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15 JANUARY 2010 - TUCSON, AZ: A memorial for Congresswoman GABRIELLE GIFFORDS and others shot Sat. Jan. 8 at the intersection of Ina and Oracle Roads in Tucson, AZ, Saturday, January 15. Six people were killed and 14 injured in the shooting spree at a "Congress on Your Corner" event hosted by Arizona Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords at a Safeway grocery store in north Tucson on January 8. Congresswoman Giffords, the intended target of the attack, was shot in the head and seriously injured in the attack but is recovering. Doctors announced that they removed her breathing tube Saturday, one week after the attack. The alleged gunman, Jared Lee Loughner, was wrestled to the ground by bystanders when he stopped shooting to reload the Glock 19 semi-automatic pistol. Loughner is currently in federal custody at a medium security prison near Phoenix. PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ

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15 JANUARY 2010 - TUCSON, AZ: A memorial for Congresswoman GABRIELLE GIFFORDS and others shot Sat. Jan. 8 at the intersection of Ina and Oracle Roads in Tucson, AZ, Saturday, January 15. Six people were killed and 14 injured in the shooting spree at a "Congress on Your Corner" event hosted by Arizona Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords at a Safeway grocery store in north Tucson on January 8. Congresswoman Giffords, the intended target of the attack, was shot in the head and seriously injured in the attack but is recovering. Doctors announced that they removed her breathing tube Saturday, one week after the attack. The alleged gunman, Jared Lee Loughner, was wrestled to the ground by bystanders when he stopped shooting to reload the Glock 19 semi-automatic pistol. Loughner is currently in federal custody at a medium security prison near Phoenix. PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