Aurora massacre theater reopening this week
By: CBS News
Updated: January 15, 2013
AURORA, Colo. A Colorado movie theater where 12 people were killed and dozens were injured is reopening, The Denver Post reports.
On Tuesday and Wednesday, victims and their families will be allowed to tour the complex, now known as Century Aurora, which has undergone months of remodeling.
The complex will officially reopen Thursday during an event billed as an evening of remembrance, with speeches from state and local officials.
The Post says the city of Aurora expects to distribute nearly 2,000 tickets to victims, emergency responders and hospital workers. Aurora officials say counselors will be made available for anyone needing support during the tours or special event.
Aurora Mayor Steve Hogan, Gov. John Hickenlooper and Cinemark CEO Tim Warner plan to make remarks during the ceremony, the newspaper says, adding that a movie will be shown afterwards.
"This is about healing, hope for the future and thanking the literally hundreds of people on the front lines in the immediate aftermath of the shooting," Hogan told the Post. "We're a community that's still working through this."
James Holmes is charged with killing 12 and injuring 70 people on July 20 at the theater in the Denver suburb.
The Batman movie "The Dark Night Rises" was showing at the time.
