President Barack Obama released a statement Saturday afternoon concerning the tragic shooting of Gabrielle (Gabby) Giffords, Arizona Congresswoman. Giffords, a Democrat, is in serious condition after being shot in the head at point-blank range outside a Safeway grocery store in Tucson, Arizona, where she was hosting a political event for her constituents.
Statement from President Barack Obama:
This morning, in an unspeakable tragedy, a number of Americans were shot in Tucson, Arizona, at a constituent meeting with Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords. And while we are continuing to receive information, we know that some have passed away, and that Representative Giffords is gravely wounded.
We do not yet have all the answers. What we do know is that such a senseless and terrible act of violence has no place in a free society. I ask all Americans to join me and Michelle in keeping Representative Giffords, the victims of this tragedy, and their families in our prayers.
Giffords was one of twenty Democratic legislators targeted on Thursday by former Alaska governor Sarah Palin's PAC.
The PAC is targeting 20 House Democrats who voted for the nation's new health care law and who represent districts that Sen. John McCain carried in the 2008 presidential election.
Giffords is the U.S. Representative for Arizona's 8th congressional district. Arizona's 8th Congressional District encompasses the extreme southeastern part of the state. It includes all of Cochise County and parts of Pima, Pinal, and Santa Cruz counties.
Gabrielle Giffords is married to American astronaut Mark Kelly. Kelly is the commander of STS-134 Endeavour, the final planned mission of the American space shuttle program.
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