Arizona Shooting: Photo Of Possible Second Suspect Released

Giffords shooting leads nation to introspection and political finger wagging
In the wake of the shooting in Arizona this weekend that critically injured Rep. Gabrielle Giffords and that killed and injured more than 20 people, many pundits and politicians are pointing fingers. Others are hoping the incident will serve to ratchet down rancor. Yet emerging details make it clear the shooter wasn’t primarily motivated by politics, right or left. Jared Lee Loughner seems mainly to have been struggling with Mental Illness and was angry at being thrown out of Pima Communi...

Tucson Shooting Update
With some 350 comments on the weekend post of the Tucson shootings, you've all clearly got a lot to say. So here's the latest: The Arizona gunman alleged to have pulled the trigger planned to assassinate Rep. Gabrielle Giffords, according to his own words. From The Slatest blog: When the FBI raided Arizona gunman Jared Loughner's parent's home, they found an envelope in a safe that had the words "I planned ahead," "My Assassination" and "Giffords" written on it. That evidence bostered the case...

Arizona rampage renews questions about gun screenings
By Steve Gorman Los Angeles | Mon Jan 10, 2011 2:57pm EST Los Angeles (Reuters) - The deadly Shooting Spree in Tucson, Arizona, has renewed questions about a 13-year-old U.S. system that relies on personal Background Checks at the time of gun sales to keep Firearms out of the hands of mentally ill people. Despite ample evidence that the suspect in Saturday's rampage, Jared Lee Loughner, was engaged in bizarre, disruptive behavior well before the shooting, this did not stop him from legally bu...

Ariz. Shooter Loughner Not Linked to Hate Groups
Like this Story? Share it: As Rep. Gabrielle Giffords remains in a Tucson Hospital after being shot in the head, investigators find evidence at the main suspect Jared Lee Loughner's house. Ben Tracy reports on the attempted Assassination. Bob Schieffer spoke with Sen. Charles Schumer (D-NY), Rep. Steny Hoyer (D-MD), Nancy Cordes, Jan Crawford, and Bob Orr on Jared Loughner's past, the gunman who killed six people in Tucson, Ariz. and injuring congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords. This March 2010 pho...

'Political Spin': Conservatives Pile On Pima County Sheriff Dupnik (VIDEO)
Pima County Sheriff Clarence Dupnik thrust himself into the spotlight in the aftermath of the shooting of Rep. Gabrielle Giffords (D-AZ) and 19 other people in Arizona on Saturday, decrying the heated political atmosphere and calling for more civility. "It's not unusual for all public officials to get threats constantly, myself included," he said on Saturday. "That's the sad thing about what's going on in America: pretty soon we're not going to be able to find reasonable, decent people willin...

Jared Lee Loughner: what is known about Tucson, Arizona, shooting suspect
Jared Lee Loughner is refusing to tell investigators anything about a motive for the Tucson, Arizona, shooting, but he appears to be a familiar character in American life: a disturbed outsider with a gun....

Giffords still critical but condition encouraging, doctors say
WASHINGTON — Doctors said Monday they were encouraged that the condition of Rep. Gabrielle Giffords has stabilized since she underwent emergency Brain Surgery on Saturday after being shot by a gunman who went on to kill six people and wound numerous others. The suspect, Jared Lee Loughner, will make his first appearance in Federal Court on Monday in Phoenix. The 22-year-old college castoff and Army reject faces two counts of Murder and three Attempted Murder charges in connection with th...

Could Anything Have Stopped Loughner?
The shooting of Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords and the killing of six and wounding of 13 others in Tucson is one of those American tragedies that threatens to be interpreted according to what one wants to believe. The shootings will be argued over and debated as more information comes forward, but what seems unavoidable is that the shooter, Jared Lee Loughner, was a nutbar through and through, and there was no way he could have been deterred. Arizona’s curious (to Canadians) Gun Laws that ...

