Sunday, January 9, 2011

US Congresswoman shot in head; 18 are shot, 6 killed




First Jewish congresswoman from Arizona, Gabrielle Giffords, shot during public event in Tucson; hospital says underwent surgery, optimistic about recovery; lone gunman in custody; 9-year-old, federal judge among dead.

US Rep. Gabrielle Giffords of Arizona was shot in the head Saturday when an assailant opened fire outside a grocery store during a meeting with constituents, killing at least five people and wounding several others in a rampage that rattled the nation.

Giffords was among at least 10 people wounded, and the hospital said her outlook was "optimistic" and that she was responding to commands from doctors. The hospital said a 9-year-old child was among those killed, and a US Marshal said a federal judge was also fatally shot in the attack.

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