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    Friend of Jessica Ghawi speaks out on her death

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We're getting reaction from friends and relatives of the shooting victims in Aurora.

Among the dead of former intern at two of our fox stations KABB.

And San Antonio.

And KD VR in Denver.

Jessica galli graduated from the University of Texas and left for Colorado to pursue a career in sports broadcasting.

Just a few weeks ago she blogs about narrowly escaping a deadly shooting at a mall in Toronto riding and I quote.

I was reminded that we don't know when or where our time on earth will end.

Win or where we will breed our last breath.

Jessica's friend and former colleague Mike lavender says she'd planned to start a charity collecting sports equipment for the victims of Colorado's fires.

Mike lavender joins us live tonight Mike thank you.

Condolences from all of us here I know that you've spoken with her mother this morning right.

Yes.

I got a FaceBook message actually I woke up early which is rare for me to be up at 5 AM but I turn on the TV and I saw the coverage and I opened my laptop and I checked FaceBook first thing is -- I went to FaceBook and there was a message from her mama my wall.

Saying Jessica has been killed call me.

And when I looked at the TV and I look back at the computer and I look back at the TV kick us in Colorado wait a second wait.

I mean it was it was early in the morning and so I -- I was scrambling for the phone and I mean it was a bit I was in panic I didn't.

I thought maybe it was still asleep I don't know.

-- really.

How I dial the number but when I spoke to her mom.

We we had spoken last week about her mom's new business that she's starting and we play words with friends practically every day.

We have a game going all the time and so.

To hear her voice and to listen to her talk I mean she said repeatedly you know might.

No -- -- -- buried her child and she -- -- the story about you know she was had been -- and Jessica right before on the move restarted and that.

She got a phone call later.

From her friend just -- from that was with her and so there's -- shooting and her mother like immediately -- forward Jessica she OK and the -- she remembered hearing was just him saying I'm so sorry.

And -- -- you know to just devastated I mean that I'd I'd.

Just -- and as I mean talking to her I have -- children young children.

And I've I've had an emotional day because you know I I'd love Jessica and a -- mom and in.

A look at my daughters and and I just can't imagine.

What should you be feeling.

None of a scandal.

Like -- live -- tonight best even your friends and all those there thank you.

Well the father of a six year old.

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