2011 Tucson shooting

Mass shooting in metro Tucson, Arizona, US May 2025 January 2023 2011 Tucson shooting Location of the shooting Gabrielle Giffords shooting scene.jpg First responders at the crime scene outside the Casas Adobes Safeway Casas Adobes, Arizona, near Tucson U.S. representative Gabby Giffords 32 20 9.5 N 110 58 30.5 W type:event inline,title 2011 1 8 10:10 a.m. MST; UTC−07:00 Mass shooting mass murder assassination attempt 6 (including federal judge John Roll) 15 (including the perpetrator; 13 by gunfire, including Giffords) Bill BadgerPatricia MaischRoger Salzgeber Glock 19 semi-automatic pistol with a 33-round magazineAttributed to multiple sources:Gun used in Tucson was purchased legally; Arizona laws among most lax in nation James V. Grimaldi Fredrick Kunkle The Washington Post January 9, 2011 July 26, 2018 https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2011/01/09/AR2011010901912.html July 20, 2018 https://web.archive.org/web/20180720085616/http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2011/01/09/AR2011010901912.html live Glock 19: How did Unemployed Jared Loughner Buy Popular, Expensive Pistol? Susanna Kim January 11, 2011 July 26, 2018 ABC News https://abcnews.go.com/Business/questions-remain-jared-loughner-paid-expensive-firearm/story?id=12585290 July 28, 2018 https://web.archive.org/web/20180728035636/https://abcnews.go.com/Business/questions-remain-jared-loughner-paid-expensive-firearm/story?id=12585290 live Why Jared Loughner was allowed to buy a gun Linda Feldmann January 10, 2011 July 26, 2018 The Christian Science Monitor https://www.csmonitor.com/USA/Politics/2011/0110/Why-Jared-Loughner-was-allowed-to-buy-a-gun July 28, 2018 https://web.archive.org/web/20180728035805/https://www.csmonitor.com/USA/Politics/2011/0110/Why-Jared-Loughner-was-allowed-to-buy-a-gun live Jared Lee Loughner *Anti-government sentiment Hatred of Gabby Giffords On January 8, 2011, United States representative Gabby Giffords and 18 others were shot during a constituent meeting held in a supermarket parking lot in Casas Adobes, Arizona, in the Tucson metropolitan area. Six people were killed, including federal District Court chief judge John Roll; Gabe Zimmerman, one of Giffords's staffers; and a nine-year-old girl, Christina Taylor Green.http://documents.nytimes.com/criminal-complaint-against-jared-lee-loughner Criminal Complaint Against Jared Lee Loughner The New York Times January 10, 2011 March 15, 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20120315203618/http://documents.nytimes.com/criminal-complaint-against-jared-lee-loughner live Giffords was holding a meeting called "Congress on Your Corner" in the parking lot of a Safeway store when Jared Lee Loughner drew a pistol and shot her in the head at point-blank range before proceeding to fire on others. In addition to Giffords and the six deceased, twelve others were shot. News reports identified the target of the attack to be Giffords, a Democrat representing Arizona 8. Giffords's medical condition was initially described as "critical". Loughner, a 22-year-old Tucson man who was fixated on Giffords, was arrested at the scene. Federal prosecutors filed five charges against him, including the attempted assassination of a member of Congress and the assassination of a federal judge. Loughner previously had been arrested on a minor drug charge"Jared Lee Loughner, suspect in Gabrielle Giffords shooting, had college run-ins" https://web.archive.org/web/20230118122414/https://help.azcentral.com/ January 18, 2023 azcentral.com, January 9, 2011. Retrieved January 23, 2014. and had been suspended by his college for disruptive behavior. Court filings included handwritten notes by Loughner indicating he planned to assassinate Giffords. Loughner did not cooperate with authorities, invoking his right to remain silent. He was held without bail and indicted on 49 counts. In January 2012, Loughner was found by a federal judge to be incompetent to stand trial based on two medical evaluations, which diagnosed him with paranoid schizophrenia. On August 7, Loughner had another hearing in which he was judged competent. He pleaded guilty to 19 counts, and in November 2012 was sentenced to life in prison. Following the shooting, American and international politicians expressed grief and condemnations. Gun control advocates pushed for increased restrictions on the sale of firearms and ammunition, specifically high-capacity magazines. Some commentators criticized the use of harsh political rhetoric in the U.S., with a number blaming the political right wing for the shooting. In particular, Sarah Palin was criticized for a poster by her political action committee that featured stylized crosshairs on an electoral map that included Giffords. Palin rejected claims that she bore any responsibility for the shooting. President Barack Obama led a nationally televised memorial service on January 12, and other memorials took place. Shooting thumb|upright|left|Roadside sign for the "Congress on Your Corner" constituent meeting The shooting took place on January 8, 2011, at 10:10 A.M. MST (17:10 UTC).https://www.usatoday.com/news/nation/2011-01-14-loughner-timeline_N.htm Timeline shows Loughner's actions hours before arrest USA Today January 16, 2011 January 14, 2011 Jack Gillum January 17, 2011 https://web.archive.org/web/20110117044923/http://www.usatoday.com/news/nation/2011-01-14-loughner-timeline_N.htm livehttps://www.nytimes.com/2011/01/19/us/19giffords.html Video Captured 'Calculated' Gunman in Tucson Richard A. Oppel Jr. The New York Times January 18, 2011 January 18, 2011 Richard A. Oppel, Jr. https://web.archive.org/web/20110119022143/http://www.nytimes.com/2011/01/19/us/19giffords.html January 19, 2011 live A United States Representative from Arizona, Gabrielle Giffords, was holding a constituent meeting called "Congress on Your Corner" at the Safeway supermarket in La Toscana Village mall, which is in Casas Adobes, a census-designated place north of Tucson.Routine event turned deadly fast Los Angeles Times, The New York Times Star Tribune Minneapolis – Saint Paul January 10, 2011 http://www.startribune.com/nation/113181349.html January 11, 2011 She and an aide parked an SUV in the lot of La Toscana Village, a mall about 8 miles north of downtown Tucson. dead https://web.archive.org/web/20121015225901/http://www.startribune.com/nation/113181349.html October 15, 2012 https://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/congresswoman-gabrielle-giffords-injured-in-shooting-rampage Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords injured in shooting rampage December 5, 2011 History.com 2024-10-05 [...]arrived at the Casas Adobes Safeway store at 10 a.m.[...] Giffords had set up a table outside the store and about 20 to 30 people were gathered around her when a 22-year-old man named Jared Lee Loughner suddenly drew a pistol and shot Giffords in the head.Alltucker Ken https://www.azcentral.com/news/articles/2011/01/12/20110112gabrielle-giffords-more-responsive-brk12-ON.html Obama visits Giffords at hospital, leaves for speech on campus The Arizona Republic January 12, 2011 January 12, 2011 February 15, 2022 https://web.archive.org/web/20220215014342/https://help.azcentral.com/ live The shooting was caught on video by a store security camera, but was not released to the public.https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2011/01/18/AR2011011801155.html Videos show details of Tucson shooting David Nakamura Dana Hedgpeth Sari Horwitz The Washington Post January 19, 2011 January 19, 2011 April 1, 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20120401190051/http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2011/01/18/AR2011011801155.html live thumb|upright|right|Weapons recovered from perpetrator; knife, four magazines, Glock 19 Loughner proceeded to fire apparently randomly at other members of the crowd. He was armed with a Glock 19 semi-automatic pistol with four magazines, two of which were capable of holding 33 rounds.http://www.businessweek.com/magazine/content/11_04/b4212052185280.htm Barrett Paul M. Glock: America's Gun January 13, 2011 Bloomberg Businessweek January 15, 2012 August 21, 2013 https://web.archive.org/web/20130821034718/http://www.businessweek.com/magazine/content/11_04/b4212052185280.htm deadDeGregory Lane http://www.tampabay.com/news/little-surprise-that-popular-glock-19-was-used-in-arizona-shooting/1145393 Little surprise that popular Glock 19 was used in Arizona shooting St. Petersburg Times January 14, 2011 January 14, 2011 https://web.archive.org/web/20121014113129/http://www.tampabay.com/news/little-surprise-that-popular-glock-19-was-used-in-arizona-shooting/1145393 October 14, 2012 deadThe Washington Post Investigators probe Loughner's gun purchase, examine finances Sari Horwitz Dana Hedgpeth David Fahrenthold David Fahrenthold January 12, 2011 July 25, 2018 https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2011/01/11/AR2011011107371.html The investigators believe that Loughner, 22, did not have sufficient income of his own to buy the Glock 19 semiautomatic handgun, the four magazines and the knife he allegedly carried to the event in front of a Tucson supermarket, the sources said. They estimated the cost at close to $1,000. Two of the magazines were extended ones capable of holding up to 33 rounds. September 11, 2017 https://web.archive.org/web/20170911111921/http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2011/01/11/AR2011011107371.html live CBS News Brian Montopoli January 12, 2011 July 26, 2018 Will Tucson Tragedy Shift Gun Control Debate? https://www.cbsnews.com/news/will-tucson-tragedy-shift-gun-control-debate/ What they have spent less time discussing are the tools that allowed Loughner to allegedly carry out the attack – the high powered weapon and ammunition that helped him do so much damage so quickly. Arizona has some of the laxest gun laws in the nation, laws that allowed Loughner to purchase and carry a Glock 19 9mm semi-automatic pistol – and high-capacity clips – despite the fact that he was barred from his community college campus because administrators saw him as a mentally-unstable security threat...The clip allegedly used by Loughner, which allows for 33 shots without reloading instead of about 10 in a normal clip, would have been illegal under the assault weapons ban that Congress let expire in 2004. July 28, 2018 https://web.archive.org/web/20180728035719/https://www.cbsnews.com/news/will-tucson-tragedy-shift-gun-control-debate/ live A nearby store employee said he heard "15 to 20 gunshots".Karni Annie http://www.nypost.com/p/news/national/terror_then_eerie_calm_as_victims_P8wp5ziGYD09FsyNz9OS4M Terror, then eerie calm as victims fall New York Post January 9, 2011 January 14, 2011 January 12, 2011 https://web.archive.org/web/20110112235320/http://www.nypost.com/p/news/national/terror_then_eerie_calm_as_victims_P8wp5ziGYD09FsyNz9OS4M live Loughner stopped to reload, but dropped the loaded magazine from his pocket to the sidewalk, from where bystander Patricia Maisch grabbed it.http://articles.cnn.com/2011-01-09/justice/arizona.shooting_1_arizona-congresswoman-gabrielle-giffords-people-shot-doctors https://archive.today/20120717021022/http://articles.cnn.com/2011-01-09/justice/arizona.shooting_1_arizona-congresswoman-gabrielle-giffords-people-shot-doctors dead July 17, 2012 Congresswoman's responses after Arizona shooting called encouraging January 9, 2011 CNN January 19, 2011 Another bystander, Roger Salzgeber, clubbed the back of the assailant's head with a folding chair, injuring his elbow in the process.Hopper Jessica Dolak Kevin Sher Lauren Heroes of Tucson Shooting: 'Something Had to Be