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Arizona Comes Together for Tucson Shooting Memorial

January 8, 2012 11:01AM

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This weekend Arizona residents commemorated what has come to be know as the "Tucson Tragedy." On January 8, 2011, Jared Lee Loughner opened fire outside a Tucson Safeway killing six and wounding 14 including U.S. Representative Gabrielle Giffords. On the one year anniversary, residents from across Arizona and the country, came together in a show of support for those impacted by the tragedy. PHOTOS BY KEITH PERFETTI.
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