Federal murder charges filed in Giffords shooting case

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Federal murder charges filed in Giffords shooting case

Chronology of Arizona shooting


By Tony Pugh | McClatchy Newspapers


A 22-year-old man was formally charged Sunday with two counts of murder and three counts of attempted murder in a shooting rampage that killed six people and critically wounded Rep. Gabrielle Giffords.

Jared Lee Loughner, of Tucson, Ariz., is in federal custody. He'll go before a federal magistrate on Monday and could face additional state and federal charges, including domestic terrorism.

Loughner came to a meet-and-greet event Giffords was hosting at a local supermarket on Saturday morning and shot her at close range through her left temple. He then began firing indiscriminately into the crowd.

Five victims died at the scene, including 63-year-old Chief Judge John Roll of the U.S. District Court for Arizona and 30-year-old Gabe Zimmerman, who worked for Giffords. Dorothy Morris, 76 and Phyllis Scheck, 79, were also killed along with 76-year-old Dorwin Stoddard, who was shot in the head while protecting his wife.

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