Done' https://abcnews.go.com/US/heroes-rep-gabrielle-giffords-shooting-tucson-arizona-subdued/story?id=12580345 ABC News January 10, 2011 January 15, 2011 https://web.archive.org/web/20110119070414/http://abcnews.go.com/US/heroes-rep-gabrielle-giffords-shooting-tucson-arizona-subdued/story?id=12580345 January 19, 2011 live Loughner was tackled to the ground by Bill BadgerBill Badger, a 74-year-old retired United States Army Colonelhttp://www.wnep.com/wnep-schyl-man-tackled-az-gunman-schuylkill-ties,0,7811918.story Man who Tackled AZ Gunman has Schuylkill County Ties Renie Workman January 10, 2011 WNEP-TV January 10, 2011 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20120315072846/http://www.wnep.com/wnep-schyl-man-tackled-az-gunman-schuylkill-ties%2C0%2C7811918.story March 15, 2012 who had also been shot himself. Loughner was further subdued by Maisch, Salzgeber and bystander Joseph Zamudio. Zamudio, a concealed weapon (CCW) permit holder, had a weapon on his person, but arrived after the shooting had stopped and did not draw his firearm.Dolak Kevin Weaver Justin Woman Wrestled Fresh Ammo Clip From Tucson Shooter as He Tried to Reload ABC News https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/patricia-maisch-describes-stopping-gunman-reloading/story?id=12577933 January 9, 2011 January 10, 2011 https://web.archive.org/web/20110119195750/http://abcnews.go.com/Politics/patricia-maisch-describes-stopping-gunman-reloading/story?id=12577933 January 19, 2011 live Thirty-one shell casings were found at the scene by investigators."New threat note found in Tucson shooting" NBC News, January 11, 2011. Retrieved January 23, 2014. The first call from the scene to emergency services was received at 10:11 A.M. While waiting for help to arrive, Giffords's intern Daniel Hernández Jr. applied pressure to the gunshot wound on her forehead, and made sure she did not choke on her blood. Hernández and local paramedic Aaron Rogers are credited with saving Giffords's life.http://www.salon.com/life/feature/2011/01/10/daneil_hernandez_gay_latino_hero Salon Mary Elizabeth Williams The Giffords shooting's gay, Hispanic hero January 10, 2011 January 11, 2011 November 2, 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20121102115158/http://www.salon.com/2011/01/10/daneil_hernandez_gay_latino_hero/ livehttps://opinion.latimes.com/opinionla/2011/01/two-gay-heroes-thwart-assassinations-what-a-difference-35-years-make.html Los Angeles Times Patt Morrison Two gay heroes thwart assassinations – what a difference 35 years make January 10, 2011 January 11, 2011 https://web.archive.org/web/20110112190452/http://opinion.latimes.com/opinionla/2011/01/two-gay-heroes-thwart-assassinations-what-a-difference-35-years-make.html January 12, 2011 live David and Nancy Bowman, a married doctor and nurse couple who were shopping in the store, immediately set up triage and attended to nine-year-old Christina-Taylor Green.Couric Katie Katie Couric Strangers Linked by Tragedy in Tucson Rampage CBS News January 10, 2011 https://www.cbsnews.com/news/strangers-linked-by-tragedy-in-tucson-rampage/ January 11, 2011 https://web.archive.org/web/20110209115359/http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2011/01/10/eveningnews/main7232620.shtml February 9, 2011 live Police arrived on the scene at 10:15 A.M., with paramedics arriving at 10:16 A.M.http://www.abc15.com/dpp/news/region_central_southern_az/tucson/911-call%3A-%22i-do-believe-gabby-giffords-was-hit%22 911 call: "I do believe Gabby Giffords was hit" KNXV-TV January 9, 2011 January 11, 2011 https://web.archive.org/web/20110110024213/http://www.abc15.com/dpp/news/region_central_southern_az/tucson/911-call%3A-%22i-do-believe-gabby-giffords-was-hit%22 January 10, 2011 dead Badger observed the assailant attempting to discard a small bag containing money and identification, which was recovered by the officers.Retired Guard Member Helps Subdue Arizona Gunman http://www.defense.gov/news/newsarticle.aspx?id=62420 American Forces Press Service January 12, 2011 January 14, 2011 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20130713155438/http://www.defense.gov/News/NewsArticle.aspx?ID=62420 July 13, 2013 Following the shooting, the police shut down roads surrounding the shopping center until late in the day. The intersection was cordoned off and most of the businesses in the shopping center were closed throughout the weekend during the initial investigation.http://explorernews.com/news/pima_pinal/article_0b9e3f99-f0dd-53e7-9392-061e76457aba.html 'Utter shock' -Area residents shaken but optimistic The Explorer Wendy Miller January 12, 2011 July 5, 2011 July 2, 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20120702230514/http://explorernews.com/news/pima_pinal/article_0b9e3f99-f0dd-53e7-9392-061e76457aba.html live The Safeway store reopened a week later, with a makeshift memorial erected near the front of the store.https://www.nbcnews.com/id/wbna41091483 Giffords removed from respirator, has tracheotomy – Grocery store where shooting occurred reopens as Tucson NBC News January 15, 2011 July 5, 2011 January 18, 2023 https://web.archive.org/web/20230118122417/https://www.nbcnews.com/id/wbna41091483 live Five people died at the scene,http://azstarnet.com/news/local/article_88b4b436-1b53-11e0-8354-001cc4c002e0.html Rep. Giffords shot, judge and 5 others killed at Tucson event Arizona Daily Star January 8, 2011 January 11, 2011 December 17, 2011 https://web.archive.org/web/20111217000014/http://azstarnet.com/news/local/article_88b4b436-1b53-11e0-8354-001cc4c002e0.html live including Chief Judge John Roll and Giffords's community outreach director Gabe Zimmerman. Several of the injured were taken to University Medical Center in Tucson.3 UMC workers fired for invading records https://tucson.com/news/local/umc-workers-fired-for-invading-records/article_a2645584-906d-50a9-84a4-645d4d4a94b9.html Arizona Daily Star January 13, 2011 April 2, 2020 November 26, 2020 https://web.archive.org/web/20201126222422/https://tucson.com/news/local/umc-workers-fired-for-invading-records/article_a2645584-906d-50a9-84a4-645d4d4a94b9.html live Christina-Taylor Green was later pronounced dead on arrival at the hospital. When Loughner's parents arrived at their home, unaware of the shootings, they found police tape and police cars around their house. Their neighbor Wayne Smith said Loughner's mother "almost passed out right there", while his father sat in the road and cried. Smith described the family as "devastated", feeling guilty, and wondering "where did they fail?"Stanglin Douglas http://content.usatoday.com/communities/ondeadline/post/2011/01/suspect-jared-loughners-parents-devastated-by-tucson-shootings/1 Suspect Jared Loughner's parents 'devastated' by Tucson shootings USA Today January 11, 2011 January 12, 2011 October 5, 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20121005134310/http://content.usatoday.com/communities/ondeadline/post/2011/01/suspect-jared-loughners-parents-devastated-by-tucson-shootings/1 live Loughner's parents released a statement three days later expressing remorse for the victims and saying, "We don't understand why this happened."https://www.foxnews.com/us/family-of-arizona-shooting-rampage-breaks-silence-expresses-remorse-for-victims/ Family of Arizona Shooting Rampage Breaks Silence, Expresses Remorse for Victims Fox News Channel April 7, 2010 January 12, 2011 October 5, 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20121005134310/http://content.usatoday.com/communities/ondeadline/post/2011/01/suspect-jared-loughners-parents-devastated-by-tucson-shootings/1 live File:Gabrielle_Giffords_shooting_scene_D.jpg La Toscana Village mall. The attack occurred near the Safeway main entrance, which is below the gable-end."The Arizona Shooting, and What Led Up to It" https://web.archive.org/web/20170618000855/http://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2011/01/09/us/reconstruct-graphic.html June 18, 2017 , The New York Times. January 9, 2011. Retrieved January 30, 2011. 200 image of La Toscana Village mall, where the shooting occurred Investigation thumb|right|Police investigate the crime scene, seen here around two hours after the attack. Jared Lee Loughner, the perpetrator, was described as a white male in his mid-20s who had short hair and "dressed in a shabby manner". He was arrested after being detained by bystanders,https://www.nbcnews.com/id/wbna40980334 Profile of Jared Loughner: 'I can't trust the current government' NBC News January 8, 2011 January 8, 2011 January 18, 2023 https://web.archive.org/web/20230118122416/https://www.nbcnews.com/id/wbna40980334 livehttps://www.reuters.com/article/idUSTRE7071IA20110108 Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords shot in Arizona Reuters January 8, 2011 January 8, 2011 Roberta Rampton February 15, 2022 https://web.archive.org/web/20220215014339/https://www.reuters.com/article/idUSTRE7071IA20110108?feedType=RSS&feedName=domesticNews live and police later released his name and details. The FBI attempted to question Loughner, but he reportedly refused to cooperate with authorities and invoked his Fifth Amendment rights.http://www.newstime.co.za/WorldNews/Loughner_Invoking_Fifth_Amendment_After_Arizona_Slaughter/18361/ https://web.archive.org/web/20160304050128/http://www.newstime.co.za/WorldNews/Loughner_Invoking_Fifth_Amendment_After_Arizona_Slaughter/18361/ dead March 4, 2016 Loughner Invoking Fifth Amendment After Arizona Slaughter January 9, 2011 January 9, 2011 NewsTime South African Press Association New Zealand Authorities claimed that Loughner's motive was unknown. They said that evidence seized from a safe in Loughner's home included an envelope marked with notes reading "I planned ahead", "My assassination", and "Giffords", as well as a letter from Giffords's office thanking him for attending a similar event in 2007.Nick Allen https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/us-politics/8249720/Gabrielle-Giffords-shooting-Jared-Lee-Loughner-facing-five-charges.html Gabrielle Giffords shooting: Jared Lee Loughner facing five charges The Daily Telegraph London January 10, 2011 January 19, 2011 https://web.archive.org/web/20110120160503/http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/northamerica/usa/us-politics/8249720/Gabrielle-Giffords-shooting-Jared-Lee-Loughner-facing-five-charges.html January 20, 2011 live Federal officials charged Loughner the next day with killing federal government employees, attempting to assassinate a member of Congress and attempting to kill federal employees.Federal charges could carry death penalty https://www.politico.com/story/2011/01/federal-charges-could-carry-death-penalty-047298 Politico January 9, 2011 Alexander Burns Matt Negrin January 30, 2011 March 10, 2013 https://web.archive.org/web/20130310162653/http://www.politico.com/news/stories/0111/47298.html liveSuspect charged in congresswoman's attack https://www.nbcnews.com/id/wbna40988567 NBC News Associated Press January 9, 2011 March 20, 2020 January 18, 2023 https://web.archive.org/web/20230118122417/https://www.nbcnews.com/id/wbna40988567 liveSuspect charged with attempted assassination of Giffords https://www.reuters.com/article/idUSTRE7071IA20110110 Reuters January 9, 2011 Tim Gaynor Peter Henderson June 30, 2017 November 24, 2020 https://web.archive.org/web/20201124173559/https://www.reuters.com/article/idUSTRE7071IA20110110 live Police reports reveal he had purchased a Glock pistol at a Sportsman's Warehouse store, after passing the required FBI background check,https://www.foxnews.com/us/arizona-suspected-gunman-passed-fbi-background-check/ Arizona Suspected Gunman Passed FBI Background Check May 12, 2013 Fox