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Gabrielle Giffords Shot: Congresswoman Shot In Arizona (LIVE UPDATES)

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Gabrielle Giffords, a Democratic congresswoman from Arizona, was shot in the head today at a public event outside a grocery store.

A spokesman for the Pima County sheriff says that at least 12 people were shot. The Tucson Citizen reports that Rep. Giffords was "shot point blank in the head."

Rep. Giffords, an Arizona Democrat, was first elected to the House in 2006. She represents the state's 8th Congressional District.

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3:05 PM ET MSNBC: Federal Judge Shot

MSNBC reports that a federal judge was shot at the scene, and may have been killed, but the latter is unconfirmed.

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