In memory of those killed in Arizona

On Saturday, January 8, 2011 there was a bloody massacre in Arizona supermarket where a public event was held with the participation of Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords. Killed six people, including a 9-year-old girl and a federal judge, 12 others wounded.
22-year-old Jared Lofner entered the room and shot at point blank range in the back of speaking politics, and then opened fire on the assembled people.



Jared Lofner shot clip and was going to get a new one, but one of the women managed to dig in his armor from him, and then he was able to "twist". If not this heroic woman, the consequences would be serious - in the new store has 31 more bullet.

At the scene


22-year-old Jared Lofner Arizona, opened fire, appeared before the court in Phoenix on charges of committing a federal crime. He is accused on several counts - murder, attempted murder and attempted murder of Representatives. If crimes are proved, Lofner waiting for the death penalty.


The bullet passed through the brain bleed Gabrielle Giffords, but by some miracle she survived. According to Hospital neurosurgeon, penetrating bullet wound to the head lead to death in 70-95% of cases. Giffords is still in critical condition, but there has been tangible progress.

Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords


January 10, 2011 US lawmakers, along with members of Congress took to the steps of the Capitol to observe a minute of silence the victims of Saturday's attack.

US President Barack Obama and first lady Michelle Obama joined the civil servants on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington, DC, to observe a minute of silence in memory of victims of the tragedy in Arizona, Monday, January 10, 2011. (Photo by J. Scott Applewhite | AP)


The leader of the Cuban Revolution, Fidel Castro, who left affairs of state for health, called the massacre in the US state of Arizona as a "brutal" act of violence, which can not be justified by any sins of the US administration.

About Office Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords, the city of Tucson, Arizona, Sunday, Jan. 9, 2011. (Photo by Chris Carlson | AP)


Lofner classmate said that he had no friends, at least among classmates. He did not try to speak with anyone else, to make friends. There was something frightening.

About Office Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords, the city of Tucson, Arizona, Sunday, Jan. 9, 2011. (Photo by Chris Carlson | AP)




Temporary Memorial near the University Medical Center in Tucson, Arizona, January 9, 2011. (Photo by John Moore | Getty Images)


Photos of Gabrielle Giffords and killed a federal judge on the memorial near the University Medical Center in Tucson, Arizona, January 9, 2011. (Photo by John Moore | Getty Images)


About Office Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords, the city of Tucson, Arizona, Sunday, Jan. 9, 2011. (Photo by Chris Carlson | AP)




At Memorial Elementary School in Tucson, Arizona, where she studied killed 9-year-old Christina Taylor Green, Monday, January 10, 2011. (Photo by Chris Carlson | AP)


At Memorial Elementary School in Tucson, Arizona, where she studied killed 9-year-old Christina Taylor Green, Monday, January 10, 2011. (Photo by Chris Carlson | AP)


A minute of silence in the House, Atlanta, January 11, 2011. (Photo by David Goldman | AP)


The group gathered in memory of the victims at the Capitol in Washington, Sunday, Jan. 9, 2011. (Photo by Manuel Balce Ceneta | AP)


American flags at half-mast in front of the Capitol in Washington, DC. President Barack Obama announced a minute of silence at 11:00 am January 10, 2011 in memory of those killed and wounded during the shooting in Tucson, Arizona.


A minute of silence in the central rotunda of the Capitol in Washington DC, USA 11:00 am, Jan. 10, 2011. (Photo by Win McNamee | Getty Images)


A minute of silence in the central rotunda of the Capitol in Washington DC, USA 11:00 am, Jan. 10, 2011.


Congressional staff during a moment of silence at 11:00 am January 10, 2011 on the steps of the Capitol on Capitol Hill in Washington. (Photo: Saul Loeb | AFP)


Capitol - the building of the US Congress in Washington, DC, Jan. 10, 2011. (Photo by Charles Dharapak | AP)


US President Barack Obama and Michelle Obama returned to the White House after a minute of silence in Washington, Monday, January 10, 2011. (Photo by J. Scott Applewhite | AP)


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