News January 9, 2011 June 13, 2013 https://web.archive.org/web/20130613213423/http://www.foxnews.com/us/2011/01/09/arizona-suspected-gunman-no-stranger-to-trouble/ live less than six weeks before and attempted to buy additional ammunition for the pistol at a Walmart on the morning of the shooting,https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2011-01-11/glock-pistol-sales-surge-in-aftermath-of-shooting-of-arizona-s-giffords Glock Pistol Sales Surge in Aftermath of Arizona Shootings January 11, 2011 January 11, 2011 Bloomberg Michael Riley https://web.archive.org/web/20110112052242/http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2011-01-11/glock-pistol-sales-surge-in-aftermath-of-shooting-of-arizona-s-giffords.html January 12, 2011 live but the clerk refused to sell it to him based on his appearance and demeanor.https://www.cnn.com/2011/CRIME/01/09/arizona.shooting.investigation/index.html Massacre suspect "mentally disturbed", former teacher says January 10, 2011 January 14, 2011 CNN https://web.archive.org/web/20110111122628/http://www.cnn.com/2011/CRIME/01/09/arizona.shooting.investigation/index.html January 11, 2011 livehttps://www.wsj.com/articles/SB10001424052748703779704576074080255720732 Suspect Bought Bullets Hours Before Rampage The Wall Street Journal January 10, 2011 January 14, 2011 Evan Perez Devlin Barrett https://web.archive.org/web/20110125192345/http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748703779704576074080255720732.html January 25, 2011 live subscription As the shooting occurred outside the Tucson city limits in unincorporated Casas Adobes, the Pima County Sheriff's Department started the initial investigation with assistance from the Tucson Police Department and the Arizona Department of Public Safety.CNN live broadcast The Federal Bureau of Investigation director Robert Mueller was ordered to the location by President Obama, and the FBI took over the investigation.Spotts Pete Arizona shooting: Rep. Gabrielle Giffords hit at meeting with constituents https://www.csmonitor.com/USA/2011/0108/Arizona-shooting-Rep.-Gabrielle-Giffords-hit-at-meeting-with-constituents The Christian Science Monitor January 8, 2011 January 8, 2011 https://web.archive.org/web/20110119192213/http://www.csmonitor.com/USA/2011/0108/Arizona-shooting-Rep.-Gabrielle-Giffords-hit-at-meeting-with-constituents January 19, 2011 live The United States Capitol Police also conducted an investigation. Perpetrator Jared Lee Loughner thumb|upright|left|Photograph of Loughner taken by U.S. Marshals Jared Lee Loughner, then age 22, lived with his parents Randy and Amy Loughner in Tucson, about 5 mi from the site of the shooting. His mother worked for the City Parks Department; his father's work was not known. Loughner had been attending Pima Community College. Former classmates stated Loughner (at the time) cared about his education due to his appreciation of knowledge. Because of teacher and student complaints about Loughner's increasingly disruptive behavior in classes, the college suspended him on September 29, 2010, and he dropped out of the school in October. Loughner chose not to return, as the college required him to have a mental health evaluation and clearance to be readmitted. Before the shooting, Loughner had two previous offenses, one of which was for drug possession. He had become obsessed with Giffordshttps://www.politico.com/story/2012/01/giffordss-future-is-up-in-the-air-071169 Gabrielle Giffords' future is up in the air a year after Tucson shooting Jonathan Allen Politico January 6, 2012 January 15, 2012 June 14, 2013 https://web.archive.org/web/20130614003234/http://www.politico.com//news/stories/0112/71169.html live and had previously met her at a "Congress on your Corner" event in a Tucson mall in August 2007.Emshwiller John R. John R. Emshwiller Barrett Devlin Forrelle Charles Suspect Fixated on Giffords The Wall Street Journal January 10, 2011 https://www.wsj.com/articles/SB10001424052748703667904576071191163461466 January 11, 2011 https://web.archive.org/web/20110110224001/http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748703667904576071191163461466.html January 10, 2011 live subscription U.S. Army officials said that Loughner had attempted to enlist in 2008, but his application had been rejected as "unqualified" for service. They declined further disclosure due to confidentiality rules.Steller Tim http://azstarnet.com/news/local/crime/article_91db5db4-1b74-11e0-ba23-001cc4c002e0.html Man linked to Giffords shooting called 'very disturbed' Arizona Daily Star January 8, 2011 January 8, 2011 https://web.archive.org/web/20110109054527/http://azstarnet.com/news/local/crime/article_91db5db4-1b74-11e0-ba23-001cc4c002e0.html January 9, 2011 live An administration official indicated to the media that Loughner had failed a drug test.Griffin Drew Drew Griffin Yellin Jessica Jessica Yellin Candiotti Susan Susan Candiotti Bash Dana Dana Bash Rowlands Ted Ted Rowlands (newscaster) Meserve Jeanne Silverleib Alan Wian Casey Bohn Kevin 5 Giffords stabilizes as suspect heads to court CNN January 11, 2011 http://www.cnn.com/2011/CRIME/01/10/arizona.shooting/index.html January 11, 2011 https://web.archive.org/web/20110110190409/http://www.cnn.com/2011/CRIME/01/10/arizona.shooting/index.html January 10, 2011 live Loughner had been posting material online for some time via his Myspace account and on YouTube under the name "Classitup10".Arizona massacre suspect: 'Kind of a troubled past' CNN January 9, 2011 http://edition.cnn.com/2011/CRIME/01/08/arizona.shooting.suspect/ January 9, 2011 October 23, 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20121023083828/http://edition.cnn.com/2011/CRIME/01/08/arizona.shooting.suspect/ dead He gave his views on terrorism, federal laws, and his belief that the government was brainwashing the citizenry with language.http://www.upi.com/Top_News/US/2011/01/08/Loughner-mused-if-he-was-a-terrorist/UPI-44681294537795/ Loughner mused if he was a terrorist January 8, 2011 January 9, 2011 United Press International https://web.archive.org/web/20110119082232/http://www.upi.com/Top_News/US/2011/01/08/Loughner-mused-if-he-was-a-terrorist/UPI-44681294537795/ January 19, 2011 live Hours before the incident, Loughner's Myspace page was updated with posts from his account stating, "Goodbye", and said to friends: "Please don't be mad at me."Shafer Jack Jack Shafer Tapper Jake Jake Tapper Balko Radley Radley Balko Marshall Josh Josh Marshall Smith Ben Ben Smith (journalist) Kirn Walter Walter Kirn Lithwick Dahlia Dahlia Lithwick Maddow Rachel Rachel Maddow Davis Susan The Giffords Shooting Slate January 8, 2011 http://www.slate.com/articles/news_and_politics/press_box/2011/01/the_giffords_shooting.html https://web.archive.org/web/20110119033341/http://www.slate.com/id/2280593/ January 19, 2011 liveWeisenthal Joe Gunman Identified As Jared Lee Loughner Business Insider January 8, 2011 http://www.businessinsider.com/jared-lee-loughner-2011-1 January 8, 2011 https://web.archive.org/web/20110110025304/http://www.businessinsider.com/jared-lee-loughner-2011-1 January 10, 2011 live On November 30, 2010, Loughner purchased a Glock 19 semi-automatic pistol at a Sportsman's Warehouse store in Tucson, passing a background check.Tucson Shootings Add to Glock's Notoriety Andrew Martin January 14, 2011 July 26, 2018 The New York Times https://www.nytimes.com/2011/01/15/business/15glock.html January 18, 2023 https://web.archive.org/web/20230118122418/https://www.nytimes.com/2011/01/15/business/15glock.html live Earlier on the day of the shooting, Loughner reportedly had an altercation with his father regarding a black bag the younger man took from a car trunk.Banfield Ashleigh Jessica Hopper Josey Crews Emily Friedman Tucson Shooting: Jared Loughner Stopped for Traffic Violation Hours Before Shooting ABC News January 12, 2011 https://abcnews.go.com/US/tucson-shooting-jared-loughner-stopped-authorities-hours-shooting/story?id=12597092 January 16, 2011 https://web.archive.org/web/20110119064040/http://abcnews.go.com/US/tucson-shooting-jared-loughner-stopped-authorities-hours-shooting/story?id=12597092 January 19, 2011 live A bag matching the description was later found in a nearby desert area containing 9mm ammunition, and it is believed to belong to Loughner.Loughner's black bag found KMSB-TV January 14, 2011 http://www.fox11az.com/news/local/Loughners-black-bag-found-113613454.html January 16, 2011 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20110928222914/http://www.fox11az.com/news/local/Loughners-black-bag-found-113613454.html September 28, 2011 Later that morning, at approximately 7:30 A.M., Loughner was stopped by an Arizona Game and Fish Department officer after running a red light, but was released with a warning when it was determined that he did not have any outstanding warrants. Legal proceedings thumb|Federal Correctional Institution, Phoenix, where Loughner was being held Loughner was held in the Federal Correctional Institution at Phoenix without bail.Tucson shooting suspect held without bail http://www.abc15.com/dpp/news/national/suspect-jared-loughner-faces-federal-charges-in-tucson-shooting KNXV-TV January 9, 2011 January 12, 2011 https://web.archive.org/web/20110111092955/http://www.abc15.com/dpp/news/national/suspect-jared-loughner-faces-federal-charges-in-tucson-shooting January 11, 2011 dead All Arizona-based federal judges recused themselves from the case because of their ties to Judge Roll, who was killed in the attack.Johnson Kevin https://www.usatoday.com/news/washington/2011-01-12-defense12_ST_N.htm In Loughner case, Ariz. federal judiciary considers recusal USA Today January 11, 2011 January 12, 2011 January 18, 2023 https://web.archive.org/web/20230118122417/https://usatoday30.usatoday.com/news/washington/2011-01-12-defense12_ST_N.htm liveO'Neill Ann http://www.cnn.com/2011/CRIME/01/12/arizona.judy.clarke.profile/ Lawyer keeps even the most loathed criminals off death row CNN January 12, 2011 January 12, 2011 https://web.archive.org/web/20121109035421/http://www.cnn.com/2011/CRIME/01/12/arizona.judy.clarke.profile/ November 9, 2012 live The federal case was assigned to a San Diego-based jurist, federal Judge Larry Alan Burns from the United States District Court for the Southern District of California.http://tpmmuckraker.talkingpointsmemo.com/2011/01/due_to_arizona_conflicts_california_judge_takes_ov.php Due To Arizona Conflicts, California Judge Takes Over Loughner Case Reilly Ryan J. Talking Points Memo January 12, 2011 January 13, 2011 January 18, 2023 https://web.archive.org/web/20230118122431/https://talkingpointsmemo.com/muckraker live The public defender Judy Clarke, also based in San Diego, was appointed to represent Loughner in federal court.Hoffer Steven Judy Clarke, Who Defended the 'Unabomber,' Will Represent Jared Lee Loughner AOL News AOL January 10, 2011 http://www.aolnews.com/2011/01/10/judy-clarke-who-defended-the-unabomber-will-represent-jared/ January 11, 2011 https://web.archive.org/web/20130507040429/http://www.aolnews.com/2011/01/10/judy-clarke-who-defended-the-unabomber-will-represent-jared/ May 7, 2013 deadhttps://www.nytimes.com/2011/01/11/us/11defender.html Loughner's Lawyer Is Called a Master Strategist William Glaberson The New York Times January 10, 2011 January 11, 2011 https://web.archive.org/web/20110111050242/http://www.nytimes.com/2011/01/11/us/11defender.html January 11, 2011 live On January 19, 2011, a federal grand jury handed down an indictment for three counts against Loughner for the attempt to assassinate Representative Giffords, and attempting to kill two federal employees, her aides Ron Barber and Pamela