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UPDATE: Gabrielle Giffords did survive the shooting, but a nine year-old boy was among the six people killed. Channel 3 news is reporting that 12 people in total were shot. Doctors say that Giffords has a good chance of recovery.
Federal Judge John Rolle is reported among those killed.
“An attack on one who serves is an attack on all who serve,” said House Speaker John Boehner (R-Ohio) in a statement. “Acts and threats of violence against public officials have no place in our society….This is a sad day for our country.”
Senator John McCain said, “I am horrified by the violent attack on Representative Gabrielle Giffords and many other innocent people by a wicked person who has no sense of justice or compassion. I pray for Gabby and the other victims, and for the repose of the souls of the dead and comfort for their families. I beg our loving Creator to spare the lives of those who are still alive, heal them in body and spirit, and return them to their loved ones.
“Whoever did this; whatever their reason, they are a disgrace to Arizona, this country and the human race, and they deserve and will receive the contempt of all decent people and the strongest punishment of the law.”
The shooter, Jared Lee Loughner, apparently has a history on the Internet.
Arizona Rep. Gabrielle Giffords was shot in the head at close range by a gunman Saturday morning outside a grocery store in Tucson while holding a public event, Fox News has confirmed.
Eight others were shot, including three of the Arizona Democrat’s aides, at Giffords’ “Your Corner” event held at a Safeway grocery story. A suspect is in custody.
The three staffers who were shot worked out of Giffords’ Arizona office.
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