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USANews版 - Aurora Shooting Survivors to Wed Exactly One Year Later
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A young couple who survived the Aurora movie theater shooting decided to
turn the date of their worst night into their best day -- their wedding day.
A young couple who survived the Aurora movie theater shooting decided to
turn the date of their worst night into their best day -- their wedding day.
Nadia Gedeon/Altitude Digital
Eugene Han and Kirstin Davis are preparing for their Saturday wedding,
exactly one year after the Colorado massacre that left a dozen people dead
and more than 70 injured.
A year ago, Han, 21, and Davis, 22, didn't know if they would make it
through the night.
The childhood friends who met in church sometime around the fourth grade
started dating three years ago. On the night of the shooting, the couple and
three friends decided to go to the midnight showing of the new Batman movie.
Han was tired from a 12-hour day at his job at a medical supply company, but
thought it would be fun to take Davis to her first midnight screening.
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When they got into the theater, it was packed. The only place they could
find five seats together was in the second row, close to the emergency exit
that accused shooter James Holmes would soon enter through.
Han was so tired that he dozed off during the previews.
"When the movie started, I kind of woke up but I woke up not to the movie,
but more like something felt wrong to me but nothing was happening yet," Han
told ABCNews.com. "I wasn't really sure what it was and kind of blew it off
."
Soon after, he saw someone walk in through the exit door near them. The
figure was only about 10 feet away in the dark theater.
"I've never seen anyone walk in an exit door," he said. "The next thing that
worried me the most was seeing the gun strapped to his shoulder. The screen
actually showed the outline of the gun."
Within moments, Han saw the person throw something into the crowd. He would
later find out that it was a gas canister.
"I didn't even know what was going on at the moment. I thought it was a
prank," Davis told ABCNews.com. "The next thing I know, I see red things
coming out of the corner."
The "red things" were the little bursts of flame created by the gunfire. Han
threw himself to the ground and grabbed Davis.
"Next thing I know he's pulling me out of my seat and telling me, 'Don't
move. Just stay still. Whatever you do, don't move," she said.
Han said he pushed Davis under the chairs and put himself between her and
the shooter who was spraying bullets into the crowd. Han got shot in the hip
. His reflex was to lift his leg and then he got shot in the knee. He "saw
pieces of flesh fly."
"The hip hurt more. The knee was more a through-and-through," he said. "I
was kind of freaking out."
Then the shooting stopped and Han saw an opportunity, albeit a risky one.
"His gun jammed and I heard a clicking noise so I told her, 'If we leave, we
need to leave right now,'" Han recalled.
The group of friends got up with Davis supporting an injured Han. They
decided to make a break for the emergency exit from where the gunman had
entered.
"I just remember having my back towards the screen and looking up and down
the hallway just a little bit," Davis remembered, right before locking eyes
with the shooter. "He was looking up and he was looking at me."
She said the shooter had a mask on and his gun pointed down as he tried to
un-jam it. Han saw Davis looking towards the gunman.
"He saw Holmes drop the gun he was working on and pull out another gun that
he had on him," Davis said. "That's when God gave him strength to push us
into the cubby hole."
The "cubby hole" was a small entryway between the theater and the exit. The
group fell to the floor as the shooting began again. They made it out of the
theater and ran as far and fast as they could, with adrenaline fueling the
wounded Han.
He was treated in the hospital and has undergone physical therapy over the
past year. Now, he's running again. Davis recovered from her minor injuries.
Nine months after the shooting, Han realized it was time to take the couple'
s relationship to the next level.
"We were still dating and I was planning on proposing even before [the
shooting] but I never had the chance to," he said. "When the theater
shooting happened, that's when I was like, I really need to do this because
you don't know what's going to happen after tomorrow."
He proposed on April 9 while the couple was visiting South Padre Island in
Texas. She said yes and he asked how she felt about getting married on the
one-year anniversary of the shooting. Davis told him she had to think about
it.
"I was kind of uncomfortable about the idea because I didn't think it was
okay to take a bad day and turn it into a good day so I had to really think
about it," she said.
She thought about it and came to a conclusion about a half hour later.
"I think it would be a good date to have our wedding," she recalled saying.
"That way we can make good memories and start a new chapter of our lives
rather than allowing this memory from a year ago to stick with us every
single year."
Over the past three months, the couple has planned their wedding with the
help of family, friends, community members and strangers who have rallied
around them.
"A lot of people have been helping," Han said. "We were planning on having a
small wedding but it kind of grew every day into a big ceremony."
Supporters have pitched in to help with the reception, dress, hair,
accessories and decorations.
"We really appreciate all of the help and the kindness of all their hearts
to be able to help us," Davis said.
The couple emphasized that the love and support of many along with their
strong faith has helped them overcome a tragedy and plan their special day.
"Our faith is definitely a big part of this story," Han said. "Jesus saved
me once because I accepted him, but then he saved me physically in the
theater."
Their wedding will be a day of celebration, but they won't forget what
happened on July 20, 2012 and that will be part of the ceremony too.
"I know for sure there will be a prayer for the families of the people that
did lose someone last year," Davis said.
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