Report: Rep. Gabrielle Giffords, Staffers, Others Shot In Head At Public Event In Arizona

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by Frances Martel | 1:23 pm, January 8th, 2011

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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. Update: Reuters and NPR are reporting she ~~has bee killed~~ is alive and in critical condition and undergoing surgery.

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 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 was transported to University Medical Center in Tucson. Her condition was not immediately known.

UPDATE: Fox News currently reporting that Giffords, a Democrat, has been shot “at point-blank range in the head” at a public event while speaking to a couple and engaging constituents. A man ran up to her “shooting indiscriminately” and shot her and three of the five staffers on hand at a grocery store in Tuscon. The shooter is in custody and Fox News is now reporting 12 people have been shot. The Fox News report below (and an eyewitness account from CNN here):

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Atticus Draco

WTF?!?
Chudi

what the hell…
espo222

wow, what a shame. hopefully everything turns out ok
jooce81

Seriously? this is what it’s come to?
Seeing 2012 From My Window

Drudge is reporting she died. May her family find peace at this time.
SuperChuñdy

Damn. I’m speechless.
Fox News: Serving the Freeper community since 1996

So Fox News is saying the shooter is in custody, cuz CNN doesn’t have that information apparently?
mcf1757

Giffords was on Palins target map: http://usat.ly/e4NSjp Now shot http://bit.ly/dMXLyO 2nd Amendment remedy?
Fox News: Serving the Freeper community since 1996

mcf1757 said:
Giffords was on Palins target map: http://usat.ly/e4NSjp Now shot http://bit.ly/dMXLyO 2nd Amendment remedy?

That is the million dollar question.
TangledThorns

Oh look, libs already blaming a right winger without proof.
Fox News: Serving the Freeper community since 1996

TangledThorns said:
Oh look, libs already blaming a right winger without proof.

We are speculating on possible motivations. It could have been a scorned lover for all we know.
Fox News: Serving the Freeper community since 1996

Fox News: Serving the Freeper community since 1996 said:
We are speculating on possible motivations. It could have been a scorned lover for all we know.

And that is what John King is doing on CNN right now.
mcf1757

Just asking questions?
jooce81

CNN reporting Shooter is in Custody
Seeing 2012 From My Window

Well, I love FOX NEWS, add this to your list of speculation, she was a frequent critic of Obama. She was very moderate, pro-second amendment, pro-life, and wanted the border secure. Now there is a Dem I could get behind.
Fox News: Serving the Freeper community since 1996

Seeing 2012 From My Window said:
Well, I love FOX NEWS, add this to your list of speculation, she was a frequent critic of Obama. She was very moderate, pro-second amendment, pro-life, and wanted the border secure. Now there is a Dem I could get behind.

And where did she stand on comprehensive immigration?
Seeing 2012 From My Window

Well, since I haven’t heard of her til today, I’m not sure, but I’m sure if you visit her website, you could find out.
Fox News: Serving the Freeper community since 1996

Seeing 2012 From My Window said:
Well, since I haven’t heard of her til today, I’m not sure, but I’m sure if you visit her website, you could find out.

I had earlier but then I couldn’t access it probably due to traffic overload. All I caught was she supported social security and medicare.
jjay7381

ARE YOU HAPPY NOW, GORDON BLOYER, JUST4THEFAX AND FRIENDS??
Seeing 2012 From My Window

Jay, you are an diot. You have no idea who was behind this.
Judge Mental

jjay7381 said:
ARE YOU HAPPY NOW, GORDON BLOYER, JUST4THEFAX AND FRIENDS??

Seeing 2012 From My Window said:
Jay, you are an diot. You have no idea who was behind this.

Regardless of who is behind this, NO ONE should be happy. And the suggestion that conservatives would be happy by this news is really fucking ignorant.
mcf1757

Foxnews is reporting she’s dead!
http://www.swissarmyjew.com Keeva

This is not at all the time to try to gain political spin from this tragedy. This is a time to set that crap aside and say a prayer for her family and friends. It is beyond reprehensible that the first reaction of both sides is to point fingers and try to score political points. Good people lie dead at the hands of a criminal. We should focus our thoughts and praters on their families and loved ones.

