Jared Loughner Faces Murder Charges Following Arizona Shooting

Jared Loughner arraignment: Live tweeting the proceedings
The Post's David Nakamura is in Arizona and will be live tweeting on the arraignment of alleged shooter Jared Loughner. Loughner is scheduled to appear in Federal Court Monday at 4 p.m. ET. Loughner is charged with one count of attempted Assassination of member of Congress, two counts of killing an employee of the Federal Government and two counts of attempting to kill a federal employee. ...

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... ...

Despite violence, Rep. Shelley Berkley plans 'Congress on the Corner' event
Rep. Shelley Berkley will host a "Congress on the Corner" event Friday in Las Vegas to honor Arizona Rep. Gabrielle Giffords, who was critically shot last weekend at a similar event. "I'm not going to let any wing nut keep me from doing my job," Berkley said. Berkley invited constituents to meet with her from 9 a.m. to 11 a.m. Friday in her district office at 2340 Paseo del Prado, Suite D106. "To do less than that, to hide behind the walls of this office, is a huge mistake," Berkley said. Giffor...

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 ...

Obama: US grieving, shocked over Ariz. rampage (AP)
WASHINGTON – President Barack Obama said Monday the nation is still in shock over the shooting rampage in Arizona that left a Democratic congresswoman fighting for her life, but he commended the courage of the people on the scene who rushed to help, saying their actions reflect the "best of America." The president told reporters that Democratic Rep. Gabrielle Giffords and others injured on Saturday are still fighting to recover. He said he anticipated some type of national memorial that ...

Suspect in attack on congresswoman faces 5 charges
TUCSON, Ariz. (AP) - Federal Prosecutors charged the suspect in shooting of Arizona congresswoman with attempted Assassination and four other charges. Jared Loughner is charged with one count of attempted Assassination of member of Congress, two counts of killing an employee of the Federal Government and two counts of attempting to killing a federal employee. Heather Williams, the first assistant federal public defender in Arizona, says the 22-year-old suspect doesn't yet have a lawyer, but th...

Suspect in attack on congresswoman faces 5 charges
TUCSON, Ariz. (AP) — Federal Prosecutors charged the suspect in shooting of Arizona congresswoman with attempted Assassination and four other charges. Jared Loughner is charged with one count of attempted Assassination of member of Congress, two counts of killing an employee of the Federal Government and two counts of attempting to killing a federal employee. Heather Williams, the first assistant federal public defender in Arizona, says the 22-year-old suspect doesn’t yet have a lawy...

Loughner: 'Social Outcast' With 'Indecipherable Beliefs'
What is this? As Jared Loughner's scheduled 4 p.m. ET court appearance draws near, here's some more of what's being reported about the 22-year-old community College Dropout who is accused of killing six people and wounding 14 others Saturday in a shooting rampage at a meet-and-greet in Tucson, Ariz., with Democratic Rep. Gabrielle Giffords: Also, the magazine writes, Tierney "describes Loughner as being obsessed with 'lucid dreaming' — that is, the idea that conscious dreams are an al...

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 ...

Arizona rampage renews questions about gun screenings
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 buying the gun he is accused of using in the attack. "The trou...

Arizona Shooter's College Professor Says She Called Police After Classroom Confrontation With Loughner Last Year
Says she saw warning signs, the Professor talks to CBS News cbsnews.com TUSCON -- Debbie Scheidemantel got to know Jared Loughner when he was a Student in her biology class at Tucson's Pima Community College last summer. The adjunct Professor says she once had to call police and have Loughner removed from her class. Scheidemantel shared her story exclusively on "The Early Show" with co-anchor Erica Hill. Scheidemantel said on September 23, Loughner was "very destructive" in class . She explai...

Jared Loughner And The Sorry State Of Mental Health Care
There's a lesson to be drawn from the tragedy in Arizona, but it isn't the one the media is talking about....

Suspect in attack on congresswoman faces 5 charges (AP)
TUCSON, Ariz. – Federal Prosecutors charged the suspect in shooting of Arizona congresswoman with attempted Assassination and four other charges. Jared Loughner is charged with one count of attempted Assassination of member of Congress, two counts of killing an employee of the Federal Government and two counts of attempting to killing a federal employee. Heather Williams, the first assistant federal public defender in Arizona, says the 22-year-old suspect doesn't yet have a lawyer, but t...

