U.S. Representative Gabrielle Giffords and eighteen others were shot during a constituent meeting held in a supermarket parking lot in Casas Adobes, Arizona, in the Tucson metropolitan area. Six people died, including federal District Court Chief Judge John Roll; Gabe Zimmerman; and a nine-year-old girl, Christina-Taylor Green. Jared Lee Loughner, 22, was found by a federal judge to be incompetent to stand trial based on two medical evaluations, which diagnosed him with paranoid schizophrenia. He pleaded guilty to 19 counts, and in November 2012 was sentenced to life in prison.
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U.S. Representative Gabrielle Giffords and eighteen others were shot during a constituent meeting held in a supermarket parking lot in Casas Adobes, Arizona, in the Tucson metropolitan area. Six people died, including federal District Court Chief Judge John Roll; Gabe Zimmerman; and a nine-year-old girl, Christina-Taylor Green. Jared Lee Loughner, 22, was found by a federal judge to be incompetent to stand trial based on two medical evaluations, which diagnosed him with paranoid schizophrenia. 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 United States, 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 which included Gifford. The shooting took place on January 8, 2011, at 10: 10 a.m. MST. A United States Representative from Arizona, GabrielleGiffords, was holding a constituent. meeting called \”Congress on Your Corner\” at the Safeway supermarket in La Toscana Village mall, which is in. CasasAdobes,.
Arizona. About 20 to 30 people were gathered around her when 22- year-old Jared LeeLoughner suddenly drew a pistol and shot her in the head. He then proceeded to fire apparently randomly at other members of the crowd. A bystander clubbed the back of the assailant’s head with a folding chair, injuring his elbow in the process, representing the 14th injury. Thirty-one people were injured in the immediate aftermath of the shooting and one additional person was injured. The first call from the scene to emergency services was 11:11:a m. m. Daniel Hernáez Jr. set up triage and immediately set up an ambulance. Police arrived on the scene at 15:15:m. MST on January 10, 2011. The attack was caught on video by a store security camera, but was not released to the public. Loughners was armed with a Glock 19 semi-automatic pistol with four magazines, two of which were capable of holding 33 rounds. He stopped to reload, but dropped the loaded magazine from his pocket to the sidewalk, from where bystander Patricia Maisch grabbed it. He was further subdued by Maisch and two bystanders Roger Sulzgeber and Joseph Zamudio Zamudio, a concealed weapon permit holder, who arrived at the scene after the shooting to help. He had a weapon on his person, but did not draw it and did not draw his firearm. The incident occurred in the parking lot of a Safeway store in the unincorporated area north of Tucson, Arizona.
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