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News & Issues > Breaking News..1/8/11, She is in Surgery as of Now
 

Breaking News..1/8/11, She is in Surgery as of Now

Congresswoman Giffords Shot in Tucson


As I type this she is in surgery contrary to rumored that she died. 1:14pm, AZ time
So as of right now she is alive, shot in the head, and in surgery. Let's say a prayer..

Gabrielle
Giffords, a congresswoman from Arizona, was shot in the head on
Saturday at a public event held at a grocery store in Tucson, her
spokesman, C. J. Karamargin, said. Others at the event, including
members of her staff, were among the injured.
Dr. Rayle said he
performed CPR on some of the victims. He said one of the victims was a
young child and appeared to be in critical condition with a gunshot
wound.
He said that one of the staffers tackled the gunman and
that he and others helped detain the suspect. The doctor described the
gunman as a white male in his mid-20s with short hair and “dressed in a
shabby manner.”
An employee at a nearby store told CNN that he
heard a steady stream of gun fire that appeared sustained and “random.”
Shortly after, emergency vehicles filled the parking lot around the
grocery story and cordoned off the area.
The shooting occurred at a
Safeway supermarket in northwest Tucson as Ms. Giffords hosted an
event, called “Congress on Your Corner, to allow members of the 8th
Congressional District to meet her individually. She has held several
events since first taking office in January 2007. At one such event in
2009, a protester was removed by police when his pistol fell on the
supermarket floor.
She married Cmdr. Mark E. Kelly, 46, a NASA astronaut and Navy pilot from New Jersey, in December 2007 at a wedding attended by Robert B. Reich , the former Labor secretary.

Marc Lacey contributed reporting from Tucson.


This article has been revised to reflect the following correction:
Correction: January 8, 2011
An
earlier version of this article misstated Gabrielle Giffords's
condition. While several news reports had said she had died on the
scene, a hospital spokeswoman said that the congresswoman was undergoing
surgery.

posted on Jan 8, 2011 12:14 PM ()

Comments:

Prayer candles are burning brightly.
comment by marta on Jan 8, 2011 10:01 PM ()
When I saw this I wondered if now every right-wing nut thinks he can go around shooting Democrats. I partially blame gun-happy Sarah Palin for this mindset.
comment by troutbend on Jan 8, 2011 8:18 PM ()
Just heard about this.How terrible that this happen to this young woman.
comment by fredo on Jan 8, 2011 1:16 PM ()

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