Doctors: No Change In Giffords' Condition, Not Out Of The Woods Yet
Dr. Michael Lemole, left, chief of Neurosurgery, and Dr. Peter Rhee, trauma director, discuss Rep. Giffords' condition. (AP) NEXT » The medical team at University of Arizona Medical Center in Tucson announced that Rep. Gabrielle Giffords (D-AZ), who was shot in the head on Saturday during an apparent Assassination attempt, remains in critical condition. Chief of neurosurgery Dr. Michael Lemole said, "At this phase in the game, no change is good, and we have no change," but added, "We're ...

Dr. Keith Ablow: The Tragedy of Mental Illness
The story of alleged gunman Jared Loughner's murderous rampage, which took the lives of six innocent Victims and critically wounded Arizona Rep. Gabrielle Giffords, will ultimately prove to be a story about how severe Mental Illness-including that linked to violence-routinely goes untreated. By all accounts, Loughner was psychiatrically ill long before he shot anyone. He was described by a High School classmate as a drug user and loner whose thoughts made little sense. You must login to comment....

Frightening, twisted shrine in Arizona killer Jared Lee Loughner's yard
Source: New York Daily News A sinister shrine reveals a chilling occult dimension in the mind of the deranged gunman accused of shooting a member of Congress and 19 others. Hidden within a camouflage tent behind Jared Lee Loughner's home sits an alarming altar with a skull sitting atop a pot filled with shriveled oranges. Read more: https://www.nydailynews.com/news/national/2011/01/10/201... ...

U.S. cites evidence of assassination plot
TUCSON, Ariz. -- Piece by piece, details of the weekend rampage in Tucson are beginning to emerge: The heartbreaking tales of people slain on a sun-splashed morning, the courage of those who overpowered the gunman and the state of mind of the suspect, a young man who the authorities say had plotted for weeks, and perhaps longer, to assassinate a member of Congress. As the full scope of the tragedy sank in Sunday, it also had rekindled a national conversation, sparked by the outspoken sheriff of...

The Tragedy of the Arizona Shooting
The Tragedy of the Arizona Shooting Monday, 01/10/2011 - 1:47 pm by Mike Konczal | Post a Comment There are many ways to look at it, but all say disturbing things about the country. This weekend’s tragic shooting at a Safeway district meeting in which United States Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords was seriously hurt and a dozen more injured and a District Court judge John Roll, a nine-year-old girl born on September 11th, and a congressional aide were killed has left us all stunned. Her...

Mayor: Giffords said campaign was toxic
TUCSON, Ariz – Rep. Gabrielle Giffords told Tucson’s mayor that the political climate during her last election campaign was far more toxic than her two previous congressional races, he said Monday. “That was the feeling, and when I talked to her she expressed that to me,” Tucson Mayor Bob Walkup told Politico. Continue Reading Text Size - + reset Walkup said Giffords, who won a third term last year, asked him to try to change the tone of politics in the city. “I ...

Lawyers For 'Unabomber,' White Supremacist To Represent Jared Lee Loughner
The Federal Public Defender's Office on Monday requested that the court appoint Judy Clarke and Mark Fleming to represent Jared Lee Loughner, the suspect allegedly behind the Mass Shooting on Saturday that killed a Federal Judge and gravely injured Rep. Gabrielle Giffords (D-AZ). Clarke previously represented "Unabomber" Ted Kaczynski and assisted in the case of confessed al Qaeda operative Zacarias Moussaoui. Fleming represented Aryan Brotherhood defendant Travis Dally in a federal capital mu...

FBI: Family of suspect in Giffords shooting blocking access to house
Source: AZCENTRAL Family members of the suspect in the Gabrielle Giffords shooting on Monday blockaded themselves into their home north of Tucson and were refusing FBI agents' entry. At about 12:25 p.m., agents began banging on the Blockade built with 4-by-4 double-thick plywood, yelling, "This is the FBI. Let us in." The Blockade is preventing access to the front porch of the home. Some agents were sent behind the house, and media representatives could hear the agents talking with someone from ...

