Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords Shot at Arizona Event

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Sheriff's official RIck Castigar says on CNN 18 wounded.

Now: AP is reporting that Giffords has died according to KNST radio Tucson. Press conference delayed.

US District Court Judge John M. Roll and a Giffords staffer killed in incident. - KNST

12:50 pm Pacific
Multiple news sources are reporting Giffords still alive. AP reporting that she has died, but was one of the news organizations that initially prematurely reported her death.

Some sources are saying Judge Roll only wounded, NBC reporting he has died.

[Pam]

Shot in the head.. surgery... You could pretty much count on a poor outcome

[Grace62]

FBI says one shooter only, 21/22 year old male in custody, talking to authorities.
WTF was he thinking?

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Sheriffs department holds very brief news conference, releasing no new information, taking only two or three questions.

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Hospital news conference, Peter Reach UMC lead surgeon.

Giffords alive.

Spokesman says he's "optimistic" as far as her prospects. She is responding to commands. "Only" shot once, "through and through". Surgery completed. Giffords in ICU, sedated.

[Grace62]

That's good news.
But one of the dead is a nine year old girl.

[Rick-o]

Also just got a blurb that a Federal Judge was killed when the shootings occurred.

[Uncle Wig]

It seems too much to hope right now that Gabby will eventually be able to return to Congress, but I am hoping. A little while ago it was too much to hope that she was still alive.

I don't have words to express how awful I feel to learn that a child is among the murdered.

[$tevie]

Damn.

[Grace62]

Politico has posted a very strange anti-gov't you tube piece under the account of "Jared Loughner" the alledged shooter.

http://www.politico.com/blogs/bensmith/0...ml?showall