TUCSON, Arizona (Reuters) - More than 600
mourners gathered on Tuesday at a memorial
service for the victims of a shooting spree that
killed six people and wounded 14 others,
including a Congresswoman.
Among those killed in the rampage on Saturday
were U.S. District Judge John Roll and Christina
Taylor Green, the 9-year-old granddaughter of
former pro baseball manager Dallas Green.
Critically injured was Representative Gabrielle
Giffords, the apparent target of the gunman.
Doctors said on Tuesday Giffords was breathing
without the aid of a ventilation tube but remained
in critical condition after being shot in the head.
The service at St. Odilia Catholic Church was
intended as a memorial mass for members of
the community to remember all of the victims.
"I wanted to come to a quiet place, sort out my
thoughts, try to accept what happened, and try
to help myself move on," Tony Hanf, a 20-year-
old grocery store worker, said outside St.
Odilia's
"I'm hurting too," said lay Carmelite worker Elisa
Castellano, 78. "I was so shocked, so touched ...
I'm here for the healing process" to start.
The shootings sparked a national debate about
the angry politics of recent U.S. campaigns and
about gun controls.
President Barack Obama plans to go to Arizona
on Wednesday to attend a memorial service for
the dead. In Washington, the House of
Representatives was scheduled to vote to
condemn the bloody rampage that nearly killed
one of their own.
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mourners gathered on Tuesday at a memorial
service for the victims of a shooting spree that
killed six people and wounded 14 others,
including a Congresswoman.
Among those killed in the rampage on Saturday
were U.S. District Judge John Roll and Christina
Taylor Green, the 9-year-old granddaughter of
former pro baseball manager Dallas Green.
Critically injured was Representative Gabrielle
Giffords, the apparent target of the gunman.
Doctors said on Tuesday Giffords was breathing
without the aid of a ventilation tube but remained
in critical condition after being shot in the head.
The service at St. Odilia Catholic Church was
intended as a memorial mass for members of
the community to remember all of the victims.
"I wanted to come to a quiet place, sort out my
thoughts, try to accept what happened, and try
to help myself move on," Tony Hanf, a 20-year-
old grocery store worker, said outside St.
Odilia's
"I'm hurting too," said lay Carmelite worker Elisa
Castellano, 78. "I was so shocked, so touched ...
I'm here for the healing process" to start.
The shootings sparked a national debate about
the angry politics of recent U.S. campaigns and
about gun controls.
President Barack Obama plans to go to Arizona
on Wednesday to attend a memorial service for
the dead. In Washington, the House of
Representatives was scheduled to vote to
condemn the bloody rampage that nearly killed
one of their own.
Source: Http://us.mobile.reuters.com/article/idUSTRE70B0UY20110112?ca=rdt
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