Oh No: Congresswoman, Five Twelve Others Shot In Tucson, AZAwful Update: Shot In The Head?

Leftist Congresswoman Assassinated In Tucson
NPR: Rep. Gabrielle Giffords and six others died after a gunman opened fire at a public event on Saturday, the Pima County, Ariz., sheriff’s office confirms. The 40-year-old Democrat, who was re-elected to her third term in November, was hosting a “Congress on Your Corner” event at a Safeway in northwest Tucson when a gunman ran up and started shooting, according to Peter Michaels, news director of Arizona Public Media. At least three other people, including members of her st...

Rep. Gabrielle Giffords Shot in the Head
Jan. 8, 2011 Democratic Representative Gabrielle Giffords has been shot in the head outside a Safeway store while speaking to her constituents moments ago. Several bodies are on the ground, it is still unconfirmed whether Giffords has survived the attack, several of her aides were also shot at point blank range and Giffords was shot very close to the shooter. Jan. 8, 2011 Democratic Representative... ...

Dem Arizona Congresswoman Giffords Shot
Breaking - U.S. Representative Gabrielle Giffords, a Democrat from Arizona, was shot during a public forum in Arizona on Saturday. At least five other people were also shot. The Tucson Citizen is reporting that Giffords was shot at "point blank range in the head." More as it comes in. ...

Congresswoman Giffords Shot in Arizona
photo: Freedom to Marry via Flickr Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords, who was holding a constituent service day in her Arizona district this morning, was shot in the head and wounded along with some of her staff. U.S. Rep. Gabrielle Giffords of Arizona was shot outside a Grocery Store in Tucson while holding a public event, an eyewitness reported Saturday. Giffords, who was re-elected to her third term in November, was hosting her first “Congress on Your Corner” event at the Safeway in ...

Giffords: Dem who wins in conservative district
(01-09) 04:04 PST PHOENIX (AP) -- Gabrielle Giffords, one of her state's most high-profile Democrats, seems at first glance to be an unlikely choice of voters in conservative-leaning southern Arizona. But she has managed to remain popular, winning election three times in the Tucson-area Congressional District by holding Centrist positions, reaching out to constituents and bucking her party's position on many issues as a key member of the "Blue Dog Coalition" Democrats. She has been tough on bo...

Arizona Rep. Gabrielle Giffords shot in the head
(01-09) 04:00 PST Tucson -- Rep. Gabrielle Giffords of Arizona was shot in the head Saturday by a gunman who opened fire outside a Grocery Store during a meeting with voters, killing a Federal Judge and five others in an attempted Assassination that rattled the country and left Americans questioning whether divisive politics had pushed the suspect over the edge. Pima County Sheriff Clarence Dupnik said Giffords was the target of a gunman whom he described as mentally unstable and possibly act...

Doctors 'Cautiously Optimistic' About Gabrielle Giffords' Condition
Arizona Rep. Gabrielle Giffords, who was shot in the head in Tucson on Saturday during a Shooting Spree in which she was the apparent target, is able to understand and "follow simple commands" after two hours of Brain Surgery and doctors say they are "cautiously optimistic" about her condition. Dr. Michael Lemole, chief of Neurosurgery at University Medical Center, said the gunman's bullet had entered Giffords' brain on the left side, from back to front. While any wound of that type means her co...

BREAKING NEWS !
U.S. Rep. Gabrielle Giffords of Arizona was shot outside a Grocery Store in Tucson while holding a public event, Arizona Public Media reported Saturday. Giffords, who was re-elected to her third term in November, was hosting her first "Congress on Your Corner” event at the Safeway in northwest Tucson when a gunman ran up and started shooting. At least five other people, including members of her staff, were hurt, according to Peter Michaels, news director of Arizona Public Media. Giffords...

BREAKING: Rep. Gabrielle Giffords Killed in Arizona
UPDATE: At least six others were killed in the shooting. Rep. Gabrielle Giffords died after being shot in the head at a public event on Saturday, Pima County, Ariz., sheriff's office confirms. The 40-year-old Democrat was outside a Tucson Grocery Store when a gunman ran up and began firing indiscriminately. The suspect was taken into police custody. U.S. Rep. Gabrielle Giffords of Arizona was shot in the head and killed outside a Grocery Store in Tucson while holding a public event, Arizona Pu...

Rep. Gabrielle Giffords, D-Ariz., Others, Reported Wounded In Shooting
What is this? "U.S. Rep. Gabrielle Giffords of Arizona was shot outside a Grocery Store in Tucson while holding a public event, Arizona Public Media reported Saturday. "The Democrat, who was re-elected to her third term in November, was hosting a 'Congress on Your Corner' event at the Safeway in northwest Tucson when a gunman ran up and started shooting, according to Peter Michaels, news director of Arizona Public Media. "At least five other people, including members of her staff, were hurt. Gif...

Rep. Gabrielle Giffords Reportedly Shot
Rep. Gabrielle Giffords, an Arizona Democrat first elected in 2006, has been shot in the head during a public event at a Tucson Grocery Store, according to several news reports. According to NPR, at least nine others, including members of her staff, were injured as well. Giffords' condition is not yet known. From NPR's report: The Democrat, who was re-elected to her third term in November, was hosting a "Congress on Your Corner" event at the Safeway in northwest Tucson when a gunman ran up and s...

Rep. Gabrielle Giffords, several others shot; Palin, Tea Party candidate
Rep. Gabrielle Giffords and several others were shot earlier today and there are conflicting reports on whether she and others were killed. Per this: The gunman, who may have come from inside the Safeway, walked up and shot Gifford in the head first, "point blank". According to [an eyewitness, Steven Rayle], who is a former ER doctor, Gifford was able to move her hands after being shot... After shooting Gifford, the gunman opened fire indiscriminately for a few seconds, firing 20-30 rounds and...

