Aurora, CO - A Baton Rouge teenager underwent surgery Friday after being shot in the mass shooting at an Aurora, Colorado theatre.
Family of 18-year-old Bonnie Kate Porciau from Baton Rouge said she was shot in the knee during the shooting rampage that killed 12 people and wounded 59.
Porciau and her friend Elizabeth Sumrall, also from Baton Rouge, were on a church trip passing through the area when they went to the midnight screening of the new Batman movie "The Dark Knight Rises." Sumrall was not injured.
Porciau's family released a statement today saying: "We wish to thank our many family and friends as well as many others from the community for their expressions of support and concern for our daughter, as well as the many prayers that have been, and continue to be made on Bonnie Kate's behalf. Her injuries, while serious, are not life-threatening, and the early indicators from her surgery have been encouraging. We would appreciate, as much as possible, being given the time and space to deal with the trauma of what has happened and would ask that people please respect our need for privacy. As a Christian family we are trusting the Lord to guide us through this difficult time. Our hearts and prayers also go out to all the families and communities that are affected by this tragedy."
The man accused in the shooting, 24-year-old James Holmes, was heavily armed and set off a smoke bomb of some sort before opening fire.
