Micayla Medek has been identified as one of the victims in the Aurora theater shooting.
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Close friends of Micayla Medek pay their respects near a cross that has her name on it on July 23rd, 2012. They are Joseph Cisneros with his daughter Miranda, 13, right and son Dyson, 6 in foreground.
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The sister of Micayla Medek, 23, is overcome with grief as she sits in front of a cross that was made for her sister on July 23, 2012.
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The brother of Micayla Medek, who asked not to be identified, right in pink, is consoled by family friends near a cross that has her name on it on July 23rd, 2012. They are Joseph Cisneros with his daughter Miranda, 13, left on his shoulder and son Dyson, 6 at left.
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Kayla Franzoni visits the cross honoring Micayla Medek while visiting the grassroots memorial on July 30, 2012, across the street from where the theater shooting took place. She said she knew Medek and she came to grieve and show respect.
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Three crosses, left to right, for Aurora shooting victims, Matthew Quinn, John Larimer, and Micayla Medek erected at makeshift memorial site for the Aurora theater shooting victims on Sept. 5, 2012.
Micayla Medek, 23, worked as a Subway “sandwich artist.” “I do everything lol,” she said on her Facebook page.
A graduate of William C. Hinkley High School in Aurora, Medek took classes at Community College of Aurora through last fall.
“I’m a simple independent girl who’s just trying to get her life together while still having fun,” she wrote on Facebook.
She attended the midnight showing of the new Batman movie with friends and was wounded, family members told the Los Angeles Times. Nearly 20 hours passed before authorities confirmed to the family that she was one of the 12 killed in the shooting.
The Micayla Medek Memorial Fund is accessed through Fitzsimons Credit Union. Contributions can also be routed through local credit unions by calling 800-919-2872.
A visitation for Medek will be held Wednesday, July 25, from 2 p.m. to 9 p.m. at Newcomer Funeral Home & Crematory, 190 N. Potomac, Aurora. The funeral is at 11 a.m. on Thursday, July, 26, at New Hope Baptist Church, 3701 Colorado Blvd., Denver.
