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where a gunman open fire at moviegoers in Aurora, Colorado
July 20, 2012. REUTERS/ Jeremy Papasso
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On a day that should have been marked for celebration, Alex
Sullivan's friends and family hadn't been able to reach him.
The married bartender celebrated his 27th birthday by
attending the midnight screening of "The Dark Knight Rises" in
Aurora, Colo., with his co-workers.
"Oh man one hour till the movie and its going to be the
best BIRTHDAY ever," he tweeted.
A family friend has now confirmed that Alex Sullivan is
among the people who died in the theater shortly after midnight, allegedly at
the hands of suspect James Holmes. In addition, his extended family near
Rochester, N.Y., reported that Sullivan died, according to ABC affiliate WHAM.
Sullivan's phone was off, and his car was still parked in
the lot at the Century 16 theater in Aurora. He was not one of the injured
being treated at local hospitals.
"There is a reason why he has not responded,"
Bryan Beard, who has been friends with Sullivan since their freshman year in
high school, said earlier in the day.
Beard had been camped out at Gateway High School, where
witnesses were taken after the attack, waiting for information about Sullivan.
He was joined by his friend's father, Tom Sullivan, who
carried a photo of his son, hoping someone would recognize him.
Shelly Fradkin, who is Beard's mother, said Aurora Police
were supportive in communicating what they could to friends and family members.
"They have really gone above and beyond," she said
earlier in the day. "We have turned over every stone we possibly could
today."
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