Simon.https://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/nation/la-na-0120-loughner-indictment-20110120,0,7054779.story Federal grand jury indicts Loughner in Giffords shooting Riccardi Nicholas Los Angeles Times January 20, 2011 January 20, 2011 https://web.archive.org/web/20110218213941/http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/nation/la-na-0120-loughner-indictment-20110120%2C0%2C7054779.story February 18, 2011 live Loughner was indicted on additional charges of murder and attempted murder on March 3, for a total of 49 counts.Cratty and Carol http://www.cnn.com/2011/CRIME/03/04/arizona.loughner/ Alleged Tucson gunman indicted on 49 charges in shooting CNN March 4, 2011 March 5, 2011 January 18, 2023 https://web.archive.org/web/20230118122422/http://www.cnn.com/2011/CRIME/03/04/arizona.loughner/ live Prosecutors representing the state of Arizona filed murder and attempted murder charges on behalf of the victims who were not federal employees. Under Arizona's speedy trial statutes, Arizona state prosecutors normally have ten days from the time a suspect is taken into custody to file charges, but time spent in federal custody does not count toward this limitation.Smith Kim LaWall considers state charges in Tucson shooting spree case Arizona Daily Star January 10, 2011 http://azstarnet.com/news/local/crime/article_73b56d54-1ce4-11e0-8c0e-001cc4c002e0.html January 11, 2011 January 11, 2011 https://web.archive.org/web/20110111174226/http://azstarnet.com/news/local/crime/article_73b56d54-1ce4-11e0-8c0e-001cc4c002e0.html live Conviction in either federal or state court meant that Loughner could face the death penalty. On May 25, 2011, Judge Burns found Loughner incompetent to stand trial based on two medical evaluations. These evaluations had diagnosed him with paranoid schizophrenia.http://news.blogs.cnn.com/2011/05/25/judge-loughner-not-competent-to-stand-trial/ Judge: Loughner not competent to stand trial in Arizona shootings CNN May 25, 2011 May 25, 2011 https://web.archive.org/web/20110527014202/http://news.blogs.cnn.com/2011/05/25/judge-loughner-not-competent-to-stand-trial/ May 27, 2011 dead Loughner was ordered to be forcibly medicated following his diagnosis of schizophrenia.Trial not likely for Jared Lee Loughner in 2012 http://www.nypost.com/p/news/national/trial_not_likely_for_jared_lee_loughner_NHbkr1Kh2Dmr2gxvFMq48M New York Post July 16, 2012 Associated Press January 6, 2012 January 18, 2023 https://web.archive.org/web/20230118122422/https://nypost.com/2012/01/06/trial-not-likely-for-jared-lee-loughner-in-2012/ live A new evaluation was ordered for January 25, 2012.New Loughner evaluation due Jan. 25 Arizona Daily Star March 10, 2016 http://tucson.com/news/local/new-loughner-evaluation-due-jan/article_913b6b9c-69a0-5e98-94dd-b885d2fb932c.html https://web.archive.org/web/20160310103232/http://tucson.com/news/local/new-loughner-evaluation-due-jan/article_913b6b9c-69a0-5e98-94dd-b885d2fb932c.html March 10, 2016 dead October 12, 2019 On February 6, 2012, his stay at the Springfield, Missouri facility was extended by four months.U.S. judge grants more time for accused Tucson shooter https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-shooting-tucson-idUSTRE81525R20120207 Reuters July 16, 2012 February 6, 2012 February 1, 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20160201103106/http://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-shooting-tucson-idUSTRE81525R20120207 live A request by Loughner's lawyers to end forced medication was denied.Jared Lee Loughner Loses 3 Appeals Over Forced Medication https://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/03/05/jared-lee-loughner-trial-forced-medication-arizona-shooting_n_1321407.html Huffington Post July 16, 2012 Associated Press March 5, 2012 January 18, 2023 https://web.archive.org/web/20230118122425/https://www.huffpost.com/?err_code=404&err_url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.huffingtonpost.com%2F2012%2F03%2F05%2Fjared-lee-loughner-trial-forced-medication-arizona-shooting_n_1321407.html live Another competency hearing was set for June 27, 2012, but later rescheduled.Jennifer Bowen Hearing set to determine if alleged Tucson shooter can stand trial http://www.tucsonnewsnow.com/story/18617846/hearing-set-to-determine-if-alleged-tucson-shooter-can-stand-trial Tucson News Now July 16, 2012 May 24, 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20131009085733/http://www.tucsonnewsnow.com/story/18617846/hearing-set-to-determine-if-alleged-tucson-shooter-can-stand-trial October 9, 2013 deadDavid Schwartz Accused Tucson shooter's competency hearing rescheduled https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-shooting-loughner-idUSBRE85B1IJ20120612 Reuters July 16, 2012 June 12, 2012 February 1, 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20160201103106/http://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-shooting-loughner-idUSBRE85B1IJ20120612 live On August 7, 2012, Loughner's competency hearing began with testimony from Dr. Christina Pietz, Loughner's forensic psychologist, who testified that she believed Loughner was competent to stand trial. After hearing the evidence, Judge Burns ruled that Loughner was competent to stand trial, whereupon Loughner pleaded guilty to 19 counts.Jared Loughner is found competent to stand trial https://www.azcentral.com/news/articles/20120807tucson-shooting-loughner-court-hearing.html The Arizona Republic August 7, 2012 January 18, 2023 https://web.archive.org/web/20230118122942/https://help.azcentral.com/ live On November 8, 2012, Loughner appeared for sentencing, with several of his victims as well as relatives of those he killed in attendance. Judge Burns sentenced Loughner to seven consecutive life terms plus 140 years in prison without parole.Ball James Jared Lee Loughner sentenced to life in prison https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/national-security/gabrielle-giffords-confronts-shooter-jared-lee-loughner-in-court/2012/11/08/09968fe2-29c7-11e2-b4e0-346287b7e56c_story.html November 14, 2012 The Washington Post November 8, 2012 November 13, 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20121113161352/http://www.washingtonpost.com/world/national-security/gabrielle-giffords-confronts-shooter-jared-lee-loughner-in-court/2012/11/08/09968fe2-29c7-11e2-b4e0-346287b7e56c_story.html liveDuke Alan Loughner sentenced to life for Arizona shootings https://edition.cnn.com/2012/11/08/justice/arizona-loughner-sentencing/index.html CNN November 14, 2012 November 9, 2012 November 9, 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20121109141836/http://edition.cnn.com/2012/11/08/justice/arizona-loughner-sentencing/index.html liveSantos Fernanda Gunman in Giffords Shooting Sentenced to 7 Life Terms https://www.nytimes.com/2012/11/09/us/gunman-who-shot-giffords-to-be-sentenced.html November 14, 2012 The New York Times November 8, 2012 November 14, 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20121114040220/http://www.nytimes.com/2012/11/09/us/gunman-who-shot-giffords-to-be-sentenced.html live After his sentencing in federal court, Pima County Attorney Barbara LaWall announced that she would not prosecute Loughner on behalf of the state of Arizona. LaWall explained that her decision would afford the victims and their families, as well as the community in Tucson and Pima County, an opportunity to move forward with their lives. She said that, after speaking and consulting personally with each of the surviving victims and with the family members of those killed, it was clear that they would not be benefitted by a state prosecution. Surviving victims and family members told LaWall that they are "completely satisfied with the federal prosecution", that "justice has been served", and that the federal sentence is "suitably severe".http://www.tucsonlocalmedia.com/news/article_f396fab0-29f3-11e2-9ec5-001a4bcf887a.html Pima County Attorney won't prosecute Loughner – The Explorer: News The Explorer November 8, 2012 September 13, 2014 live https://web.archive.org/web/20160322094949/http://www.tucsonlocalmedia.com/news/article_f396fab0-29f3-11e2-9ec5-001a4bcf887a.html March 22, 2016 () Victims right Chief Judge John Roll.jpg 120 Chief Judge John Roll Chief Judge John Roll Gabe Zimmerman Oct 2009.jpg 116 Gabe Zimmerman Gabe Zimmerman Six people were killed in the attack;http://archive.boston.com/news/nation/articles/2011/01/09/thumbnail_sketches_of_victims_in_tucson_shooting/ Thumbnail sketches of victims in Tucson shooting The Boston Globe Associated Press January 9, 2011 January 10, 2011 February 13, 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20120213125859/http://www.boston.com/news/nation/articles/2011/01/09/thumbnail_sketches_of_victims_in_tucson_shooting/ liveThe Arizona Republic https://www.azcentral.com/news/articles/2011/01/08/20110108gabrielle-giffords-arizona-shooting-timeline.html Gabrielle Giffords shooting: As it unfolded January 8, 2011 January 9, 2011 January 18, 2023 https://web.archive.org/web/20230118122941/https://help.azcentral.com/ live Christina-Taylor Green, 9, of Tucson. Green was accompanied to the meeting by neighbor Susan Hileman.Born, died between 2 tragedies http://azstarnet.com/news/local/article_28c8e686-1ca6-5b3e-ab85-965bd22c68c0.html Stephanie Innes Arizona Daily Star September 1, 2011 September 1, 2011 February 2, 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20120202204143/http://azstarnet.com/news/local/article_28c8e686-1ca6-5b3e-ab85-965bd22c68c0.html live As her date of birth was September 11, 2001, she had appeared in the book Faces of Hope: Babies Born on 9/11 (page 41).https://www.smh.com.au/world/baby-of-hope-shot-dead-by-gunman-20110109-19jpr.html 'Baby of hope' shot dead by gunman January 9, 2011 The Sydney Morning Herald January 9, 2011Faces of Hope: Babies Born on 9/11 Naman Christine Pisera 2002 Health Communications, Inc Deerfield Beach, Florida 978-0-7573-0097-4 41 https://books.google.com/books?id=VayUKdTuI7kC&pg=PA41 January 10, 2011 She was the granddaughter of former Major League Baseball player and manager Dallas Green and the second cousin of actress Sophia Bush.Joe Posnanski A Death in The Family January 24, 2011 Sports Illustrated http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/vault/article/magazine/MAG1180934/index.htm Everyone says Christina had Roxanna's grace and John's spirit. January 22, 2011 November 3, 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20121103203709/http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/vault/article/magazine/MAG1180934/index.htm dead Dorothy "Dot" Morris, 76, a retired secretary from Oro Valley; wife of George, who was wounded.Rhonda Bodfield Morrises, shot at shopping center gathering, 'were totally in love' http://azstarnet.com/news/local/crime/article_172ac6d9-578c-5b3a-b227-c824c94c3f28.html Arizona Daily Star January 10, 2011 January 11, 2011 January 12, 2011 https://web.archive.org/web/20110112203757/http://azstarnet.com/news/local/crime/article_172ac6d9-578c-5b3a-b227-c824c94c3f28.html live John Roll, 63, chief judge of the U.S. District Court for Arizona, named to the federal bench by President George H. W. Bush in 1991.https://www.nytimes.com/2011/01/09/us/09judge.html Amid Shock, Recalling Judge's Life of Service John Schwartz The New York Times January 8, 2011 January 9, 2011 https://web.archive.org/web/20121113071104/http://www.nytimes.com/2011/01/09/us/09judge.html November 13, 2012 live Phyllis Schneck, 79, homemaker from Tucson.Rhonda Bodfield Shooting victim made quilts, volunteered http://azstarnet.com/news/local/crime/article_8fa84b49-2e3a-5267-9af8-a5809386e583.html Arizona Daily Star January 10, 2011 January 11, 2011 January 12, 2011 