Arizona sheriff: Suspect may not have acted alone

The Associated Press
updated 3 minutes ago
2011-01-09T01:48:42

The Arizona sheriff helping investigate the shooting of Rep. Gabrielle Giffords and several others says the gunman may not have acted alone.

Pima County Sheriff Clarence Dupnik said at a news conference in Tucson on Saturday that authorities may have a photo of another suspect.

Dupnik says officials believe a suspect in custody may have come to the grocery store parking lot with another person, and that person was in some way involved.

The sheriff said Giffords was shot once in the head, and 18 other people were shot. Six are dead.

"I don't have information about whether she was the first person shot, but yes, I believe she was the target," Dupnik said.

Dupnik would offer no other information.

The suspected gunman, 22-year-old Jared Loughner, was in custody, police said.

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