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US congresswoman target of shooting spree, second suspect targeted
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January 9, 2011, Sunday
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AN ARIZONA sheriff yesterday believed US Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords was target of the shooting spree in Tucson.
Five people were confirmed dead in the mass shooting yesterday morning in Tucson, the US state of Arizona, which also left 13 others injured, including US Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords of Arizona.
Giffords, who was shot in the head, has undergone a surgery and is still battling for life.
Pima County Sheriff Clarence Dupnik told a news conference in Tucson that the suspected gunman has "a troubled past" and used a semi-automatic pistol in the rampage.
The sheriff also said police are hunting for a second man in connection with the shooting. Police have photo of the possible suspect, he said.
Earlier, Tucson Mayor Bob Walkup said at a press conference that "Giffords is still alive," rejecting local reports saying that the congresswoman had already died.
The mayor added that among those wounded, five underwent surgeries and five others were in critical condition.
Giffords was shot one time and the bullet went through her head, according to a spokesman at the hospital where Giffords is being treated.
"The congresswoman is not deceased," but is in critical condition and "is under intensive care" after the surgery, said the spokesman.
The doctor treating Giffords for the gunshot wounds, Dr. Peter Rhee at Tucson's University Medical Center, said at the press conference that he was quite "optimistic" about her recovery.
Meanwhile, authorities confirmed that the shooting had at least 18 victims, with five of them already dead.
US District Judge John Roll and a nine-year-old girl were among those killed, US President Barack Obama said in a statement, calling the incident a "tragedy for our entire country."
The president added that Giffords was still "battling for her life" and that the motive of the attack remained unknown.
Giffords' spokesman C.J. Karamargin said an unspecified number of the congresswoman's staff members were injured in the shooting.
Five people were confirmed dead in the mass shooting yesterday morning in Tucson, the US state of Arizona, which also left 13 others injured, including US Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords of Arizona.
Giffords, who was shot in the head, has undergone a surgery and is still battling for life.
Pima County Sheriff Clarence Dupnik told a news conference in Tucson that the suspected gunman has "a troubled past" and used a semi-automatic pistol in the rampage.
The sheriff also said police are hunting for a second man in connection with the shooting. Police have photo of the possible suspect, he said.
Earlier, Tucson Mayor Bob Walkup said at a press conference that "Giffords is still alive," rejecting local reports saying that the congresswoman had already died.
The mayor added that among those wounded, five underwent surgeries and five others were in critical condition.
Giffords was shot one time and the bullet went through her head, according to a spokesman at the hospital where Giffords is being treated.
"The congresswoman is not deceased," but is in critical condition and "is under intensive care" after the surgery, said the spokesman.
The doctor treating Giffords for the gunshot wounds, Dr. Peter Rhee at Tucson's University Medical Center, said at the press conference that he was quite "optimistic" about her recovery.
Meanwhile, authorities confirmed that the shooting had at least 18 victims, with five of them already dead.
US District Judge John Roll and a nine-year-old girl were among those killed, US President Barack Obama said in a statement, calling the incident a "tragedy for our entire country."
The president added that Giffords was still "battling for her life" and that the motive of the attack remained unknown.
Giffords' spokesman C.J. Karamargin said an unspecified number of the congresswoman's staff members were injured in the shooting.
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