Relatives of the majority of people killed in a Colorado movie theater are rejecting an invitation to attend its reopening, calling it a "disgusting offer."
The parents, grandparents, cousins and widow of nine of the 12 people killed released a letter Wednesday sent to the theater's owner, Cinemark. The Plano, Texas-based company has been renovating the Aurora theater and plans to re-open it Jan. 17.
The company had no immediate comment.
The families said they were invited to an "evening of remembrance" followed by a movie. They said the company also had "awful timing" in sending the invitations two days after Christmas.
Theater shooting relatives reject movie invitation
POSTED: 11:16 AM MST Jan 02, 2013
Evan Semon/Reuters
July 20, 2012: James Holmes is accused of opening fire in an Aurora, Colo., movie theater, killing at least 12 and wounding 58 others.
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