January 8th shooting — 13 year later
ABOVE: Former U.S. Rep. Gabrielle Giffords lays flowers and touches the symbol that represents the U.S. Congress following an informal gathering Monday at the January 8th Memorial, known as “The Embrace,” near the Pima County Historic Courthouse on the 13th anniversary of the shooting. 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. LEFT: 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 Greenduring an informal gathering at the January 8th Memorial, known as “The Embrace,” near the Pima County Historic Courthouse Monday on the 13th anniversary of the shooting. Christina-Taylor, 9, was the youngest of six people killed when a gunman opened fire outside the Safeway store at Ina and Oracle roads on Jan. 8, 2011; 13 others were injured. Giffords was holding a “Congress On Your Corner” event when the attack occurred. Jim Wallace, far left, comforts his wife, Marian Huber, who was the store director of the Safeway when the shooting took place.
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, known as “The Embrace,” near the Pima County Historic Courthouse Monday on the 13th anniversary of the shooting. Christina-Taylor, 9, was the youngest of six people killed when a gunman opened fire outside the Safeway store at Ina and Oracle roads on Jan. 8, 2011; 13 others were injured. Giffords was holding a “Congress On Your Corner” event when the attack occurred. Jim Wallace, far left, comforts his wife, Marian Huber, who was the store director of the Safeway when the shooting took place.

