US Democratic Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords dies after being shot in the head during visit with constituents in Tucson, Arizona six others died after a gunman opened fire at a public event on Saturday, member station KJZZ in Phoenix has confirmed.
The Pima County, Ariz., sheriff's office told news director Mark Moran the 40-year-old Democrat was killed.
Giffords, who was re-elected to her third term in November, was hosting a "Congress on Your Corner" event at a Safeway in northwest Tucson when a gunman ran up and started shooting, according to Peter Michaels, news director of Arizona Public Media.
Giffords was talking to a couple when the suspect ran up and fired indiscriminately from about four feet away, Michaels said.
The suspect ran off and was tackled by a bystander. He was taken into custody. Witnesses described him as in his late teens or early 20s.
The Pima County, Ariz., sheriff's office told news director Mark Moran the 40-year-old Democrat was killed.
Giffords, who was re-elected to her third term in November, was hosting a "Congress on Your Corner" event at a Safeway in northwest Tucson when a gunman ran up and started shooting, according to Peter Michaels, news director of Arizona Public Media.
Giffords was talking to a couple when the suspect ran up and fired indiscriminately from about four feet away, Michaels said.
The suspect ran off and was tackled by a bystander. He was taken into custody. Witnesses described him as in his late teens or early 20s.
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