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Aurora Victim Has Northern Michigan Ties

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We're more than 1,200 miles away from the Aurora shooting, but the pain can be felt here in Northern Michigan.

Violet Strohm's great nephew AJ Boik was one of the 12 killed in the shooting.

Strohm and her son Kevin Lytle live in Cadillac.

AJ's family is originally from Michigan.

They are seeing first hand the pain and anguish a family goes through during a tragedy like this.

Being so far away, the family didn't know AJ very well but kept up with him online and through family.

9&10's Eric Lloyd and photojournalist Tony Zyber met with the family and have more details.