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July 20th, 2012 
FAKE NEWS for the Zionist agenda Jessica Ghawi, Theater Shooting Victim, Escaped Shooting Last Month
The parents of Jessica Ghawi have confirmed that their daughter was one of the 12 people killed in Friday morning’s shooting at a Dark Knight premiere in Aurora, Colo.
In an interview with KSAT, Ghawi’s parents also confirmed that a visiting friend, Brent Lowak, was among the 38 people wounded.
Ghawi, an aspiring sportscaster with an active online presence, also narrowly escaped a similar catastrophe in a Toronto shopping mall in early June, according to her blog.
Friends, colleagues and those who never met Ghawi in person confirmed her death and sent their emotion-laden condolences via Twitter early Friday morning. Mashable is still awaiting confirmation of victims from the Aurora Police Department.
Devastated. Lost a very close friend in the shooting last night. @JessicaRedfield came to Denver to pursue sports career. I’m shaking
— Peter Burns (@PeterBurnsRadio) July 20, 2012
Terribly sad to read the tweets of @JessicaRedfield, a promising sports journalist who died in the Aurora shooting.
— Grant Wahl (@GrantWahl) July 20, 2012
Words are useless. Guns more so. If you ever had any interaction with @JessicaRedfield, you know the world is much worse off without her.
— Jesse Spector (@jessespector) July 20, 2012
@JessicaRedfield Go in peace, angel. 3
— Jack (@iJackSparrow) July 20, 2012
Ghawi’s chilling final blog post entitled “Late Night Thoughts on the Eaton Center Shooting,” was a reflection on the shooting at Toronto’s Eaton Center in early June and its impact on her life. Ghawi was present at the scene of that event, but wrote that an “odd feeling” led her to “go outside and unknowingly out of harm’s way” before the shooter opened fire.
More from that post:
“I say all the time that every moment we have to live our life is a blessing. So often I have found myself taking it for granted. Every hug from a family member. Every laugh we share with friends. Even the times of solitude are all blessings. Every second of every day is a gift. After Saturday evening, I know I truly understand how blessed I am for each second I am given.
“I feel like I am overreacting about what I experienced. But I can’t help but be thankful for whatever caused me to make the choices that I made that day. My mind keeps replaying what I saw over in my head. I hope the victims make a full recovery. I wish I could shake this odd feeling from my chest. The feeling that’s reminding me how blessed I am. The same feeling that made me leave the Eaton Center. The feeling that may have potentially saved my life.”
Tweeting under the handle @JessicaRedfield, Ghawi’s final tweet was a response to a follower who criticized her for tweeting during the film:
@jessespector MOVIE DOESN’T START FOR 20 MINUTES
— Jessica Redfield (@JessicaRedfield) July 20, 2012
Earlier in the night, Ghawi tweeted that she had to “coerce” a date into seeing the movie with her:
Never thought I’d have to coerce a guy into seeing the midnight showing of The Dark Knight Rises with me.
— Jessica Redfield (@JessicaRedfield) July 20, 2012
Of course we’re seeing Dark Knight.Redheaded Texan spitfire, people should never argue with me.Maybe I should get in on those NHL talks…
— Jessica Redfield (@JessicaRedfield) July 20, 2012
The rest of Ghawi’s Twitter stream shows she was a bright and funny young woman with an interest in a wide variety of sports and a journalists’ appreciation for grammar jokes who used the social network to chat with friends, talk sports and learn more about sportscasting as a profession:
If a minor league player signs contract in the ECHL could he break that contract if an AHL team in a different system wants him?
— Jessica Redfield (@JessicaRedfield) July 18, 2012
Holy moly. Did I just spell favorite with a “u” in it? Who am I?
— Jessica Redfield (@JessicaRedfield) July 18, 2012
Ghawi also wrote for Busted Coverage, a blog “dedicated to all things men: booze, ladies and sports.” Her latest piece was an early season prediction of the NHL’s Stanley Cup Playoffs.
NO! NO! NO! Our friend @JessicaRedfield, real name Jessica Ghawi was killed in that theater. She wrote for BC.
— Busted Coverage (@bustedcoverage) July 20, 2012
— Stephanie Haberman contributed to this report
Mashable’s Coverage of the Colorado Theater Shooting
- 12 Killed in Mass Shooting at Batman Premiere in Colorado
- ‘Dark Knight’ Theater Shooting Suspect Is an Online Mystery
- Witness to ‘Dark Knight’ Shooting Describes Chaos [VIDEO]
- President Obama ‘Shocked and Saddened’ Over ‘Dark Knight’ Shooting [UPDATED]
- Colorado Theater Shooting: How it Played Out Online
- Theater Shooting Suspect James Holmes Studied Neuroscience
- Jessica Ghawi, Theater Shooting Victim, Escaped Shooting Last Month
- Other James Holmes Mistaken on Facebook for Theater Shooting Suspect
5 Comments to Jessica Ghawi, Theater Shooting Victim, Escaped Shooting Last Month
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by Les Moonvest
On July 20, 2012 at 10:26 am
Why…
These acts of violence…unreal.
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by Adam Berberich
On July 20, 2012 at 11:00 am
this is terribly tragic.
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by Tina Caan
On July 20, 2012 at 11:32 am
nice article
thanks form
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by illustratorblog
On July 20, 2012 at 12:24 pm
Whoa… Feel like Final Destination. RIP
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by Aileron
On July 20, 2012 at 3:25 pm
Totally odd and tragic
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