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GOVERNMENT POLITICS / Modified jan 8, 2011 4:04 p.m.

WATCH NOW: Full video from the Pima County Sheriff's Department press conference

Click to watch video from Pima County Sheriff's Department press conference on this morning's shooting by Gisela Telis

Giffords_press_conference Richard Kastigar, Pima County Sheriff's Department Bureau Chief, speaks about this morning's shooting.
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The Pima County Sheriff's Department held a press conference this afternoon to reveal the latest on their investigation into this morning's shooting.

The gunman, currently in custody and identified as 22-year-old Jared Lee Loughner, opened fire on U.S. Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords and bystanders during a "Congress on Your Corner" public forum she was hosting at the Safeway on Oracle and Ina.

Click to watch Richard Kastigar, the Department's bureau chief:


Six are currently confirmed dead, including U.S. District Judge John Roll and a 9-year-old girl. Eighteen are wounded. Giffords is in critical condition post-surgery at University Medical Center.

Giffords_crime_Scene_1 Police search the parking lot of the Safeway store at Oracle and Ina after this morning's shooting.
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