A state of shock exists in Tucson, Arizona where Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords has been shot and is now fighting for her life, RadarOnline.com can report.
The Congresswoman and at least 11 others were killed or wounded at the shooting that took place outside a Safeway supermarket, where Giffords was holding a well-publicized meeting with her constituents.
She was shot "point blank in the head," reports the Tucscon Citizen.
Eyewitness Dr. Steven Rayle told The New York Times the gunman approached the Congresswoman from behind, took out his gun, held it only a foot from Giffords' head and fired.
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He got off another 20 or so rounds before being wrestled to the ground.
The Congresswoman was rushed to Tucson's University Medical Center. She had surgery for a gunshot wound to the head and is listed as being in a critical condition, although the hospital said her outlook was "optimistic" and that she was responding to commands from doctors.
The gunman has reportedly been taken into custody.
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Officials said a 9-year-old child was among the killed, and a U.S. Marshal said a federal judge was also fatally shot in the attack.
Others wounded included some of Gifford's aides who were with her at the time.
The Congresswoman, a Democrat, is married to astronaut Mark E. Kelly.
UPDATES:
UPDATE 3.10 PT -- Associated Press, citing law enforcement sources, reports the suspect has admitted he acted alone.
UPDATE 2:59 PM PT -- A photo from the shooting suspect Jared Loughner's former MySpace Page shows what appears to be a Glock 9mm handgun atop a U.S. history textbook, according to The Smoking Gun website. Loughner was arrested upon arrival at the murder scene by the local sheriff's department.
UPDATE 2:49 PT -- CBS News reporting an official says the gun recovered at the scene is a 9mm Glock pistol.
UPDATE 2:43 PM PT -- The White House has released this image of President Barack Obama taking part in a conference call in the Situation Room concerning the shooting of Giffords and others.
Pictured, left to right, National Security Advisor Tom Donilon, incoming Chief of Staff Bill Daley, Deputy Chief of Staff Jim Messina, Director of Communications Dan Pfeiffer, and Assistant to the President for Legislative Affairs Phil Schiliro.
Also taking part in the call were Attorney General Eric H. Holder, Jr., Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano, and FBI Director Robert Mueller.
UPDATE 2:22 PM PT -- President Obama: 'Unspeakable Tragedy'
Video of Obama's remarks, speaking from the White House and under a portrait of former President Abraham Lincoln, who was assassinated on April 14, 1865.
UPDATE 2:09 PM PT: Jan Brewer, the governor of Arizona, said she was "shocked and deeply saddened" at the shootings and added she was "just heartbroken" about the attack on Giffords.
"I am just heartbroken. Gabby is more than just a colleague. She is actually a friend... She was a genuine nice, kind, hard-working servant for the people of District 8. She never really played partisan politics. She was always concerned with what was good for her district. She was -- and is -- a very gracious public servant."
UPDATE 2.09 PT -- President Barack Obama's statement:
"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."
UPDATE 1.34PM PT -- John Roll, the judge who was murdered in Arizona today, received threats before, according to the Huffington Post.
UPDATE: 1.28 PM PT -- Arizona Senator John McCain's statement: “I am horrified by the violent attack on Representative Gabrielle Giffords and many other innocent people by a wicked person who has no sense of justice or compassion. I pray for Gabby and the other victims, and for the repose of the souls of the dead and comfort for their families. I beg our loving Creator to spare the lives of those who are still alive, heal them in body and spirit, and return them to their loved ones. Whoever did this; whatever their reason, they are a disgrace to Arizona, this country and the human race, and they deserve and will receive the contempt of all decent people and the strongest punishment of the law.”
UPDATE 1.03 PM PT -- A surgeon is "very optimistic" about Rep. Giffords. He adds that she was shot in the head "through and through." "We cannot tell what kind of recovery but I'm about as optimistic as it can get in this situation."
UPDATE 12.47 PM PT -- It's been reported the judge who was killed at today's shooting was John Roll.
Saturday, January 8, 2011
Gabrielle Giffords Shot In The Head
Big Boss 4 Winner
The finals was very colorful. Sara Khan didn’t want to talk about her marriage. Jor Ka Jhatka Jhor se lega. Aanchal Kumar received the Big Boss Silencer award. She put up a very good dance. Hrishant Goswami got Chabibaaz award. Manoj Tiwari and Salman Khan got into an argument. Manoj performed a great dance. Sameer Soni received Aalsi award. mein Hun Mein award went to Veena Malik. She danced to popular Sheila Ki jawani tune. This time the fatigue of seeing Veena Malik was less. Hopefully it will be some time before we see her and by that time the fatigue would have worn out to least. By the way, is she looking at least 10 years older than when she came in?
Bejan Daruwalla predicted that Shweta Tiwari or Dolly Bindra will win. He predicted that Salman Khan will host next Big Boss show too. Kan Khau award went to Sara Khan. Drama Baaz award went to Manoj Tiwari.
