That night, 12 people were killed and 58 more injured when a lone gunman opened fire in a cinema in Aurora, Colorado, during a midnight screening of The Dark Knight Rises.
It's probably significant that the shooter chose as his venue the midnight showing of "The Dark Knight Rises, " the latest installment in the Batman series.
Herb Shaffer said during the service that his nephew's core goodness and selflessness came out during that midnight showing of "The Dark Knight Rises" in Aurora.