make sure everything was ok but no one ever came. I kinda feel like an idiot for not leaving but we didn't know if we were just being paranoid. Everything ended up being fine but to this day I can't believe the theater didn't check. A guy walked in by himself with a big duffel bag and they did absolutely nothing about it. My mom contacted customer service after this but she never got a response.

[@hehheh1204]

Melo they probably looked inside the duffel bag before he got in. That’s what they always do in California.

[@markkay4224]

to be fair, once ur inside, i would absolutely hate being harassed by ppl watching a movie.. check me when i come in, once im in, dont bother me. telling ppl someone looks suspicious is a bit over reactive, but i get why u felt that way. imagine it happened to you, and 20 ppl went up to say u looked suspicious. i dont know, its tough.

[@toriwargel]

that happened to me once at AMC! and it was right after they mentioned reporting suspicious behavior in the pre-movie commercials. odd

[@TheOneGuyUKnow]

One time my dad signed up for in shape gym membership and they gave him a free duffel bag. This happened outside the theater and we went inside the theater with it lol

[@TheOneGuyUKnow]

Like in 2008^ and I wonder if he was just bootlegged movies

[@ujjwalbharadwaj1153]

Her statement "now that shootings are more normal..." needs to be understood and a reality check for those in power.

[@annieclark2862]

“You don’t think about that when you’re going to a movie.” After there was a shooting my senior year at my high school, it’s all I can think about. To the point I can’t go to a movie. I haven’t been for 6 years.

[@kb9696]

I'm so happy you're safe and okay. You are wonderful and worth every bit of sweat and tears it takes to deal with something like that. I dont know you but I hope you have the best holiday and that you have so much peace one day. It will find you. Sending you much love and healing thoughts.

[@chaylynnpetherbridge6061]

Another survivor shared her story on reddit. Her husband was shot and lost his leg. She was in the same row as the youngest victim. She remembers being scared because they left a trail of blood when escaping the theatre, and thought the shooter would follow. A very sad story. The way she wrote about it, didn't forget a single detail. Its heartbreaking.

[@Josh_Kolbo]

I just heard about her story on tiktok but I didn’t know she was in the same row as the 6 year old girl 😢

[@Mr.8ezman]

Has anyone seen the interviews of the shooter. He thinks he's playing a game, like a video game. Sick mf, RIP to the beautiful people that are gone. Someday we'll be with them.

[@jasonhill2879]

Mark l no he just doesn’t care

[@jasonhill2879]

ThatGuySky so does like every human

[@DN-ru2rl]

kj Bro are you okay?

[@roosterman8601]

@@jasonhill2879 Uh huh, apparently Mister Rogers deserves to be in hell.

[@SavageBunnyGetMoney]

@@jasonhill2879 Psychopathy is traditionally a personality disorder characterized by persistent antisocial behavior, impaired empathy and remorse, and bold, disinhibited, and egotistical traits. It is sometimes considered synonymous with sociopathy

[@megangerdes3975]

Having been through a school shooting I can resonate with the PTSD symptoms. Thank you for sharing your story.

[@brokensoul6190]

Stfu

[@Philip-b9r]

jado potato with a username like that im sure he has

[@delaneywildermuth4788]

Which one?

[@megangerdes3975]

@@delaneywildermuth4788 Look up the Millard South school shooting

[@delaneywildermuth4788]

Megan Gerdes Thanks, I will

[@sarahjasmin7677]

Rest in peace to those who lost their lives on that day. I'm so sorry.

[@thesounknown]

Nice touch by the hotel staff going out of their way to help the families. We need more people like them in the world.

[@samantharosee_xx6810]

This is so impactful. I’m also a victim of a shooting and it has affected my life in a lot of ways... I could never imagine a shooting of this scale. I’m so sorry.

[@gaithrislife]

samantharosee _xx wow! I can’t even begin to comprehend how awful that must be! I struggle with PTSD, but I’ve never experienced anything like this and I’m really grateful for that. Stay strong beautiful

[@colbyandbrennen3543]

Her telling us about the people coming out yelling about their loved ones really made me tear up

[@Kbmt55]

Cant even watch a damn movie without fearing a shooting will happen

[@savage4749]

Unfortunately we're at that point in society.....

[@Kbmt55]

@@savage4749 i really hate it like you dont even see kids outside playing anymore

[@lancebettencourt6952]

You don’t see kids outside because they’re all playing video games or doing things with they’re friends not like they’re scared to go outside

[@Kbmt55]

@@lancebettencourt6952 almost any parent would not let their kids go outside i used to see plenty of little kids outside a couple years ago now its super rare

[@notsodamning]

Brandon Rosario yeah but that’s not because of shootings bruh lmaooo

[@andylol7780]

so heart wrenching...

[@madrish7226]

Hello

[@dhosea101]

It’s now been 10 years. I remember my girlfriend at the time texted me and said that there was a shooting at the theater we go to and we can’t go there anymore. I remember getting messages all day saying thank god you weren’t there, glad you’re safe, etc. it was a crazy and sad time, god bless this woman for telling her story.