John Green, father of nine-year-old shooting victim: Tucson 'such a wonderful city.'
A voice of sanity emerges amid the swirl of blather, blame and bile in the aftermath of the shootings in Tuscon, Arizona. It is humbling that it is the voice of a man who has every reason to be bitter, angry, even insane with rage. John Green’s daughter Christina, nine, was killed by a lunatic called Jared Loughner. There are people falling over themselves to proclaim a “climate of hate” in America but Mr Green talks of how “our family” - his wife Roxanna, h...

Absolutely Everyone Thought This Kid Was Going On a Shooting Spree
The old cliche when a young man does a shooting ramapage is that nobody saw it coming. Nobody thought the kid they knew could do such a thing. Not the case with Jared Loughner. “Oh, finally. Was wondering when he was going to shoot a bunch of people.”—This is what the people who knew this kid the past few years are saying. But while this concerned some people, Arizona was never going to try to help him or anything. Personal responsibility! Fix your own Mental Health! Pew pew pe...

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...

Attempted incitement
If you weren’t on Twitter over the weekend, you’re smarter than me. The instant there were reports of a shooting in Arizona, the Left went ugly trying to pin it on the Tea Party. It was a wonder to behold. A giant steaming wonder. I couldn’t take much. After a while, even the pushback from our side began to feel a little opportunistic, so I just shut Twitter down for a while. This is part of a pattern since the rise of the Tea Party (helpfully recalled by Legal Insurrection): ...

Heroism on a Day of Horror
Get alerts when there is a new article that might interest you. As Jared L. Loughner opened fire on Congressman Gabrielle Giffords and a small crowd of supporters, killing at least 6 and wounding many others, there appears to be at least three people who, in the face of horror, performed unimaginable heroic acts: Bill Badger, Daniel Hernandez, and Patricia Maisch. Instead of running away, Bill Badger, a former Army colonel, tackled the shooter, subduing Loughner and preventing him from hurting e...

Arizona Shooting Hits Home With Terry
By Joe Jordan  The shooting of Democratic Congresswoman Gabrielle “Gabby” Giffords of Arizona is hitting home with Nebraska Congressman Lee Terry (R). During an interview on KFAB radio today (Monday) Terry said the tragedy in Tucson “will affect how we operate.” Terry did not specify any possible security changes but it was clear than one specific individual is on his mind. Nearly two years ago Terry’s wife Robyn took out a protection order

Helpful Gun Group Has Solution: Force Gun Training On Congress!
If David Frum explanations for shootings aren’t dumb enough for you, the Arizona Citizens Defense League, a gun-rights group, has written up Legislation to end Assassination attempts directed at legislators: make “members of Congress and people who work for them” from Arizona undergo “Firearms training, using firearms confiscated by the state.” Sounds like fun! Thank God the fine assault weapons owners of Arizona have found a way to let crazed 22-year-olds shoot at ...

Ariz. Shooter Loughner Not Linked to Hate Groups
Source: CBS News The FBI continues to comb through computer files, notebooks, and phone records to learn more about Arizona shooting suspect Jared Loughner, but so far investigators have found no evidence that Loughner was connected to any hate groups or other fringe organizations, CBS News correspondent Bob Orr reports. Sources tell Orr that Loughner was angry with the government and targeted Congresswoman Giffords because she "represented the government" in his eyes, but that his anger was a...

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....

"I Have Confidence in Our Legal System:" NJ Son of Arizona Shooting Victim
The son of one of the Victims caught up in the Assassination of Arizona Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords said, "Because of the state of mind of the suspect, I don't really hold any bad feelings" toward the man arrested at the Murder scene, Jared Lee Loughner. Former New Jersey resident Phyllis Schneck, 79, also died in the attack and her son Ernest, who lives in Rutherford, N.J., told NBC New York, "I have confidence in our legal system that they're gonna do the right thing to mak...

Pakistani assassin pleads guilty
KARACHI, Pakistan, Jan. 10 (UPI) -- A Pakistani Police Officer pleaded guilty Monday to charges he murdered the Governor of Punjab Province over a law banning criticism of the Prophet Mohammed. Mumatz Qadri, 26, told a judge in Karachi he was angered by Gov. Salman Taseer's opposition to the law, which carries a death penalty, and shot him 26 times while Qadri was assigned to the governor's security detail. Qadri's lawyer told the judge he had acted alone and was not linked to any Militant group...

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...