Democratic Congresswoman Shot, At Least 4 Dead *Update*
There are conflicting reports on Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords health status. CNN continues to report Giffords is dead, while MSNBC and other news outlets report she is alive and in surgery.
The following was originally posted today (Jan. 8, 2011) @ 2:27 pm
According to online reports and wire news services, Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords was shot and killed during a rally today in Tucson, Arizona. She was 40.
Witnesses say a young man, in his 20s, ran up and shot the congresswoman “point blank in the head” as she spoke to a couple outside a Safeway grocery store around 10 am (1 pm EST).
A witness spoke with Gawker.com:
The man was young, mid-to-late 20s, white clean-shaven with short hair and wearing dark clothing and said nothing during the shooting or while being held down. He didn’t look like a businessman, but more of a “fringe character,” our source said.
12 bystanders were shot, with at least 6 dead. Giffords is married to an astronaut. Jonathan Allen of Politico says that Giffords is involved with immigration and armed services issues.
Giffords was talking to a couple when the suspect ran up firing indiscriminately and then ran off, Michaels said. According to other witnesses, he was tackled by a bystander and taken into custody.
Upon hearing the tragic news, CNN political contributor Donna Brazile tweeted:
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WTF is going on in this world?! My prayers go out to her family.
So many conflicting reports some say she passed others say she is in surgery. That’s the media for you. Praying she is in surgery and alive.
SO SAD, WHAT IS THIS WORLD COMING TO?
TMZ says she’s still alive but her aid is dead?!?! Which is it?
A hospital spokesperson said that the Rep. Gabrielle Giffords is in surgery. #cnn
I pray her friends and family have been made aware of the situation. Her hubby is based in Houston he is an astronout(sp)
Per CNN:Updated at 3:oo p.m. ET] Rep. Gabrielle Giffords is currently undergoing surgery for a gunshot wound to the head, University Medical Center spokeswoman Darci Slaten said.
Nine patients were brought to the hospital, including a child. All of them are in either serious or critcial condition and are undergoing surgery.
Let the angles of healing camp around her.
this world is a MESS… I
for all affected by this nonsense 
there are conflicting stories…but i’m hearing mostly that she is in surgery.
craziness going on
Did this nut have her as a target or did he just go randomly shooting at this location like a psycho? Kids are shot. This is just sad what people plan to do. RIP to everyone that died and my condolences to all involved
I thought we lived in a democracy which allowed, the freedom of political agenda, be it republican democrat independent or whatever. What kind of world are we living in when our free speech is counteracted with bullets. God help us all
I didn’t realize she was shot point blank in the head. MSNBC said she is expected to recover per hospital reports.
What would make someone so angry that they would shoot a person they didn’t even know in the head? SMH. I hope she’s ok….
One of the docs said she was shot thru and thru (the head). They finished surgery and she is expected to survive but to what extent, the docs dont know yet. Meaning she could become a vegetable with limited mental function at worst or along the lines of James Brady (who was also shot in the head) during the attempted assassination of former Pres. Reagan and left paralyzed in a wheelchair.
I think its time that our government listen to the American (taxpayers & non payers) people.. Not everyone that disagrees with the govt is a mental health case! im sure that will be the reasoning
Remember Joe Stack……
I pray for all involved..so sad for the 9 y/o girl
folks stay wanting to be the ones to tell the masses bad news. that brazille chick should know better. when that shooting first happened,nothing could be confirmed. some reports had her dead, others had her in surgery. there was nothing conclusive for anyone or authority not in direct know (ie there and on the scene) or contact to say anything. crazy.