[@drewsinclair8312]

I seriously can’t grasp the fact that people will see stuff like this and think that having stricter gun laws takes away their freedom.

[@SurvivorSpencer]

there’s always an extreme case that proves ones point .... example: a man stoppped an active shooter in a church who shot 30 poeple with his car and ar-15... shooter would’ve gotten away... think with your head not heart

[@arivens8127]

@@SurvivorSpencer We said stricter. We don't say take them all away.

[@drewsinclair8312]

Harold OfTheRocks I don’t know what this has to do with black people? And I see you guys saying that this is an extreme case but there was literally 417 mass shootings in America last year. That’s more than days in the year, it’s not just one case.

[@lambsauce5312]

@@arivens8127 the shooter had the gun illegally numbnut, and was probably an r/atheism conessoir

[@lambsauce5312]

@@drewsinclair8312 you be like "21"

[@lucindamychelle5730]

I remember reading a reddit account of it and their was a small girl in their and that was horrifying to read about.. Actually a lot of it sounds just like this tbh. But the girls boyfriend got shot and they ran through the emergency exit. They were in the same room as the shooter though. Also the girl wasn’t told where they took her boyfriend she searched for hours to find him an hour away from there.

[@piperg8216]

Yeah I read that one too, I looked more into it for the rest of the day after I read that. Pictures, articles about the deceased, victim's testimonies, other stories. Broke my heart

[@sdg131]

I read it too

[@dontworryy.]

link ?

[@kaden5296]

According to some victims record, the little girl was Veronica Moser Sullivan. She was shot 4 times and her mother, pregnant at the time, remained tetraplegic and lost her baby a week later. Humans can be cruel.

[@jadat7439]

I read that too

[@poweroffriendship2.0]

*1989:* The Joker fell into the vats of chemicals and went insane. *2019:* The Joker got thrown into the society. It's more toxic.

[@BoomDipity]

@lovnely I don't see what the person said as a joke at all. They just depicted that society is bad because of people who would do such terrible things. Maybe a part of it was a joke, but I saw it more as a comparison.

[@conspiracycornerpodcast4302]

Figures someone would get triggered by your comment on a BuzzFeed video lol

[@mooominpapa]

It's like the Joker from 2008 had more to do with terrorism, but the one from today is about mental health. I don't really know what to make of that.

[@poweroffriendship2.0]

@lovnely Well, despite the comment is actually a joke, I think it turn out to be true. What's even more interesting is that society is like a bunch of chemicals that somehow disfigured your identity and leads you into a pure insanity day by day when your mental breakdown snaps. That's how the Joker turn out to be. Batman 1989 is a circus trip made by Tim Burton, the Dark Knight is more of a detective thriller, and The Joker is more of a psychological thriller than just a supervillain movie. And about Synder's Batman? Not so much. It has nothing to do with the aspects of the real Joker.

[@conspiracycornerpodcast4302]

@@mooominpapa I haven't seen the new one. But really want to. Especially as someone who struggles with mental health

[@freddyslayer2853]

I hope he stays in there for 773 years And god bless the people who died and got hurt

[@sadiejay4819]

I’ve been terrified of movie theaters ever since this shooting and I wasn’t even there.

[@ari-in8ny]

i remember going to the movies with one of my friends. we saw the back door opening and closing. we started plotting what to do if there was a shooter. we went to the bathroom for fifteen minutes just to be safe. It was a worker. The fact that this is where our minds went right away is so sad.

[@ninabonina1440]

Because of this I get scared and tense in movie theatres

[@LaBlaxicana333]

Same, I don't like sitting in the front or middle rows because I'm scared someone will starting shooting from behind

[@kealysevidal4746]

@Toori Baba people are just sharing their thoughts you dont have to put people's fear down they're scared of it and there's nothing wrong with that

[@N..P..]

@@kealysevidal4746 Sir with all due respect, there's an absurd amount of people acting like they were in that theater too.

[@EastmanEditing]

@@N..P.. With all due respect, it is human nature to feel fear over something so horrific happening to ordinary people doing ordinary things. It wouldn't make as much sense to fear having a bomb dropped on you in Afghanistan if you never travel to that area, but it does make sense to have a healthy fear (aka: respect) for things that you can relate to personally. I feel it shows an empathy and understanding (even in the smallest sense) of what happened to the victims and their families that day. Some people have a great ability to imagine themselves in situations that they haven't personally experienced, which also creates more compassion. It's not a bad thing unless you believe fear itself is bad.

[@ladydavinci9914]

I remember going to see The Dark Knight Rises in NC with my dad after the Colorado shooting happened, and I was nervous. I kept checking the movie theatre exits every few minutes during the movie. I knew I was okay because my dad was with me, but still, I couldn't shake the feeling off. Another time, I went to see a Marvel film, X-Men: Apocalypse (I think) with my boyfriend, and I saw a backpack just sitting there in an empty seat with no one else around. We decided to leave the theatre and report it to the manager. Thankfully, nothing happened, and the manager ended up giving us free tickets. Honestly, it sucks when a sick person ruins a moment like this for everyone and instills this fear of wanting to go out at all.

