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GIFFORDS SHOOTING 1 YEAR LATER
Yesterday was the 1 year anniversary of the Arizona assasination attempt on the life of Democratic congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords, that wounded the congresswoman and killed a federal judge and 9-year-old girl.
The solemn ocassion was marked with a moment of remembrance at 10:11am, where mourners stood outside the Safeway grocery store in Tucson to ring bells, hug a neighbor and shed a tear. Later in the day, a 2nd vigil was held that was attended by Gabrielle Giffords herself and husband Mark Kelly.
In all, 6 people were killed and 13 injured in the deadly shooting.