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Today in History: Tucson Shooting Claims Six Lives at Public Meeting

1/8/2026

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On January 8, 2011, Jared Lee Loughner opened fire at a constituent meeting held by U.S. Representative Gabby Giffords in Tucson, Arizona. The attack resulted in six deaths, including Chief Judge John Roll and nine-year-old Christina Taylor Green, and injured twelve others. Giffords was critically wounded but survived, leading to her advocacy against gun violence.

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On January 8, 2011, Jared Lee Loughner opened fire at a constituent meeting held by U.S. Representative Gabby Giffords in Tucson, Arizona. The attack resulted in six deaths, including Chief Judge John Roll and nine-year-old Christina Taylor Green, and injured twelve others. Giffords was critically wounded but survived, leading to her advocacy against gun violence.