Obama, Aurora pay tribute to victims

By Mary Slosson and Chris Francescani in Aurora, Colorado | China Daily | Updated: 2012-07-24 07:52

US President Barack Obama pauses while speaking at the University of Colorado Hospital after he met with families bereaved after a gunman went on a shooting rampage at a movie theater in Aurora, Colorado, on Sunday. Friday's mass shooting has stunned the nation and rekindled debate about guns and violence in America. Larry Downing / Reuters

President Barack Obama met with friends and family of the Colorado movie theater shooting victims on Sunday as the town of Aurora mourned the 12 who died.