https://web.archive.org/web/20110112225726/http://azstarnet.com/news/local/crime/article_8fa84b49-2e3a-5267-9af8-a5809386e583.html live Dorwan Stoddard, 76, retired construction worker, died from a gunshot wound to the head; his wife Mavy was wounded.Poole Brad https://www.reuters.com/article/idUSTRE70A5RE20110111 Tucson shooting victim shielded wife from hail of bullets Reuters January 11, 2011 January 12, 2011 https://web.archive.org/web/20110112052145/https://www.reuters.com/article/idUSTRE70A5RE20110111 January 12, 2011 live Gabriel "Gabe" Zimmerman, 30, community outreach director for Giffords, and a member of Giffords's staff since 2006. Zimmerman was the first Congressional staffer killed in the line of duty.Tony Davis Aide had gift for working with people http://azstarnet.com/news/local/article_4521426f-3aed-52c8-87fd-19e38b9ec5ec.html Arizona Daily Star January 9, 2011 January 11, 2011 January 12, 2011 https://web.archive.org/web/20110112015715/http://azstarnet.com/news/local/article_4521426f-3aed-52c8-87fd-19e38b9ec5ec.html live https://www.politico.com/story/2011/07/fallen-hill-staffer-honored-059488 Fallen Hill staffer honored Politico July 20, 2011 February 26, 2020 February 26, 2020 https://web.archive.org/web/20200226064956/https://www.politico.com/story/2011/07/fallen-hill-staffer-honored-059488 live In addition to the 6 dead, 13 other people were wounded by gunshot in the attack, while a 14th person was injured subduing Loughner. Gabrielle Giffords and two other members of her staff were among the surviving gunshot victims.Bell Melissa Buck James http://voices.washingtonpost.com/blog-post/2011/01/arizona_shooting_victims_the_i.html Updated: List of injured victims in Arizona shooting released by Pima County sheriff The Washington Post January 14, 2011 January 14, 2011 October 9, 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20121009173637/http://voices.washingtonpost.com/blog-post/2011/01/arizona_shooting_victims_the_i.html dead Staffer Ron Barber, shot in the thigh and face, would later succeed Giffords in her House seat.https://www.chicagotribune.com/2012/11/17/ex-giffords-aide-ron-barber-wins-arizona-house-race/ Ex-Giffords aide Ron Barber wins Arizona House race Jazmine Woodberry Reuters November 17, 2012 September 11, 2013 November 19, 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20121119135722/http://articles.chicagotribune.com/2012-11-17/news/sns-rt-us-usa-campaign-barberbre8ag0kh-20121117_1_ron-barber-gabrielle-giffords-thousands-of-provisional-ballots live Gabby Giffords thumb|upright|Giffords in 2010, official portrait Gabby Giffords was reported to be the target of the shootings. Some news organizations initially reported she had been killed, but these statements were quickly revised to reflect that she had survived with a gunshot wound to the head.Moos Julie After conflicting reports in Arizona shooting, Sklar, Silverman track media mistakes while NPR explains http://www.poynter.org/latest-news/top-stories/113736/after-conflicting-reports-in-arizona-shooting-folkenflik-uses-twitter-to-explain-media-mistakes/ Poynter Institute January 8, 2011 January 9, 2011 https://web.archive.org/web/20110110201233/http://www.poynter.org/latest-news/top-stories/113736/after-conflicting-reports-in-arizona-shooting-folkenflik-uses-twitter-to-explain-media-mistakes/ January 10, 2011 deadHagey Keach NPR: 'We regret the erroneous news' https://www.politico.com/story/2011/01/npr-we-regret-the-erroneous-news-047282 Politico January 8, 2011 January 9, 2011 May 13, 2013 https://web.archive.org/web/20130513045928/http://www.politico.com//news/stories/0111/47282.html live Daniel Hernández Jr., one of Giffords's interns, assisted her after she was wounded and is credited with saving her life.Williams Mary Elizabeth http://www.salon.com/life/feature/2011/01/10/daneil_hernandez_gay_latino_hero The Giffords shooting's gay, Hispanic hero Salon January 10, 2011 January 15, 2011 https://web.archive.org/web/20110117085708/http://www.salon.com/life/feature/2011/01/10/daneil_hernandez_gay_latino_hero January 17, 2011 liveMorrison Patt http://opinion.latimes.com/opinionla/2011/01/two-gay-heroes-thwart-assassinations-what-a-difference-35-years-make.html Two gay heroes thwart assassinations – what a difference 35 years make Los Angeles Times January 10, 2011 January 15, 2011 https://web.archive.org/web/20110114213856/http://opinion.latimes.com/opinionla/2011/01/two-gay-heroes-thwart-assassinations-what-a-difference-35-years-make.html January 14, 2011 liveFoley Elise https://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/01/10/heroic-giffords-intern-co_n_806999.html Heroic Giffords Intern Could Be Asked For Papers Under Arizona Immigration Law Huffington Post January 10, 2011 January 15, 2011 https://web.archive.org/web/20110111002538/http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/01/10/heroic-giffords-intern-co_n_806999.html January 11, 2011 live Giffords was taken to University Medical Center in critical condition,Murray Shailagh Horwitz Sari https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2011/01/08/AR2011010802422.html Hospital: Rep. Gabrielle Giffords shot in Tucson rampage; federal judge killed January 9, 2011 The Washington Post January 9, 2011 January 9, 2011 https://web.archive.org/web/20110109124621/http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2011/01/08/AR2011010802422.html live although she was still conscious. Within 38 minutes, Giffords underwent emergency surgery,Stein Rob Vedantam Shankar https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2011/01/09/AR2011010904439.html Doctors see signs of hope for Giffords's recovery The Washington Post January 9, 2011 January 10, 2011 February 21, 2011 https://web.archive.org/web/20110221204956/http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2011/01/09/AR2011010904439.html live and part of her skull was removed to prevent further brain damage caused by swelling. She was placed into a medically induced coma to allow her brain to rest.Carollo Kim Gabrielle Giffords in Medically Induced Coma to Help Brain Rest https://abcnews.go.com/Health/gabrielle-giffords-health-update/story?id=12576433 ABC News January 9, 2011 January 9, 2011 https://web.archive.org/web/20110119040501/http://abcnews.go.com/Health/gabrielle-giffords-health-update/story?id=12576433 January 19, 2011 live During a memorial ceremony on January 12, President Obama announced that earlier that day Giffords had opened her eyes for the first time since the attack. As Giffords's status improved, she began simple physical therapy and music therapy.Money Luke http://wildcat.arizona.edu/news/giffords-can-move-legs-begins-physical-therapy-1.1843099 Giffords can move legs, begins physical therapy Arizona Daily Wildcat January 14, 2011 January 14, 2011 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20110117041554/http://wildcat.arizona.edu/news/giffords-can-move-legs-begins-physical-therapy-1.1843099 January 17, 2011 On January 21, 2011, less than two weeks after the attack, her condition was deemed sufficiently stable for her to be released to Houston's Memorial Hermann Medical Center. A few days later she was moved to the center's Institute for Rehabilitation and Research to undergo a program of physical therapy and rehabilitation.http://www.cnn.com/2011/CRIME/01/21/arizona.shooting/index.html Giffords arrives in Houston Martinez Michael January 21, 2011 CNN January 21, 2011 https://web.archive.org/web/20110121102450/http://www.cnn.com/2011/CRIME/01/21/arizona.shooting/index.html January 21, 2011 livehttp://www.cnn.com/2011/CRIME/01/26/arizona.shooting.giffords/index.html Giffords moves to rehabilitation hospital Cohen Elizabeth January 26, 2011 CNN January 26, 2011 January 26, 2011 https://web.archive.org/web/20110126195733/http://www.cnn.com/2011/CRIME/01/26/arizona.shooting.giffords/index.html live After examination, her Houston doctors were optimistic, saying she has "great rehabilitation potential".http://azstarnet.com/news/local/article_4dc188e0-25a8-11e0-aa8e-001cc4c002e0.html Doctor: Giffords has 'great rehabilitation potential' January 21, 2011 Arizona Daily Star January 22, 2011 January 24, 2011 https://web.archive.org/web/20110124194124/http://azstarnet.com/news/local/article_4dc188e0-25a8-11e0-aa8e-001cc4c002e0.html live On August 1, 2011, she made her first public appearance on the House floor to vote in favor of raising the debt limit ceiling. She was met with a standing ovation and accolades from her fellow members of Congress.http://www.cnn.com/2011/POLITICS/08/01/congress.giffords/index.html Giffords returns to House for debt vote August 1, 2011 CNN August 1, 2011 January 31, 2013 https://web.archive.org/web/20130131151541/http://www.cnn.com/2011/POLITICS/08/01/congress.giffords/index.html live Giffords engaged in intensive rehabilitation treatments in Asheville, North Carolina, from October 25 through November 4.https://www.cnn.com/2011/10/23/us/north-carolina-giffords-rehab/index.html Gabrielle Giffords to undergo 'intensive' therapy in North Carolina CNN October 23, 2011 November 18, 2011 October 24, 2011 https://web.archive.org/web/20111024185453/http://www.cnn.com/2011/10/23/us/north-carolina-giffords-rehab/index.html live In 2011, Mark Kelly, Giffords's husband, published a memoir, Gabby: A Story of Courage and Hope, crediting her with joint authorship. He wrote that Giffords vows to return to Congress, although she continues to struggle with language and has lost 50 percent of her vision in both eyes.Myers Amanda Lee Michelle Price https://news.yahoo.com/ap-exclusive-giffords-vows-return-congress-154211434.html AP Exclusive: Giffords vows return to Congress Yahoo! Associated Press November 4, 2011 November 18, 2011 March 5, 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20160305010012/http://news.yahoo.com/ap-exclusive-giffords-vows-return-congress-154211434.html live Kelly himself was elected U.S. Senator from Arizona in 2020. On January 22, 2012, Giffords announced that she would resign from her congressional seat in order to concentrate on her recovery, but promised to return to public service in the future.https://www.foxnews.com/politics/arizona-rep-gabrielle-giffords-to-resign-from-congress Giffords to resign from Congress Fox News Channel January 22, 2012 January 22, 2012 April 1, 2013 https://web.archive.org/web/20130401232622/http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2012/01/22/giffords-to-resign-from-congress/ live She submitted her resignation on January 25 on the floor of the House where her colleagues and the House leadership offered their tributes to her courage and strength.https://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/nation/la-na-giffords-bill-20120126,0,6404241.story https://web.archive.org/web/20120126055707/http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/nation/la-na-giffords-bill-20120126,0,6404241.story dead January 26, 2012 Rep. Gabrielle Giffords sees her last bill pass, says farewell Mascaro Lisa January 26, 2012 Los Angeles Times January 26, 2012 Reaction Political In the wake of the shooting, Democrats and Republicans both called for a cooling of political rhetoric and a return to bipartisanship.https://www.bloomberg.com/news/2011-01-09/lawmakers-urge-end-to-political-rhetoric-after-tucson-shootings.html Giffords Shooting in Arizona May Cool U.S. Political Rhetoric, Hurt Palin Heidi Przybyla January 10, 2011 January 9, 2011 Bloomberg https://web.archive.org/web/20110110103753/http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2011-01-09/lawmakers-urge-end-to-political-rhetoric-after-tucson-shootings.html January 10, 2011 live On the eve of the shooting, Giffords had written to