Shortly after 10 AM local time yesterday morning, U.S. Representative Gabrielle Giffords (R-Arizona) was hosting a meet-and-greet event in Tuscon in front of a Safeway supermarket. 22-year-old Jared Lee Loughner was seen walking tup to the event, when he pulled a handgun out and started shooting. According to the Pima Co. sherriff's department, Congresswoman Giffords was shot in the head, and 24 others were killed or wounded, including US District Judge John Roll, 3 sextagenarians and a 9-year-old, and Gabe Zimmerman, the congresswoman's director of community outreach. A summary of events is listed on the NPR website here.
Apparently, the suspect has posted videos on Youtube. Hollywood Gossip has two - there maybe others.
And this convinces me more than ever that everyone needs a gun... *wipes sarcasm from screen*
Peace and love,
Shawn, AKA Durham