Thousands attend vigil for Aurora shooting victims

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Thousands attend vigil for Aurora shooting victims

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Thousands attend vigil for Aurora shooting victims

AURORA, Ill. (Reuters) - More than 2,000 people braved icy rain in sub-freezing temperatures in Illinois on Sunday for a vigil paying respects to five people killed and five police officers wounded by a factory worker who opened fire on Friday after losing his job. Solemn mourners stood before five white crosses with the names of the dead that became a shrine to the victims bearing pictures and hand-written remembrances outside the factory where the shooting took place in Aurora, about 40 miles (64 km) west of Chicago. "My heart is broken ...

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