a Republican friend, Trey Grayson, Secretary of State of Kentucky, saying, "we need to figure out how to tone our rhetoric and partisanship down."http://tpmdc.talkingpointsmemo.com/2011/01/giffords-sent-email-on-eve-of-shooting-calling-for-toned-down-rhetoric.php Giffords Sent Email on Eve of Shooting Calling For Toned Down Rhetoric Eric Lack January 10, 2011 January 11, 2011 Talking Points Memo January 18, 2023 https://web.archive.org/web/20230118122947/https://talkingpointsmemo.com/dc live In March 2010, Giffords had expressed concern about the use of crosshairs on a national midterm election map on Sarah Palin's campaign webpage denoting targeted congressional seats, including Giffords', in Arizona's 8th district. Shortly after the map's posting and the subsequent vandalizing of her office that month, Giffords said, "We're in Sarah Palin's 'targeted' list, but the thing is that the way she has it depicted, we're in the crosshairs of a gun sight over our district. When people do that, they've got to realize that there are consequences to that action." At that point in the interview, however, the interviewer said, "campaign rhetoric and war rhetoric have been interchangeable for years." The image was removed from Palin's "takebackthe20" website following the January shootings.Bloodshed Puts New Focus on Vitriol in Politics https://www.nytimes.com/2011/01/09/us/politics/09capital.html Carl Hulse Kate Zernike January 8, 2011 The New York Times January 8, 2011 https://web.archive.org/web/20110110024103/http://www.nytimes.com//2011//01//09//us//politics//09capital.html January 10, 2011 liveCoutsoukis Photius Screenshot of Sarah Palin's Facebook Page with the "Cross Hairs" Map articlesurfing.org http://www.articlesurfing.org/politics_and_government/sarah_palin_facebook_reconstructed.html January 11, 2011 January 2011 January 21, 2013 https://web.archive.org/web/20130121022108/http://articlesurfing.org/politics_and_government/sarah_palin_facebook_reconstructed.html livehttp://politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com/2011/01/09/advisor-linking-palin-to-shootings-appalling/ Adviser: Linking Palin to shootings 'appalling' Mark Preston CNN January 9, 2011 January 9, 2011 August 28, 2013 https://web.archive.org/web/20130828090742/http://politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com/2011/01/09/advisor-linking-palin-to-shootings-appalling/ dead Palin responded to her critics in a January 12 video, rejecting the notion that anyone other than the gunman could bear any responsibility for the Tucson shooting, and accusing the press of manufacturing a "blood libel" to blame her and the right wing for the attacks.https://www.nytimes.com/2011/01/13/us/13palin.html Palin Joins Debate on Heated Speech With Words That Stir New Controversy Jeff Zeleny Michael D. Shear The New York Times January 12, 2011 January 12, 2011 https://web.archive.org/web/20110113043443/http://www.nytimes.com//2011//01//13//us//13palin.html January 13, 2011 livehttp://politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com/2011/01/12/palin-says-efforts-to-lay-blame-reprehensible/#more-142708 Palin says efforts to lay blame 'reprehensible' and a 'blood libel' CNN January 13, 2011 https://web.archive.org/web/20110112232759/http://politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com/2011/01/12/palin-says-efforts-to-lay-blame-reprehensible/ January 12, 2011 dead January 12, 2011http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2011/01/11/democrats-single-sharron-angle-calling-limits-speech/ Palin Criticizes Manufacturers of 'Blood Libel' as Proponents of Speech Limits Cite Sharron Angle Fox News Channel April 7, 2010 January 13, 2011 https://web.archive.org/web/20110119051005/http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2011/01/11/democrats-single-sharron-angle-calling-limits-speech/ January 19, 2011 dead No link was proven between the crosshairs map and the shooting, and it is unclear whether Loughner ever saw the map.The bogus claim that a map of crosshairs by Sarah Palin's PAC incited Rep. Gabby Giffords's shooting Michelle Ye Hee Lee The Washington Post June 15, 2017 November 18, 2021 https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/fact-checker/wp/2017/06/15/the-bogus-claim-that-a-map-of-crosshairs-by-sarah-palins-pac-incited-rep-gabby-giffordss-shooting/ November 29, 2021 https://web.archive.org/web/20211129103653/https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/fact-checker/wp/2017/06/15/the-bogus-claim-that-a-map-of-crosshairs-by-sarah-palins-pac-incited-rep-gabby-giffordss-shooting/ live The political climate in the United States and in Arizona in particular was pointed to by some observers as a possible contributing factor for the violent act. For example, Clarence Dupnik, Pima County Sheriff, initially expressed concern that overheated political rhetoric and violence may be related, observing, "When you look at unbalanced people, how they respond to the vitriol that comes out of certain mouths about tearing down the government. The anger, the hatred, the bigotry that goes on in this country is getting to be outrageous." He believed that Arizona had unfortunately become "the capital" of such feelings. "We have become the mecca for prejudice and bigotry," he said.https://www.nytimes.com/2011/01/10/us/10arizona.html Shooting Casts a Harsh Spotlight on Arizona's Unique Politics Jennifer Steinhauer The New York Times January 9, 2011 January 10, 2011 January 10, 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20120110043348/http://www.nytimes.com/2011/01/10/us/10arizona.html livehttp://voices.washingtonpost.com/44/2011/01/sheriff-dupniks-criticism-of-p.html Sheriff Dupnik's criticism of political 'vitriol' resonates with public The Washington Post Sandhya Somashekhar January 9, 2011 January 29, 2011 November 26, 2020 https://web.archive.org/web/20201126110827/http://voices.washingtonpost.com/44/2011/01/sheriff-dupniks-criticism-of-p.html dead But, Dupnik later said that he had no evidence that the killings were a result of anything particular which Loughner may have read or heard.Mirkinson Jack Megyn Kelly Debates Sheriff Clarence Dupnik About His Comments on Arizona Shooting (VIDEO) Huffington Post January 9, 2011 https://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/01/09/megyn-kelly-debates-clarence-dupnik_n_806521.html January 12, 2011 International media referred to the political climate in the United States and the Palin map in particular.https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-12147588 Shot US congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords 'doing well' BBC News Online January 11, 2011 January 9, 2011 https://web.archive.org/web/20110110030929/http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-12147588 January 10, 2011 livehttp://nos.nl/artikel/210531-toestand-giffords-bevredigend.html Toestand Giffords bevredigend (Condition Giffords satisfying) nos.nl (Dutch public broadcaster) January 10, 2011 January 11, 2011 nl September 27, 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20120927051502/http://nos.nl/artikel/210531-toestand-giffords-bevredigend.html livehttp://www.rtl.nl/(/actueel/rtlnieuws/buitenland/)/components/actueel/rtlnieuws/2011/01_januari/11/buitenland/tea-party_links-misbruikt-aanslag.xml Tea Party: links misbruikt aanslag (Tea Party: left misuses attack) RTL News (Dutch commercial broadcaster) January 11, 2011 nl January 18, 2023 https://web.archive.org/web/20230118122948/https://www.rtl.nl/404 livehttp://www.deredactie.be/cm/vrtnieuws/buitenland/1.938298 Amerikaans Congreslid Giffords neergeschoten (American member of congress Giffords shot down) deredachtie.be (VRT; Belgian public broadcaster) January 8, 2011 January 11, 2011 nl November 20, 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20121120103955/http://www.deredactie.be/cm/vrtnieuws/buitenland/1.938298 livehttps://www.tagesschau.de/ausland/schiessereituscon110.html US-Abgeordnete Giffords in kritischem Zustand (US-representative Giffords in critical condition) tagesschau.de (ARD; German public broadcaster) January 11, 2011 de dead https://web.archive.org/web/20110111053542/http://www.tagesschau.de/ausland/schiessereituscon110.html January 11, 2011 The French newspaper Le Monde said that the attack seemed to confirm "an alarming premonition that has been gaining momentum for a long time: that the verbal and symbolic violence that the most radical right-wing opponents have used in their clash with the Obama administration would at some point lead to tragic physical violence."https://www.foxnews.com/world/global-worry-tucson-attack-augur-more-violent-us/ Associated Press Global worry: Tucson attack augur more violent US? January 10, 2011 Fox News Channel January 15, 2011 In Paris, the newspaper Le Monde said the attack seemed to confirm "an alarming premonition that has been gaining momentum for a long time: that the verbal and symbolic violence that the most radical right-wing opponents have used in their clash with the Obama administration would at some point lead to tragic physical violence." https://web.archive.org/web/20110123230448/http://www.foxnews.com/world/2011/01/10/global-worry-tucson-attack-augur-violent/ January 23, 2011 live President Obama called the shooting an "unspeakable tragedy", adding that "such a senseless and terrible act of violence has no place in a free society". Arizona Governor Jan Brewer called the attack "senseless and cruel violence" and House Speaker John Boehner said, "An attack on one who serves is an attack on all who serve. Acts and threats of violence against public officials have no place in our society".http://speaker.gov/News/DocumentSingle.aspx?DocumentID=219343 Boehner Condemns Attack on Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords John Boehner January 9, 2011 https://web.archive.org/web/20110108195151/http://speaker.gov/News/DocumentSingle.aspx?DocumentID=219343 January 8, 2011 dead Chief Justice John Roberts issued a statement noting, "we in the judiciary have suffered the terrible loss of one of our own", with the death of Chief Judge John Roll.Statement from Chief Justice Roberts on Death of Judge Roll AJAX Fox News Channel January 8, 2011 http://www.foxnewsinsider.com/2011/01/08/statement-from-chief-justice-roberts-on-death-of-judge-roll/ https://archive.today/20120524164259/http://www.foxnewsinsider.com/2011/01/08/statement-from-chief-justice-roberts-on-death-of-judge-roll/ dead May 24, 2012 January 10, 2011 Political figures such as Arizona's United States Senators Jon KylMike Sunnucks http://www.bizjournals.com/phoenix/news/2011/01/08/arizona-federal-leaders-speak-out.html Arizona, federal leaders speak out on shootings Phoenix Business Journal January 8, 2011 January 8, 2011 October 26, 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20121026072602/http://www.bizjournals.com/phoenix/news/2011/01/08/arizona-federal-leaders-speak-out.html live and John McCain,Israel News http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-4010692,00.html McCain: Shooting a 'terrible, terrible' tragedy Ynetnews January 9, 2011 January 29, 2011 November 27, 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20121127190044/http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0%2C7340%2CL-4010692%2C00.html live House Majority Leader Eric Cantor, House Minority Leader Nancy PelosiIn quotes: Reaction to Arizona shooting BBC News Online January 9, 2011 https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-12144057 January 9, 2011 https://web.archive.org/web/20110110024504/http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-12144057 January 10, 2011 live issued statements. Numerous foreign politicians