Monday, January 10, 2011

Shootout in Arizona: first indictments for the shooter

Gabrielle Giffords, Democrat elected to the Arizona seriously wounded in the head in Saturday's shootout, could "communicate" with his doctors on Sunday while the perpetrator of the shooting, Jared Lee Loughner, was charged with murder and attempted murder. According to the latest report, the shooting occurred during a political rally in the parking lot of a supermarket in Tucson, killed six people - including a 9 year old girl - and wounded 14, including elected in Arizona .

Michael Lemole, the neurosurgeon who operated on Ms. Giffords, 40, said he was "cautiously optimistic" about his recovery. The elected is maintained in an artificial coma. She is in critical condition but responds ux stresses, such as move two fingers, said doctors of the University Hospital of Tucson during a press conference.

A bullet passed through her brain and hit the party controlling the functions of language. She can not talk right now, said Dr. Peter Rhee. "I do not want to get into speculation," added Dr. Lemole, adding that the injury will involve the degeneration of certain cells and that effects are possible.

The tragedy has shocked the United States, and part of the American left immediately denounced the political climate of the country and the "poisonous rhetoric" of the ultra-conservatives, according to her compost such acts of violence. The record could have been even higher without the intervention of Patricia Maisch, an unknown who threw the shot and managed to snatch a charger, preventing a new volley of bullets.

Sunday, Barack Obama called on Americans to observe a "moment of silence" on Monday in memory of victims of the shooting. The gunman, aged 22, was charged Sunday by the Arizona Attorney of four murders - three assistants Ms. Giffords and a federal judge - and attempted murder against Gabrielle Giffords.

His motives remained unknown Sunday. FBI Director Robert Mueller warned that other charges could be served "to measure the progress of the investigation." Mr. Mueller has confirmed that Gabrielle Giffords was the target of the young man and he had attended one of his rallies in 2007. The accused, originally from Tucson, had a criminal record and has remained silent since his arrest.

He will appear for the first time in court Monday to 14 am local time (22 hours in Paris) in Phoenix. According to the testimony of an FBI agent, investigators found the home of shooter a letter to Ms. Giffords Jared Lee Loughner thanking him for attending a rally in 2007. In a safe at the home of the shooter, investigators also found an envelope on which were inscribed the words "I have everything planned," "My assassination," the name "Giffords" and what appears to be the signature of the shooter .

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