2011 Tucson shooting
The 2011 Tucson shooting was a mass murder in Tucson, Arizona.
 Crime scene outside the Safeway | |
 Location of the shooting | |
| 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°W |
| Date | January 8, 2011 10:10 am MST (UTC-07:00) |
| Target | US Representative Gabrielle Giffords |
Attack type | Mass murder, mass shooting, assassination attempt |
| Weapons | 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]
References
change- ↑ "Criminal Complaint Against Jared Lee Loughner". The New York Times. Archived from the original on 2012-03-15. Retrieved 2014-05-21.
- ↑ Ball, James (8 Nov 2012). "Jared Lee Loughner sentenced to life in prison". Washington Post. Retrieved 21 May 2014.