Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords Shot
May 28 2018, Updated 10:16 a.m. ET
A state of shock exists in Tucson, Arizona where Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords has been shot and is now fighting for her life, Breaking Celebrity News 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.
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.
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.