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Memorial Service for Shooting Victims in Tucson

Memorial Service for Shooting Victims in Tucson

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Washington, DC
Wednesday, January 12, 2011

President Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama traveled to Tucson, Arizona \to attend a memorial service for the victims of this past weekend's shooting. The President,  along with Arizona Gov. Jan Brewer spoke to an audience at the University of Arizona Tucson.

On Saturday, Rep. Gabrielle Giffords (D-AZ) along with 19 other victims were injured during a shooting outside of a Safeway supermarket in Tucson, Arizona.  The suspect, Jared Lee Loughner, has been charged with attempting to assassinate a member of Congress, killing federal government employees and attempting to assassinate federal employees.

Updated: Tuesday, January 25, 2011 at 12:04pm (ET)

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