DENVER — Facing criticism from families of victims of the Aurora movie theater shooting, officials handling the distributions of donations are consulting with a mediator who oversaw compensation for victims of the Sept. 11 terror attacks and the Virginia Tech shooting.

An email sent by the Colorado Organization for Victim Assistance to victims' families said Gov. John Hickenlooper's office, the 7/20 Committee and the Community First Foundation have initiated discussions with Kenneth Feinberg and plan to meet with him Friday in Denver.

Feinberg's office referred all questions to Hickenlooper's office, which did not provide any details about what would be discussed at the meeting. A spokeswoman for the Community First Foundation did not immediately respond to a phone message left Friday morning.