Is This The Accomplice?
The Pima County Sheriff's Department has released this photo of a man they believe may have been an accomplice in yesterday's shooting. This image was captured by security cameras at the Tucson-area Safeway where Rep. Giffords was holding her meeting. Police have not yet revealed what relationship, if any, the man in this photo may have had with the shooter. Labels: Arizona, Gabrielle Giffords, Murder, Tucson New! Share this on Facebook: Share ...

Claudia Ricci: With all those guns out there ...the Tucson tragedy won't be the last...
My Arizona writer friend Dan Beauchamp, a former academic who moved out to Bisbee, Arizona, after he retired and later became Mayor of that colorful town, wrote me a very moving email last night, and followed it up this morning, offering these thoughts: Well, it was another one of those television days, days when the news came in chaotically and was constantly changing, but this was about someone who I knew, our member of Congress. The first reports were that Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords w...

Rep. Giffords Shot in Arizona
Initial reports are sketchy. But we have multiple reports that Rep. Gabrielle Giffords (D-AZ) has been shot at a "Congress on Your Corner" event in Tucson this morning. There is no clear reporting on her current condition, though local NPR reports that she was transported to University Medical Center in Tucson. Update -- 1:35 PM: The Tucson Citizen reports that Giffords was shot at "point blank range in the head." They appear to be the only news outlet reporting this detail. So given the chao...

After Giffords Shooting, Blame Game Begins on Abortion
Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords was shot in the head at close range outside a Grocery Store in Tucson, Arizona on Saturday morning as a gunman opened fire and shot her and more than a dozen other people. Giffords was holding a public event at the grocery store, her first “Congress on Your Corner” event of the year designed to meet local constituents. Pima County Sheriff Clarence Dupnik said the gunman, 22-year-old suspect Jared Lee Loughner, waited in line to approach Giffords and s...

Report: Rep. Gabrielle Giffords, Staffers, Others Shot In Head At Public Event In Arizona
NPR is reporting that Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords has been shot in the head in front of a Grocery Store in Arizona. No word on her condition or that of the gunmen as of this time, but she has been transported to University Medical Center in Tuscon. NPR broke the story, though not many details are currently known: U.S. Rep. Gabrielle Giffords of Arizona was shot outside a Grocery Store in Tucson while holding a public event, an eyewitness reported Saturday. Giffords, who was re-elected to he...

CONGRESSWOMAN GABRIELLE GIFFORDS IS IN SURGERY AT UMC: SHOT IN HEAD
According to reporters at the scene in Arizona, a 21 year old male is being held in custody. The scene was a sunny ’street corner Congress,’ held in the shopping center lot in front of the local Safeway Grocery Store about 3 miles outside Tucson. The shooter’s bullets penetrated into the store. There were at least 12 persons shot and they were airlifted by Life Flight helicopters. Mark Kelly is the husband of Congresswoman Giffords. He is an Astronaut, and was this morning on ...

American congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords shot in head
Gabrielle Giffords, a Democratic congresswoman, was shot in the head at point blank range by a gunman who opened fire on a public meeting that she was holding in Tucson, Arizona today....

Dem AZ Congresswoman Shot In Head At Point Blank Range, with Video
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The 9 year old girl killed today had been invited to the event by a neighbor because she had just been elected to the Student council and the neighbor thought it would be good for her to see it. Greg Segalini, uncle of one of the youngest Victims of the Tucson shooting rampage at a political event outside of a Safeway store on Saturday, January 8, 2011 (Photo by Jim Cross/KTAR) Labels: MR ...

Democratic Rep. Gabrielle Giffords, 12 Others Shot At Event In Arizona
Rep. Gabrielle Giffords (D-AZ) was shot at a campaign event in Tuscon this morning, according to multiple news sources. Giffords was reportedly shot in the head after a man approached the event and began firing, also hitting 12 other people, including three Giffords Staffers: Giffords was talking to a couple when the suspect ran up and fired indiscriminately from about four feet away , [Peter Michaels, news director of Arizona Public Media] said. The suspect ran off and was tackled by a bystan...

Who's the second 'person of interest'?
Investigators are still trying to figure out the identity of a man who was in Safeway at the same time and near the attack on Rep. Gabrielle Giffords. FBI Director Robert Mueller told reporters that the man "appeared to be entering the Safeway" with the gunman who shot Giffords. But he said there are no accusations against the man, and that he is simply "somebody we need to identify." "We do not believe he fired any shots or was a shooter," Mueller said, adding th...

Arizona Shooting: Christina Taylor Greene, 9-Year-Old Killed, Born On 9/11
Nine-year-old Christina Taylor Greene was among those killed in a tragic shooting in Tucson, Ariz. on Saturday. The incident occurred at a public event held by U.S. Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords in her home district. Local NBC affiliate KVOA reports that family members say Christina, who was a Student at Mesa Verde Elementary School, went to the event because she wanted to learn more about the world of politics. A neighbor was going to the Giffords event and invited Christina along because sh...

Police Search For Second Suspect In Arizona Shooting
(AP) NEXT » Arizona Rep. Gabrielle Giffords remains in critical condition today after a gunman fired on a crowd of people at a political meet-and-greet outside an Arizona Supermarket yesterday. Altogether, six people were killed and 14 others injured; Giffords was shot in the back of the head at close range during her first "Congress at Your Corner" event in Tucson, but survived. Police have arrested 22-year-old suspected shooter Jared Lee Loughner, but they are now searching for a possi...