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Dedication held for memorial to victims of Tucson shooting By Associated Press and Brent Corrado Published  Friday marks 10th anniversary of Tucson shooting TUCSON, Ariz. - A dedication ceremony was held on Jan. 8 for a memorial to victims of the 2011 Due to the coronavirus pandemic, the ceremony on the shooting's 10-year anniversary was not open to the public but several local television stations were expected to broadcast the ceremony and it was livestreamed on Pima County's Facebook page. The memorial next to the Historic County Courthouse in downtown Tucson was created for the victims...

Judge John Roll MARK BRODIE: Ten years ago today, six people died when a gunman opened fire at a congressional event at a Safeway in Tucson. Congresswoman Gabby Giffords was shot in the head. She was one of 13 people wounded that day. Among the dead was federal Judge John Roll. Arizona Republic senior reporter John D'Anna tells the story of a man he feels has been overlooked in the decade since his death. He's with me to talk more about Judge Roll. And John, let's start where you start your piece, which is why exactly Judge Roll was at that event on that Saturday morning 10 years ago.

Jan. 8, 2021, is the 10th anniversary of the Tucson shooting, which killed six and wounded 13 people who were gathered for Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords’ 21st Congress on Your Corner. Jan. 8, 2011, was a beautiful, crisp Tucson morning. The attendees were lined up waiting to have a few private moments with their Representative The Congress on Your Corner started promptly at 10 a.m. At 10:10 am the shooting started. In 19.6 seconds, the shooter discharged 33 bullets from his handgun. I saw Gabby shot in the head and go down. That memory is embedded in my mind. ...

Reflections on 10th Anniversary of the Giffords Shooting Home » Reflections on 10th Anniversary of the Giffords Shooting No Tucsonan will ever forget the tragic Safeway shooting on the morning of January 8, 2011 that claimed six lives.  This shooting at a “Congress on Your Corner” event presided by Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords gravely wounded the Congresswoman and several members of her staff, while claiming the lives of Christina-Taylor Green, Dorothy Morris, Judge John Roll, Phyllis Schneck, Dorwan Stoddard and Gabe Zimmerman. The unspeakable shock and mourning throughout our comm...

Arizona Safeway Shootings Fast Facts Here’s a look at the January 8, 2011 shootings in Tucson, Arizona. Six people were killed and 13 were wounded including Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords. Shooter Jared Lee Loughner pleaded guilty in 2012 and was sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole. Victims Dorothy “Dot” Morris, 76 Phyllis Scheck, 79 Injured Ronald Barber, 65 Giffords’ district director, returned to work on July 5, 2011. On June 12, 2012, Barber wins 52% of the vote against Republican opponent Jesse Kelly’s 45% in a special election in Arizona to serve th...