Y’all can resume the partisan political food fight another day. Today, we as a nation should mourn the loss of a good public servant and good citizens.
mcf1757

Amen Keeva!
Latin2

It is a sad day. I pray for her family.
J Baustian

At this moment, FNC is saying Congreswoman Giffords is alive but in critical condition. Also being reported, the gunman was a male in his teens or early 20s.
http://gordonbloyershow.com gordonbloyershow

jjay7381 said:
ARE YOU HAPPY NOW, GORDON BLOYER, JUST4THEFAX AND FRIENDS??

Duh? She was against Obama on immigration. She wanted the border closed. She supported tax cuts.
The Fox haters were most likely mad that she appeared on Fox yesterday. Left wing kooks most likely responsible for this. People like the jjay#55.
J Baustian

The current story is that Gifford and at least several other victims were shot in the head. This is beginning to sound like something that is common on the other side of the border.
jrmedia

This a a horrible tragedy and I wish her and the others, including their families, well. The WINGNUTS are constantly fueling and encouraging this type of HATEFUL VIOLENT behavior, and actions need to be taken to hold the people who are inciting violence ACCOUNTABLE. As you think about what happened today, I hope you are thinking about TeaParty, Birthers, Rush, Sarah, Glenn, Angle, DeMint, Brewer, Coulter, etc., and the messages that you hear from them on a regular basis.
jim bronson 990cc

gordonbloyershow said:
Duh? She was against Obama on immigration. She wanted the border closed. She supported tax cuts.The Fox haters were most likely mad that she appeared on Fox yesterday. Left wing kooks most likely responsible for this. People like the jjay#55.

You are aware she was against the AZ immigration law?
jim bronson 990cc

gordonbloyershow said:
Duh? She was against Obama on immigration. She wanted the border closed. She supported tax cuts.The Fox haters were most likely mad that she appeared on Fox yesterday. Left wing kooks most likely responsible for this. People like the jjay#55.

You are aware she was against continued tax cuts for the top 2% of Americans?
labman57

This is a logical outcome of the extreme hyperbolic rhetoric that has become a mainstay of the tea party movement — calls to “take back the country” and resort to “Second Amendment remedies” will only serve to boil the blood and embolden the irrational thinking of a handful of the most fervent supporters of Angle, Palin, Beck, Bachmann, Brewer, et al.
TrollJuice

GoprdonBlow, you are what is wrong with this country.
mcf1757

Giffords was on Palins target map!! Sarah PAC appears to have taken the page down today!!

http://newsallaroundus.blogspot.com/2011/01/report-rep.html
http://none pyrope

My prayers go out to the families and loved ones who were victimized by this horrible act. I hope all those who are inclined to do so will pray for Rep. Gifford’s recovery and commend the souls of those who died to our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ.

I pray that those who may otherwise be inclined to use this event to advance their political and societal agendae will reflect upon the unwise proclivities to do so–this is not the time for partisan bickering; it is a time for the unity of spirit that makes us Americans.
http://none pyrope

labman57 said:
This is a logical outcome of the extreme hyperbolic rhetoric that has become a mainstay of the tea party movement — calls to “take back the country” and resort to “Second Amendment remedies” will only serve to boil the blood and embolden the irrational thinking of a handful of the most fervent supporters of Angle, Palin, Beck, Bachmann, Brewer, et al.

You are ignorant! The individual who allegedly fired upon these people was anything but a member of any Tea Party organization. According to his facebook account, his favorite “books” were the Communist Manifesto and Mein Kampf–writing not popular with Tea Party people. I, therefore, find it impossible to believe that the alleged shooter would have wished for conservatives to be in power in our government.
http://none pyrope

jrmedia said:
This a a horrible tragedy and I wish her and the others, including their families, well. The WINGNUTS are constantly fueling and encouraging this type of HATEFUL VIOLENT behavior, and actions need to be taken to hold the people who are inciting violence ACCOUNTABLE. As you think about what happened today, I hope you are thinking about TeaParty, Birthers, Rush, Sarah, Glenn, Angle, DeMint, Brewer, Coulter, etc., and the messages that you hear from them on a regular basis.

You are extremely misled. Please see my remarks in the previous post and go verify them for yourself.