Photos: Gabrielle Giffords gathers with others to remember victims of January 8th shooting
Former Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords joined others at an informal gathering at the January 8th Memorial, known as "The Embrace," near the Pima County Historic Courthouse on the 13th anniversary of the shooting on Monday. Six people died and 13 were injured when a gunman opened fire outside the Safeway store at Ina and Oracle roads on Jan. 8, 2011. Giffords was holding a "Congress On Your Corner" event on Tucson's northwest side when the attack occurred.
January 8th shooting, 13th anniversary
Former Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords lays flowers and touches the symbol that represents the U.S. Congress following an informal gathering at the January 8th Memorial near the Pima County Historic Courthouse on the 13th anniversary of the shooting on Monday.
January 8th shooting, 13th anniversary
Patty Navarrete-Valera, far right, former staffer for Gabrielle Giffords, snuggles up to her daughter, Azul, as a description is read aloud about Christina-Taylor Green during an informal gathering at the January 8th Memorial near the Pima County Historic Courthouse on the 13th anniversary of the shooting on Monday.
January 8th shooting, 13th anniversary
Nancy Bowman leads an informal gathering at the January 8th Memorial, known as “The Embrace,” on the 13th anniversary of the shooting on Monday. Bowman is a registered nurse and was present at the Safeway when the shooting occured. She came to the aid of victims after the shooting.
January 8th shooting, 13th anniversary
Former Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords hugs Mark Kimble as she arrives for an informal gathering at the January 8th Memorial near the Pima County Historic Courthouse on the 13th anniversary of the shooting on Monday.
January 8th shooting, 13th anniversary
Jim Wallace, left, and his wife, Marian Huber, listen as descriptions of the victims are read during an informal gathering at the January 8th Memorial, known as “The Embrace.” Huber was the store director of the Safeway when the shooting took place.
January 8th shooting, 13th anniversary
Patricia Maisch, second from right, listens as a description is read of one of the victims during an informal gathering at the January 8th Memorial near the Pima County Historic Courthouse on the 13th anniversary of the shooting on Monday. Maisch wrestled away a magazine of bullets from the shooter and two other men tackled him.
January 8th shooting, 13th anniversary
Former Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords shares a laugh in a moment of levity during an informal gathering at the January 8th Memorial near the Pima County Historic Courthouse on the 13th anniversary of the shooting on Monday.
January 8th shooting, 13th anniversary
“He was my hero,” says Sallie Badger, widow of Colonel Bill Badger, during an informal gathering at the January 8th Memorial near the Pima County Historic Courthouse on the 13th anniversary of the shooting on Monday. Col. Badger tackled the gunman and helped to stop the massacre. Badger survived the shooting and died later in 2015.
Mamta Popat
Photojournalist
