Arizona congresswoman shot, Gabrielle giffords

Arizona congresswoman shot - Gabrielle Giffords, a 40-year old Arizona Democrat “was among as many as 12 people wounded in a shooting at a Tucson, Ariz., grocery store where she was holding a campaign event,” ABC News reports:

ABC affiliate KGUN-TV in Tucson reported that as many as 12 people had been shot, including Giffords.

Sources said Giffords had been shot in the head.

She was taken to University Medical Center where a hospital spokesman confirmed she was alive. But the extent and seriousness of her injuries are unknown.

A law enforcement source told KGUN that the shooter was in custody.

Sources said Giffords had been shot in the head.

The Arizona Congresswoman was one of 18 people shot - 12 of whom are injured, six reportedly killed - during a shooting in Tuscon. - Palin used gun sights on a map to target Democrats engaged in tough re-election battles.