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City honors Giffords, other shooting victims on anniversary
Source: Associated Press
City honors Giffords, other shooting victims on anniversary
Jan. 8, 2017 6:18 PM EST
TUCSON, Ariz. (AP) — Bell ringing and a human embrace event Sunday marked the solemn six-year anniversary of the mass shooting in Tucson that left six people dead and 13 others wounded, including former U.S. Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords.
Giffords was the target at the meet-and-greet event with constituents outside a supermarket and was gravely wounded after being shot in the head.
Among those killed were 9-year-old Christina-Taylor Green, U.S. District Court Judge John Roll and Giffords aide Gabe Zimmerman.
Gunman Jared Loughner was sentenced in 2012 to seven life terms in prison plus 140 years after pleading guilty to 19 counts related to the shooting.
On Sunday, Tucson Mayor Jonathan Rothschild rang a bell 19 times — once for each shooting victim — at the city's central fire station.
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Jan. 8, 2017 6:18 PM EST
TUCSON, Ariz. (AP) — Bell ringing and a human embrace event Sunday marked the solemn six-year anniversary of the mass shooting in Tucson that left six people dead and 13 others wounded, including former U.S. Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords.
Giffords was the target at the meet-and-greet event with constituents outside a supermarket and was gravely wounded after being shot in the head.
Among those killed were 9-year-old Christina-Taylor Green, U.S. District Court Judge John Roll and Giffords aide Gabe Zimmerman.
Gunman Jared Loughner was sentenced in 2012 to seven life terms in prison plus 140 years after pleading guilty to 19 counts related to the shooting.
On Sunday, Tucson Mayor Jonathan Rothschild rang a bell 19 times — once for each shooting victim — at the city's central fire station.
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Read more: http://bigstory.ap.org/article/61664f42976c422ea8ab438adb1c8bea/arizona-city-honors-giffords-other-victims-anniversary
