Sailor among the dead at Colorado theater shooting

UPDATE

Navy Vet, 2 Troops Killed in Movie Massacre
Jul 23, 2012
Associated Press

AURORA, Colo. -- Navy officials say one of the people killed in a Colorado movie theater shooting was a Navy veteran.

Navy spokesman Lt. Cmdr. Chris Servello says 26-year-old Jonathan T. Blunk of Aurora, Colo., served three tours of duty between 2004 and 2009.

Military officials have also identified two active servicemembers, 27-year-old Navy sailor John Larimer of Crystal Lake, Ill. and 29-year-old Air Force reservist Jesse Childress Thornton, Colo., as two the 12 victims.

Original report

Sailor confirmed as ‘Batman’ shooting victim
By Jeff Schogol and Mark D. Faram
Staff writers
Posted : Saturday Jul 21, 2012

Relatives of a Navy sailor missing after a theater shooting in Aurora, Colo., confirmed Saturday that he was one of 12 people killed, The Associated Press reported.

The parents of John Larimer, 27, released a statement that Navy officials notified them about midnight that their son was one of those killed. The family said Larimer’s brother Noel is working with the Navy to bring his body home to Crystal Lake, Ill.

Another sailor was among the 59 injured in the shooting at the Century 16 theater complex shortly after midnight Friday. The injured sailor was treated at the scene and released; the nature of the sailor’s injuries is unknown. Three other sailors escaped unharmed.
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From CNN

Jesse Childress
Air Force Staff Sgt. Jesse Childress was a reservist on active duty with 310 Force Support Squadron.

John Thomas Larimer
Larimer came from a military family; both his father and grandfather served in the U.S. Navy. Larimer himself was a Navy petty officer, third class, officials said.