additionally commented on the shooting, including Canadian Foreign Affairs Minister Lawrence Cannon,Ottawa offers condolences to 'valued friend' after Arizona shooting The Globe and Mail Toronto January 9, 2011 https://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/politics/ottawa-offers-condolences-to-valued-friend-after-arizona-shooting/article1863058/ January 10, 2011 https://web.archive.org/web/20110120111639/http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/politics/ottawa-offers-condolences-to-valued-friend-after-arizona-shooting/article1863058/ January 20, 2011 live British Prime Minister David Cameron, Spanish Prime Minister José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero,Expresa Rodríguez Zapatero a Obama su solidaridad tras atentado es yucatan.com.mx Grupo Megamedia January 9, 2011 http://www.yucatan.com.mx/20110109/nota-11/59809-expresa-rodriguez-zapatero-a-obama-su-solidaridad-tras-atentado.htm https://archive.today/20120524164315/http://www.yucatan.com.mx/20110109/nota-11/59809-expresa-rodriguez-zapatero-a-obama-su-solidaridad-tras-atentado.htm dead May 24, 2012 January 11, 2011 and Cuba's Fidel Castro.Associated Press http://www.foxnews.com/world/2011/01/09/fidel-castro-condemns-attack-u-s-congresswoman/ Fidel Castro Condemns Attack on U .S. Congresswoman Fox News Channel January 9, 2011 January 9, 2011 https://web.archive.org/web/20110124233849/http://www.foxnews.com/world/2011/01/09/fidel-castro-condemns-attack-u-s-congresswoman/ January 24, 2011 live The website GiffordsIsLying.com, run by Giffords's former opponent Jesse Kelly, was replaced with a single page urging support for Giffords and her family. Senator Chuck Schumer called for a fresh look at gun control laws in the United States, including the possibility of high-capacity magazine ban, and prohibiting a person who has been rejected for military service due to drug use from owning a gun.Tom Cohen https://edition.cnn.com/2011/POLITICS/01/16/congress.gun.control/index.html Democrats face tough fight on gun control after Tucson shootings January 17, 2011 CNN January 23, 2011 https://web.archive.org/web/20110121222002/http://edition.cnn.com/2011/POLITICS/01/16/congress.gun.control/index.html January 21, 2011 live Homeland Security Committee chairman Peter T. King announced that he would introduce a bill to ban the carrying of firearms within 1000 ft m of certain federal officials.Parkinson John R. http://blogs.abcnews.com/thenote/2011/01/top-republican-rep-pete-king-to-introduce-gun-control-legislation.html Top Republican Rep. Pete King to Introduce Gun-Control Legislation ABC News January 11, 2011 January 12, 2011 January 12, 2011 https://web.archive.org/web/20110112232755/http://blogs.abcnews.com/thenote/2011/01/top-republican-rep-pete-king-to-introduce-gun-control-legislation.html live Representative Carolyn McCarthy announced that she would introduce legislation to ban the sale of high-capacity magazines to civilians.Chernoff Allan http://www.cnn.com/2011/POLITICS/01/10/clips.ban/ McCarthy to call for ban on high-capacity ammo clips CNN January 12, 2011 January 12, 2011 https://web.archive.org/web/20121109040243/http://www.cnn.com/2011/POLITICS/01/10/clips.ban/ November 9, 2012 live Media Some media commentators, such as Howard Kurtz and Toby Harnden, criticized what they perceived as a rush to judgment about the shooter's motivation, disputing suggestions that the shooting was the result of the Tea Party movement or anything in connection to Palin.The unseemly rush to blame Sarah Palin, the Tea Party and Republicans for murder in Arizona Toby Harnden Toby Harnden http://blogs.telegraph.co.uk/news/tobyharnden/100071004/the-unseemly-rush-to-blame-sarah-palin-the-tea-party-and-republicans-for-murder-in-arizona/ January 9, 2011 The Daily Telegraph January 9, 2011 London https://web.archive.org/web/20110112064353/http://blogs.telegraph.co.uk/news/tobyharnden/100071004/the-unseemly-rush-to-blame-sarah-palin-the-tea-party-and-republicans-for-murder-in-arizona/ January 12, 2011 deadByron York Byron York http://washingtonexaminer.com/blogs/beltway-confidential/2011/01/journalists-urged-caution-after-ft-hood-now-race-blame-palin-afte Journalists urged caution after Ft. Hood, now race to blame Palin after Arizona shootings The Washington Examiner January 9, 2011 January 9, 2011 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20110128213422/http://washingtonexaminer.com/blogs/beltway-confidential/2011/01/journalists-urged-caution-after-ft-hood-now-race-blame-palin-afte January 28, 2011 Robert Stacy McCain Robert Stacy McCain http://spectator.org/blog/2011/01/09/arizona-shootings-it-was-a-col Arizona Shootings: 'It Was a Colossal Failure of Journalism' The American Spectator January 9, 2011 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20130827221717/http://spectator.org/blog/2011/01/09/arizona-shootings-it-was-a-col August 27, 2013 Paul Krugman wrote an op-ed piece arguing that political rhetoric had become toxic. With renewed calls to tone down political rhetoric after the shooting, Keith Olbermann said, "Violence, or the threat of violence, has no place in our Democracy, and I apologize for and repudiate any act or any thing in my past that may have even inadvertently encouraged violence." Jon Stewart stated that he did not know whether or not the political environment contributed to the shooting, but, "For all the hyperbole and vitriol that's become a part of our political process—when the reality of that rhetoric, when actions match the disturbing nature of words, we haven't lost our capacity to be horrified. ... Maybe it helps us to remember to match our rhetoric with reality more often." On the evening of the shooting, Fred Phelps of the Westboro Baptist Church released a video titled “Thank God for the Violent Shooter” in which he claimed the shooting to be divine retribution for prior acts of violence allegedly directed at Westboro by “criminal violent veterans”, and called Giffords “an avid supporter of sin and baby-killing.” Phelps incorrectly claimed Loughner to be an Afghanistan veteran and repeated the claim that Sarah Palin had depicted Giffords in a crosshairs on her website, calling Palin a “mouthy witch” and “cowardly brute.” He concluded that Westboro was praying for “more violence and more dead.” Memorials thumb|left|Memorial at site of shooting U.S. flags flown by the federal government were displayed at half-staff from January 9, 2011, until sunset on January 15, 2011, in honor of the victims of the Tucson shooting.http://www.htrnews.com/article/20110110/MAN0101/110110086/Flags-ordered-at-half-staff-through-Saturday-in-honor-of-Tucson-shooting-victims https://web.archive.org/web/20150924031702/http://www.htrnews.com/article/20110110/MAN0101/110110086/Flags-ordered-at-half-staff-through-Saturday-in-honor-of-Tucson-shooting-victims dead September 24, 2015 Flags ordered at half-staff through Saturday in honor of Tucson shooting victims Herald Times Reporter January 20, 2011 A national moment of silence was held at 11:00 a.m. EST on January 10, 2011, on the South Lawn of the White House as well as the steps of the United States Capitol.http://content.usatoday.com/communities/onpolitics/post/2011/01/congress-moment-of-silence-gabrielle-giffords-/1 Moment of silence observed on Capitol steps USA Today January 10, 2011 January 13, 2011 Catalina Camia October 5, 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20121005134958/http://content.usatoday.com/communities/onpolitics/post/2011/01/congress-moment-of-silence-gabrielle-giffords-/1 live President Obama went to Tucson on January 12, where he met with the families of the victims and visited Giffords at her bedside in the medical center before attending the evening's televised memorial ceremony where he delivered a memorial speech. When the Safeway store reopened after the shooting, the staff erected a makeshift memorial. At the 2011 Major League Baseball All-Star Game (the first to take place in Arizona), Giffords's intern, Daniel Hernandez Jr., was accompanied onto the field by the families of the shooting victims, and threw the ceremonial first pitch.https://www.latimes.com/world/la-xpm-2011-nov-10-la-na-daniel-hernandez-20111110-story.html Former Giffords intern elected to Arizona school board November 10, 2011 Ashley Powers Los Angeles Times November 25, 2011 For the 2011 State of the Union Address, Senator Mark Udall of Colorado proposed that members of both houses sit together regardless of party, with one seat left empty in honor of Giffords.https://www.npr.org/blogs/itsallpolitics/2011/01/13/132888876/sen-udall-urges-bipartisan-seating-for-state-of-union Bipartisan State of Union Seating Urged By Sen. Mark Udall NPR January 13, 2011 April 2, 2018 March 31, 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20150331222035/http://www.npr.org/blogs/itsallpolitics/2011/01/13/132888876/sen-udall-urges-bipartisan-seating-for-state-of-union live Christina-Taylor Green, the youngest of the victims, had an interest in politics and said that she had wanted to attend college at Penn State University;Stephanie Innes, Christina-Taylor Green: Born, died between 2 tragedies https://web.archive.org/web/20170620193522/http://tucson.com/news/local/born-died-between-tragedies/article_28c8e686-1ca6-5b3e-ab85-965bd22c68c0.html June 20, 2017 , Arizona Daily Star (January 9, 2011). she was born in Pennsylvania and had a connection to the state through her grandfather, Dallas Green.Board of Trustees meets; President Spanier's remarks https://web.archive.org/web/20230118122955/https://www.psu.edu/news/administration/story/board-trustees-meets-president-spaniers-remarks-1 January 18, 2023 , Penn State University (March 18, 2011).Joseph Berger, Born on Sept. 11, Claimed by a New Horror https://web.archive.org/web/20110119195603/http://www.nytimes.com//2011//01//10//us//10green.html January 19, 2011 , New York Times (January 9, 2011). The university honored her with a brick on the Alumni Walk on campus, and with a certificate in her memory. Others On the night of January 11, 2011, Governor Brewer signed emergency legislation to prohibit protests within 300 ft m of any funeral services, in response to an announcement by the Westboro Baptist Church that it planned to picket the funeral of shooting victim Christina-Taylor Green.https://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/nation/la-na-funeral-protest-20110112,0,7494257.story Seema Mehta Tucson rallies to protect girl's family from protesters Los Angeles Times January 11, 2011 February 21, 2020 January 18, 2023 https://web.archive.org/web/20230118122948/https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2011-jan-11-la-na-funeral-protest-20110112-story.html livehttp://www.politicsdaily.com/2011/01/11/bill-would-ban-westboro-picketers-at-christina-greens-tucson-fu Bill Would Ban Westboro Picketers at Christina Green's Tucson Funeral Politics Daily January 11, 2011 January 12, 2011 January 13, 2011 https://web.archive.org/web/20110113134703/http://www.politicsdaily.com/2011/01/11/bill-would-ban-westboro-picketers-at-christina-greens-tucson-fu/ live The members of the congregation agreed to appear on talk radio in exchange for dropping their plans to picket the funeral.Anderson Phil Phelps' Tucson pickets called off https://www.cjonline.com/article/20110112/NEWS/301129785 August 15, 2020 The Topeka Capital-Journal January 12, 2011 January 18, 2023 https://web.archive.org/web/20230118122948/https://www.cjonline.com/story/news/2011/01/12/band-aid/47348471007/ live On Sunday, January 16, 2011, eight days after the shooting, Vietnam War veteran James Eric Fuller, who had been shot in the knee during the attack, was arrested for