2011 Tucson shooting
The 2011 Tucson shooting was a mass murder in Tucson, Arizona.
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 Crime scene outside the Safeway | |
| Location | Casas Adobes, Arizona (part of Tucson metro area) |
| Coordinates | 32°20′9.5″N 110°58′30.5″W / 32.335972°N 110.975139°WCoordinates: 32°20′9.5″N 110°58′30.5″W / 32.335972°N 110.975139°W |
| Date | January 8, 2011 10:10 am MST (UTC-07:00) |
| Attack type | Mass murder, mass shooting, assassination attempt |
| Weapon(s) | 9mm Glock model 19 pistol |
| Deaths | 6 (including John Roll) |
| Injured | 14 (including the perpetrator) |
| Perpetrator | Jared Lee Loughner |
The mass shooting happened on January 8, 2011. Nineteen people were shot. Six of the nineteen people died. Another person was injured.
U.S. Representative Gabrielle Giffords was holding a public meeting in the parking lot of a Safeway store.
Giffords was shot through the head from a very short distance. Her condition was said to be very bad just after the shooting. The six killed included John Roll, a chief judge for the District of Arizona.[1]
22 year old schizophrenic Jared Lee Loughner was arrested at the scene with five charges filed against him. Loughner pleaded guilty to 19 crimes. He never gave a reason for the shooting. In November 2012, Loughner was sentenced to life in prison.[2]
2011 Tucson Shooting Media
Roadside sign for the "Congress on Your Corner" constituent meeting
Weapons recovered from perpetrator; knife, four magazines, Glock 19
Police investigate the crime scene, seen here around two hours after the attack
Photograph of Loughner taken by U.S. Marshals
Federal Correctional Institution, Phoenix, where Loughner was being held
Giffords in 2010, official portrait
Memorial at site of shooting
References
- ↑ "Criminal Complaint Against Jared Lee Loughner". The New York Times. http://documents.nytimes.com/criminal-complaint-against-jared-lee-loughner. Retrieved 2014-05-21.
- ↑ Ball, James (8 Nov 2012). Jared Lee Loughner sentenced to life in prison. https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/national-security/gabrielle-giffords-confronts-shooter-jared-lee-loughner-in-court/2012/11/08/09968fe2-29c7-11e2-b4e0-346287b7e56c_story.html. Retrieved 21 May 2014.