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Thursday, January 6, 2011
Watch Jersey Shore Season 3 Episode 1 Premiere
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Homeless man w/golden radio voice in Columbus, OH
(for those of you who live in Columbus). If anyone in the Columbus area can check him out, hopefully we can find a way to contact him (Doral said he did not learn where Ted lives, but Doral knows there are no nearby homeless shelters). Also, Doral was an awesome guy on the phone, he told me his wife is carrying around a restaurant gift certificate in her car for Ted in hopes she’ll see him again. If anyone needs any photography/videography work, look him up Doral on the internets here or here.
UPDATE3: I received an e-mail from the the radio jocks who featured the sound-byte from this video on their show 1/4/11. They are considering hiring Ted using the $15K donation one of the listeners said they would donate for his salary. If they choose to hire Ted, they will e-mail me. They asked that I not release their e-mail account.
UPDATE4: joshfitz posted a tweet by the radio jocks, they’ll have Ted’s story featured on their radio show Thursday! I am going to contact the RJs again to see if they were able to get contact information for Ted that they can share!
UPDATE5: Dave and Jimmy (the RJ’s that played an audio clip from this video on their radio talk show 1/4/11 where I heard this in the first place) gave the “OK” to share their information. Their show airs live from 6:00 am-10:00 am EST and can be listened to at daveandjimmy.com. They are trying to contact Ted to have him on the show on Thursday.
UPDATE6: dj1200techniques has set up a website for Ted Williams. dj1200techniques has been a redditor for over 2 years now with a fair amount of activity and karma, so I feel he’s trustworthy. Once we have contact with Ted, I will personally see to it that all funds get to him. Ladyfingers has offered to buy Ted a phone, is there anyone in Columbus who can PM with Ladyfingers to get that phone to Ted?
UPDATE7: [The Morning Zoo](daveandjimmy.com) tracked down Ted! They’ll be hosting Ted on their radio show tomorrow, Wednesday January 5th at 7:15am EST! The link above has a “listen live” section, so we can all tune in then!
UPDATE8: jhietter has offered to sponsor Ted through this transition and oxytechx would like to get Ted work in the UK
UPDATE9: dj1200techniques’ fundraiser for Ted was an AMAZING success. We already hit the goal of $500 by a huge amount ($826 at last glance). Thank you so much for those of you who donated, but please don’t donate anymore, its probably prudent to not overwhelm Ted and instead give him a fair amount to get himself established again. Everyone who donated is AMAZING!
Wednesday, January 5, 2011
Omaha School Shooting
Suspect Dead, 2 Principals Injured in Omaha School Shooting
Omaha World-Herald
(MCT)
OMAHA, Neb. – The Millard South High student who shot his principal and an assistant principal Wednesday and then killed himself posted a farewell message on Facebook.
Robert Butler Jr., 17, was found dead in a car from a self-inflicted gunshot wound at about 1:30 p.m. CST.
About 40 minutes earlier, he shot Principal Curtis Case and Assistant Principal Vicki Kaspar inside the school. He did not shoot any students.
Case was listed mid-afternoon in serious but stable condition at Creighton University Medical Center.
Kaspar was in critical condition at Creighton.
Millard Superintendent Keith Lutz described Case as “young and energetic … I’m sure he’ll pull through this.”
Robert was the son of Omaha Police Det. Robert Butler and attended Lincoln Southwest High School last year. A person familiar with the investigation said it is believed Robert used his father’s Glock.
The younger Butler’s body was found dead at in a red Honda Accord in a parking lot.
On an update to his Facebook page, filed from a mobile phone, Robert wrote:
“Everybody that used to know me I’m sry but Omaha changed me and (expletive) me up. and the school I attend is even worse ur gonna here about the evil (expletive) I did but that (expletive) school drove me to this. I wont u guys to remember me for who I was b4 this ik. I greatly affected the lives of the families ruined but I’m sorry. goodbye.”
Lincoln school officials said Wednesday that Butler transferred from Lincoln Southwest High School to Millard South on Oct. 6 but had not been forced to transfer.
“He was popular with students and seemed real pleasant,” said Southwest Principal Rob Slauson, who described Butler as “a fairly normal, average” student.
Friends, some crying, came to the school office about 2:45 p.m., after learning of Butler’s involvement via text messages.
“Obviously, we were in shock,” Slauson said.
Before moving to Omaha, Butler had spent his entire school career in Lincoln, first at Sheridan Elementary in south-central Lincoln and then at Scott Middle School and Lincoln Southwest, which are both on the southwestern edge of the city.
“Our hearts and prayers go out to the Millard South community … And also to Robert Butler’s family,” Slauson said.
Omaha Police Chief Alex Hayes said the first call to 911 came in at 12:50 p.m. A school resource officer at Millard South put out a “Help an Officer” call, and several officers rushed to the scene.
Arriving officers learned that the suspect had fled in a red Honda. The car was located about 1:25 p.m.
The chief said it would take investigators awhile to determine the suspect’s motives.
The school was locked down immediately following the shooting.
Lutz said schools practice for these kinds of situations, but nothing can fully prepare students and teachers for the reality: “There are some things you are not going to be prepared for.”
He said the district would be looking at how Butler was able to bring the gun into the school.
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After collecting his $20,000 winnings from his bet with UFC kingpin Dana White in Vegas this weekend, Snoop Dogg refused to blow his wad on a private jet -- instead, Snoop flew Southwest.