Rep. Gabrielle Giffords and six others died after a gunman opened fire at a public event on Saturday, the Pima County, Ariz., sheriff’s office confirms. The 40-year-old Democrat was outside a Tucson grocery store when a gunman ran up and began firing indiscriminately. The suspect was taken into police custody.

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This weekend was the first break of the new Congress..

Gabrielle Giffords was shot in the head — CNN reporting that no conditions are known yet.

No motive is released yet, but the shooter is in custody according to initial reports from the scene, as reported on CNN //

According to Mike Brooks of CNN, no threats against Giffords were known..