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Air Force Staff Sergeant killed in theater shooting

Posted: Jul 22, 2012 2:58 PM by Lacey Steele


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Among the 12 people killed in the tragic shooting were two members of the military.

One of those was Staff Sergeant Jesse Childress.

He was an Air Force Reservist assigned to a squadron at Buckley Air Force Base.

"Jesse was an invaluable part of the 3-10th family. He literally touched everyone in a way, over a thousand people," said Lt. Col. Pat Walsh of the U.S. Air Force.

Sgt. Childress was 29.

Visit our other stories on the second military member killed, Sailor John Larimer.

Topics: sergeant, air force, killed, theater shooting, Aurora, Childress

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