Los Angeles Times | July 21, 2012 | 2:59 PM
Officials on Saturday identified the 12 people who were killed in the Colorado theater shooting rampage. The victims included a 6-year-old girl, a journalist, a man celebrating his 27th birthday and the mother of two small children. Several victims died trying to protect their loved ones and friends.Meanwhile, bomb experts in Aurora, Colo., continue to undertake the dangerous work of dismantling explosive devices in the booby-trapped apartment of suspect James E. Holmes and have set off two controlled explosions. The area remains evacuated during the sensitive operation.