disorderly conduct at a town hall meeting. After Tucson Tea Party figure Trent Humphries, who had faulted Giffords for not having enough security, stated that gun control measures should not be discussed until all those killed in the shooting were buried, Fuller allegedly took a picture of Humphries and shouted, "You're dead." In an interview during the week after the shooting, Fuller had criticized Palin and what he called the "Tea Party crime-syndicate" for promoting a divisive political climate before the attacks. The police then committed him to an undisclosed medical facility to undergo a psychiatric evaluation. A police spokesman stated that the hospital will determine when he will be released.Tucson Shooting Victim Detained at Taping of TV Special NBC News January 16, 2011 https://www.nbcnews.com/id/wbna41094534 January 19, 2011 January 18, 2023 https://web.archive.org/web/20230118122951/https://www.nbcnews.com/id/wbna41094534 live Meanwhile, Humphries said he was worried about Fuller's threat, and the dozens of other angry e-mails he received from people blaming right-wing political rhetoric for contributing to the assassination attempt on Giffords.Ariz. Shooting Victim Apologizes for Outburst CBS News January 17, 2011 https://www.cbsnews.com/news/ariz-shooting-victim-apologizes-for-outburst/ January 19, 2011 https://web.archive.org/web/20110119105609/http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2011/01/17/national/main7254844.shtml January 19, 2011 live See also List of United States federal judges killed in office List of members of the United States Congress killed or wounded in office List of massacres in Arizona Bill Gwatney Murder of Jo Cox Notes References 30em Arizona Congresswoman Giffords shot; doctors 'optimistic' about recovery chances January 8, 2011 The Arizona Republic January 12, 2011 https://www.azcentral.com/news/articles/2011/01/08/20110108arizona-giffords-brk.html February 15, 2022 https://web.archive.org/web/20220215014341/https://help.azcentral.com/ live Arizona Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords shot: reaction January 8, 2011 The Arizona Republic https://www.azcentral.com/news/articles/2011/01/08/20110108arizona-congresswoman-gabrielle-giffords-shot-reaction08-ON.html January 13, 2011 January 18, 2023 https://web.archive.org/web/20230118122951/https://help.azcentral.com/ live Gonzalez Daniel Arizona Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords: The victims January 8, 2011 The Arizona Republic https://www.azcentral.com/news/articles/2011/01/08/20110108arizona-congresswoman-gabrielle-giffords-shooting-victims-brk08-ON.html January 13, 2011 CNN Police 'actively pursuing' second person in Tucson shooting January 8, 2011 http://us.cnn.com/2011/CRIME/01/08/arizona.shooting/ January 8, 2011 April 3, 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20120403031133/http://articles.cnn.com/2011-01-08/justice/arizona.shooting_1_law-enforcement-source-federal-judge?_s=PM%3ACRIME live Kanalley Craig Jared Lee Loughner Identified As Gabrielle Giffords Shooter January 8, 2011 Huffington Post https://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/01/08/jared-lee-loughner-gabrielle-giffords-shooter_n_806243.html January 13, 2011 https://web.archive.org/web/20110111195655/http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/01/08/jared-lee-loughner-gabrielle-giffords-shooter_n_806243.html January 11, 2011 live Gupta Sanjay Sanjay Gupta Gupta: What helped Giffords survive brain shot January 10, 2011 CNN http://pagingdrgupta.blogs.cnn.com/2011/01/10/gupta-how-giffords-survived-bullet-to-the-brain/ January 13, 2011 https://web.archive.org/web/20110111061831/http://pagingdrgupta.blogs.cnn.com/2011/01/10/gupta-how-giffords-survived-bullet-to-the-brain/ January 11, 2011 dead Lipton Eric Savage Charlie Shane Scott Arizona Suspect's Recent Acts Offer Hints of Alienation January 8, 2011 The New York Times 0362-4331 https://www.nytimes.com/2011/01/09/us/politics/09shooter.html January 10, 2011 https://web.archive.org/web/20110110024152/http://www.nytimes.com//2011//01//09//us//politics//09shooter.html January 10, 2011 live Obama Barack Obama's Remarks in Tucson January 12, 2011 The New York Times 0362-4331 https://www.nytimes.com/2011/01/13/us/politics/13obama-text.html January 13, 2011 May 20, 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20120520233058/http://www.nytimes.com/2011/01/13/us/politics/13obama-text.html live Swaine Jon Gabrielle Giffords shooting: strange internet trail of 'loner' Jared Lee Loughner, the alleged Tucson gunman January 8, 2011 The Daily Telegraph London https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/northamerica/usa/us-politics/8248692/Gabrielle-Giffords-shooting-strange-internet-trail-of-loner-Jared-Lee-Loughner-the-alleged-Tucson-gunman.html January 12, 2011 https://web.archive.org/web/20110119195859/http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/northamerica/usa/us-politics/8248692/Gabrielle-Giffords-shooting-strange-internet-trail-of-loner-Jared-Lee-Loughner-the-alleged-Tucson-gunman.html January 19, 2011 dead Lacey Marc David M. Herszenhorn In Attack's Wake, Political Repercussions January 9, 2011 The New York Times 0362-4331 https://www.nytimes.com/2011/01/09/us/politics/09giffords.html January 12, 2011 https://web.archive.org/web/20110110024111/http://www.nytimes.com//2011//01//09//us//politics//09giffords.html January 10, 2011 live Lacey Marc Evidence Points to Methodical Planning January 9, 2011 The New York Times 0362-4331 https://www.nytimes.com/2011/01/10/us/10giffords.html January 11, 2011 https://web.archive.org/web/20110904065453/http://www.nytimes.com/2011/01/10/us/10giffords.html September 4, 2011 live Grinberg Emanuella Witness: Arizona gunman 'was ready for war' CNN January 8, 2011 http://news.blogs.cnn.com/2011/01/08/several-people-shot-at-arizona-store-police-official-says/ January 12, 2011 https://web.archive.org/web/20110112050818/http://news.blogs.cnn.com/2011/01/08/several-people-shot-at-arizona-store-police-official-says/ January 12, 2011 dead Johnson Kirk Serge F. 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Loughner's Odd Behavior Caused Alarm January 9, 2011 The New York Times 0362-4331 https://www.nytimes.com/2011/01/10/us/10shooter.html January 13, 2011 https://web.archive.org/web/20111229122302/http://www.nytimes.com/2011/01/10/us/10shooter.html December 29, 2011 live Inmate Locator: Jared Lee Loughner http://www.bop.gov/iloc2/InmateFinderServlet?Transaction=NameSearch&FirstName=Jared&LastName=Loughner Federal Bureau of Prisons January 12, 2011 September 16, 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20120916082931/http://www.bop.gov/iloc2/InmateFinderServlet?Transaction=NameSearch&FirstName=Jared&LastName=Loughner dead Berger Joseph Born on Sept. 11, Claimed by a New Horror January 9, 2011 The New York Times 0362-4331 https://www.nytimes.com/2011/01/10/us/10green.html January 9, 2011 https://web.archive.org/web/20110119195603/http://www.nytimes.com//2011//01//10//us//10green.html January 19, 2011 live Quinn Ben Gallagher Paul US congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords shot as six die in Arizona massacre January 9, 2011 The Guardian London https://www.theguardian.com/world/2011/jan/08/gabrielle-giffords-shot-tucson-arizona January 13, 2011 https://web.archive.org/web/20110115014252/http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2011/jan/08/gabrielle-giffords-shot-tucson-arizona January 15, 2011 live Obama Barack The President's Statement on the Attack in Arizona January 8, 2011 The White House https://obamawhitehouse.archives.gov/blog/2011/01/08/presidents-statement-attack-arizona January 13, 2011 This morning, in an unspeakable tragedy, a number of Americans were shot in Tucson, Arizona, at a constituent meeting with Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords. And while we are continuing to receive information, we know that some have passed away, and that Representative Giffords is gravely wounded. We do not yet have all the answers. What we do know is that such a senseless and terrible act of violence has no place in a free society. I ask all Americans to join me and Michelle in keeping Representative Giffords, the victims of this tragedy, and their families in our prayers. https://web.archive.org/web/20170202153420/https://obamawhitehouse.archives.gov/blog/2011/01/08/presidents-statement-attack-arizona February 2, 2017 live Cooper Helene Zeleny Jeff Obama Calls for a New Era of Civility in U.S. Politics January 12, 2011 The New York Times 0362-4331 https://www.nytimes.com/2011/01/13/us/13obama.html January 12, 2011 https://web.archive.org/web/20110904044556/http://www.nytimes.com/2011/01/13/us/13obama.html September 4, 2011 live Dolnick Sam Flashbacks and Lingering Questions for Survivors January 12, 2011 The New York Times 0362-4331 https://www.nytimes.com/2011/01/13/us/13survivors.html January 13, 2011 https://web.archive.org/web/20110113055459/http://www.nytimes.com/2011/01/13/us/13survivors.html January 13, 2011 live Paul Krugman Paul Krugman January 9, 2011 Climate of Hate The New York Times https://www.nytimes.com/2011/01/10/opinion/10krugman.html January 13, 2011 https://web.archive.org/web/20110113042058/http://www.nytimes.com/2011/01/10/opinion/10krugman.html January 13, 2011 live Associated Press Suspect in Arizona massacre: 'I planned ahead' January 10, 2011 Chicago Sun-Times http://www.suntimes.com/3228379-417/giffords-born-chances-commands-described.html January 14, 2011 October 9, 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20121009150812/http://www.suntimes.com/3228379-417/giffords-born-chances-commands-described.html dead Olbermann Keith Keith Olbermann Keith Olbermann Issues Special Comment on Arizona Shooting: 'Violence Has No Place In Democracy' January 8, 2011 Huffington Post https://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/01/08/keith-olbermann-arizona-shooting_n_806311.html January 15, 2011 https://web.archive.org/web/20110117122057/http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/01/08/keith-olbermann-arizona-shooting_n_806311.html January 17, 2011 live Minora Leslie Keith Olbermann Calls Out Conservatives for Inciting Tucson Shooting, Includes Allen West, Repents January 9, 2011 Broward/Palm Beach New Times http://blogs.browardpalmbeach.com/juice/2011/01/tucson_shooting_gabrielle_giffords_olbermann.php January 15, 2011 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20110113134139/http://blogs.browardpalmbeach.com/juice/2011/01/tucson_shooting_gabrielle_giffords_olbermann.php January 13, 2011 Estes Adam Clark Jon Stewart on shooting: No idea how to process this January 11, 2011 Salon http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2011/01/11/jon_stewart_arizona_shooting/ January 15, 2011 January 14, 2011 https://web.archive.org/web/20110114091133/http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2011/01/11/jon_stewart_arizona_shooting live Dolnick Sam Lacey Marc Tucson Pauses in Grief for the Youngest Victim January 13, 2011 The New York Times https://www.nytimes.com/2011/01/14/us/14funeral.html January 15, 2011 https://web.archive.org/web/20110114045430/http://www.nytimes.com//2011//01//14//us//14funeral.html January 14, 2011 live Lacey Marc Williams Timothy Doctors Call Giffords's Progress Remarkable January 13, 2011 The New York Times https://www.nytimes.com/2011/01/14/us/14giffords.html January 16, 2011 December 21, 2011 https://web.archive.org/web/20111221194616/http://www.nytimes.com/2011/01/14/us/14giffords.html live Kurtz Howard Howard Kurtz Should We Blame Sarah Palin for Gabrielle Giffords' Shooting? 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