[Updated at 6:15 p.m.] Pima County Sheriff Clarence Dupnik just held a news conference and released more details on the shooting rampage at a Tucson Safeway. Dupnik said 19 people were shot, and six of them were killed. Rep. Gabrielle Giffords was shot in the head point-blank. Dupnik said the bullet went through and through. She it out of surgery and doctors are optimistic on her recovery.U.S. District Judge John Roll was among the dead. Dupnik said Roll attended Saturday morning mass around the corner from the Safeway. Roll was a close friend of Giffords and decided to stop by to say hello to Giffords.Dupnik said a 6-year-old girl was also killed. He didn't release details on the other victims.He gave few details on the gunman. Dupnik said he has a troubled past, and investigators are "not convinced he acted alone." According to Dupnik, the gunman went to the Safeway with someone else. They have pictures of that second individuals and are searching for that person right now.
[Updated at 5:53 p.m.] The gunman held in the shooting of Rep. Gabrielle Giffords of Arizona and others has been identified as Jared Loughner. Little information is known immediately about Loughner -- such as his background or a possible motive in the attack. U.S. officials who provided his name to the AP spoke on condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to release it publicly.18 people were shot and 6 of them were killed in the mass shooting at a Tucson Safeway. Rep. Gabrielle Giffords was shot in the head by the lone gunman.A University of Medical Center surgeon said Giffords has pulled through surgery and he is optimistic about her recovery.A 9-year-old girl and federal judge are among the dead.The shooter has been identified as Jared Loughner. He is in custody.
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