Arizona's Eighth Congressional District Epitomized Over-The-Top Demonization Of Liberals
While it is critical to understand that Jared Loughner's Terrorist Attack on Rep. Gabrielle Giffords and dozens of her constituents over the weekend was not directly caused by the words of her political opponents, the tragedy in Arizona presents an opportunity to examine the nature of our political discourse. Giffords' district, the Arizona Eighth, is a prime example of overheated Rhetoric. Her 2010 campaign was plagued by Vandalism and death threats from anonymous citizens, as well as hyperbol...

Police release photo of second 'person of interest'
The police in Arizona have released a Surveillance photo of a person who might be associated with the suspect held in the shooting of Rep. Gabrielle Giffords. The man in the photo was reportedly seen at the place where Giffords and others were shot on Saturday. The police said in a statement: "Another individual was seen at the location, possibly associated with the suspect. He is described as a Caucasian male, approximately 40-50 years old, dark hair and was last seen wearing Blue Jeans ...

Quote Unquote: Question from the Audience
Jared Lee Loughner's question to Rep. Gabrielle Giffords at a rally of hers several years ago… "What is government if words have no meaning?" Yikes? ...

Police clear "person of interest" in Tucson rampage
PHOENIX | Mon Jan 10, 2011 7:14am EST PHOENIX (Reuters) - Authorities cleared a man they had sought in connection with Saturday's shooting rampage in Tucson in which a U.S. congresswoman was seriously wounded and six people were slain, the FBI said on Sunday. The Pima County Sheriff's Department had said on Saturday that it was seeking to identify a white man wearing Blue Jeans and a dark blue jacket who was at the scene of the shooting. But the FBI said they have since cleared the man. Polic...

Arizona Authorities Search for Second Man in Jared Lee Loughner Tucson Mass Shooting
Arizona authorities as looking for a second individual who might be linked with the mass Murder shooting yesterday that left US Rep Gabrielle Giffords in critical condition after being shot in the head, 6 dead and 11 others injured.  At last night’s police Press Conference,  Pima County Sheriff Clarence Dupnik stated that police are looking for a white male, dark hair, approximately 40-50 years old. However, last night Dupnik did not go into details, not release any pics. Now, authori

Paltrow, Bush cousins victims in Arizona shooting
(01-10) 11:31 PST Los Angeles (AP) -- Gwyneth Paltrow is a cousin of the congresswoman who was wounded in Saturday's shooting that killed six people in Arizona. Democratic Rep. Gabrielle Giffords is the first cousin of director Bruce Paltrow, who is the late father of "Country Strong" actress Gwyneth Paltrow. "One Tree Hill" actress Sophia Bush also has a connection to the shooting. According to a Us Weekly report, Bush is the second cousin of Christina Green, the 9-year-old who was killed in ...

Sheriff: Loughner Not Cooperating
NBC News reports: A 22-year-old man charged with trying to assassinate a U.S. congresswoman in a Shooting Spree that left six people dead has remained silent and has not been cooperating with the investigation, according to a sheriff. Jared Loughner, described as a social outcast with wild beliefs steeped in paranoia and deep distrust of government, was due to make his first court appearance Monday at 4 p.m. ET. At 11 a.m. ET, President Obama led the nation in a moment of silence to remember t...

Don't Blame the Gabrielle Giffords Attack on Overheated Rhetoric
A lunatic opens fire in public, and even before the cable-news air-fillers do their thing, a sort of involuntary political reflex occurs. The right worries: “I hope he wasn’t one of ours.” And the left chomps: “I bet he was one of theirs.” As now seems abundantly clear, Jared Loughner, the alleged shooter, was not on anyone’s “team.” Aside from revealing Conservatives’ newfound oversensitivity and defensiveness, as well as liberals’ s...

Sheriff: Suspicious package at Giffords HQ
TUCSON, Ariz. (AP) — An Arizona sheriff says authorities are investigating a Suspicious Package sent to the headquarters of Rep. Gabrielle Giffords, who was wounded in a shooting rampage. Pima County Sheriff Clarence Dupnik gave few other details about the possible package, which he says was found after the attack on Giffords at the Parking Lot of a Tucson, Ariz., Supermarket. No other details were available. Giffords was holding a forum for constituents when the violence erupted Saturday...