Tucson remembers rampage that wounded Giffords

Arizonans in January marked the first anniversary of a shooting rampage in Tucson that left six dead and 13 wounded, including Rep. Gabrielle Giffords (D-Ariz.).

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Jan. 8, 2012

Three Buddist monks enter St. Augustine Cathedral in Tucson for an interfaith remembrance service for the victims of the Jan. 8, 2011, shooting rampage.

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Jan. 8, 2012

At St. Augustine Cathedral, Daniel Hernandez, a former intern for Rep. Gabrielle Giffords, leaves one of six roses for those killed in the shooting.

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Jan. 8, 2012

Pat Maisch, right, who grabbed a gun magazine as the shooter prepared to reload, reacts after being introduced during a service in remembrance of the victims and survivors of the shooting.

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Jan. 8, 2012

Dancers from the Tucson Dance Academy perform at St. Augustine Cathedral.

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Jan. 8, 2012

Tucson shooting victim Ron Barber hugs a friend at the end of an interfaith remembrance service at St. Augustine Cathedral.

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Jan. 7, 2012

Rep. Gabrielle Giffords (D-Ariz.) and her husband, retired Navy Capt. and astronaut Mark Kelly, walk the Davidson Canyon Gabe Zimmerman Memorial Trailhead to pay tribute to Gabe Zimmerman, one of six people killed in the shooting. Zimmerman was the director of community outreach for Giffords. Emily Nottingham, left, is Zimmerman's mother.

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Jan. 7, 2012

Mark Kelly and his wife, Rep. Gabrielle Giffords, talk on the trailhead.

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Jan. 8, 2012

Six wooden crosses for the victims killed in last year's shooting are displayed for the attack's one-year anniversary.

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Jan. 8, 2012

Elly Krepp, center, and Kayleigh Manson embrace at the scene of last year's shooting, outside a Safeway supermarket.

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Jan. 8, 2012

A memorial for the six victims killed in last year's shooting has appeared at the scene of the attack.

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Jan. 8, 2012

Ina Menzl, left, hugs her daughter, 4-year-old Rebecca Kraft, at the scene of last year's shooting.

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Jan. 8, 2012

Katherine Jacobson closes her eyes at the scene of the shooting, outside a Safeway supermarket.

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Jan. 8, 2012

Volunteers hold torches during an event to mark the one-year anniversary of the Tucson shooting.

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Jan. 7, 2012

People sing "God Bless America" during an event to mark the one-year anniversary of the shooting in Tucson.

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