[@ava5635]

I remember this was on the news and I was with my grandma and I was little around 5 and I was terrified. We went to the movie theatre the next day and I had a panics attack and we had to leave, and for months after that I had horrible ptsd and I couldn’t go anywhere or even sleep soundly bc of this. I had to go to therapy and everything as a little 5yo it was one of the scariest things ever. Now whenever I go to a movie theatre I always plan where I’d go, and I live on a tiny island in Canada.

[@evaberanek2102]

I’m so sorry this all happened to you

[@fivesmckean]

@@matthewberkin2274 pardon me if I missed something, but what evidence do you have that Ava is a liar and a loser? That comment was entirely unnecessary.

[@trollfacegaming1111]

@@matthewberkin2274 shut up idiot

[@hanaanabanana8742]

it’s pretty great how you’re sharing this with bravery I couldn’t do that 💕

[@kierstensmith2169]

I remember seeing this on the tv the next morning and just crying for everybody who were there. Thank you for sharing your story, and being so brave to share.

[@mags7780]

I live in aurora and have been in that theater a lot. It’s so scary to be able to put a picture to this story and think that I could be in a room that 12 people were murdered in. She’s so brave for telling her story, I can’t even begin to say how much I respect her.

[@martaleja9279]

Please give her strength!

[@deliciouslyodd1966]

I have neighbors who lived through this shooting. So scary.

[@pattycake5643]

It's good to hear from someone who's been through this rather than just seeing and hearing about the shooter.

[@abracadabraalakazam.]

7 years later and we’re dealing with this more often. If nothing changed after Sandy Hook then I have no hope that anything will change in the near future

[@MsTinkerbelle87]

I wish the comments were disabled. This poor girl doesn’t need unsolicited advice or be judged on how she looks or handles her trauma.

[@SlimThief]

I haven't seen any comments like that

[@MsTinkerbelle87]

@@SlimThief I have seen many

[@coryCuc]

@@MsTinkerbelle87 Then don't read them?

[@trewsoo9121]

Movie theaters haven’t been the same since.

[@lancebettencourt6952]

Ricdawg. But you know theatre’s obviously didn’t care enough to change anything for people going into the theatres until there was a certain movie with the same character they decide to change things and it might seem like I’m mad they did I’m just saying if people were really that shooken up by this which we should be it’s infuriating knowing they only want to change things because of certain things not all things

[@prikas4313]

what has changed honestly? besides a new fear in the backs of our minds

[@greyking9939]

@Toori Baba it's just statistically unlikely for another shooting to occur in the same theatre, not a reflection of regional views on guns

[@prikas4313]

Toori Baba I don’t quite follow, you mean more people have armed themselves so it hasn’t happened again?

[@winter1178]

This made me so sad bc I realized how normal shooting r to me. I’m a senior and this semester alone we have have a total of 5 shooting threats and every single time I just want to school thinking that if something does happen the cops would handle it ( we have actually cops at our school 24/7) idk it just made me real sad

[@ilovemusic5ish]

Thank you for sharing your experience. I’m so sorry you had to live through it but I’m glad you didn’t get physically hurt and that your friend is okay. I cried while listening, but it is really important that you did, so we can all be better prepared for the worst. My husband is uber sensitive/ not a fan of large group scenarios and is always thinking like you. Strength and love to you 💕

[@CreatureoftheNight96]

You are so strong and I commend you for going to the theaters even after the shooting! Facing your fears and taking something good out of a really bad situation is truly inspiring! So glad you are safe to be able to tell your story ❤

[@morganmacdougal3259]

I remember once I was in colorado at a pool in Glenwood Springs, and a woman had a batman tattoo on her back with a date-date. I thought "huh, she must really like Batman." I think about her a lot.

[@LolaTheBestEditor]

This hurts me especially since I live in Colorado I hope the best and sending love her way.💗

[@GojiraRising]

No matter how much we enjoy our lives, it's sad that it can be taken away or ruined by one individual.

[@ScourgeIsTheBest123]

I was in Aurora when this happened. It was horrifying to see it on the news. Aurora is very scary to grow up in, I lived there for 7 years. I had to move because of the shootings in my neighborhood. I really hope things get better 😓

[@businessofseyy3512]

Poor baby 😩 you can tell she is still very scarred... and will never be the same

[@southern_belle6336]

This is so heart breaking 😭 R.I.P to all the ones that died.

[@colbyandbrennen3543]

I'm so glad she survived to tell this story and spread awareness to a larger problem

[@JadeBrookes]

Wow this was really hard hitting and heartbreaking to watch but thanks for posting. It's important to hear the victims stories and not solely focus on the perpetrator.

[@colbyandbrennen3543]

This is absolutely peaking my anxiety what a touching and terrifying experience stay strong

[@kimberleyomalley7211]

Thank you for sharing your story.

[@MG-qm8if]

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[@sarahkirby8821]

I am so incredibly sorry for what you experienced and thankful you survived. Thank you for sharing your story❤