Colorado Shooting Victim Suffers Miscarriage
The critically injured mother of the 6-year-old girl killed in the movie theater shooting rampage has suffered a miscarriage as a result of her injuries, her family said in a statement released to The Times through a spokesman late Saturday.
Ashley Moser, 25, was among the 58 wounded during the July 20 shooting at the midnight premiere of “The Dark Knight Rises.” Her daughter was one of the dozen people killed.
Moser, who had been preparing to start nursing school, was shot in the neck and abdomen, relatives told The Times. She underwent additional surgery for her injuries on Saturday morning, Moser’s family said in the statement.
“Tragically, the extreme trauma she sustained also caused a miscarriage,” the statement said.
Moser’s 6-year-old daughter, Veronica Moser-Sullivan, was also wounded in the shooting and died on the operating table, according to relatives. She had just completed kindergarten and was the youngest shooting victim.
“We want to send a special thank you to the courageous HEROES of law enforcement, other first responders, paramedics, and doctors and nurses who have all gone beyond the call-of-duty in caring for our daughter, granddaughter and all of the other victims of this tragic event,” her family’s statement said. “Our sincere appreciation goes out to all of those who have been sending well-wishes, prayers and good thoughts to Ashley. Her lifetime of care will be a long road.”
Funeral arrangements for Veronica are pending, the family said, noting in a previous statement that, “Ashley is suffering a deep tragedy in the loss of her daughter and needs significant time to heal.”