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Remembering Jan. 8

Photos: Jan. 8 and the aftermath

Dylan Smith
TucsonSentinel.com
  • Giffords meets constituents in 2008.
    Kevin.Asher/FlickrGiffords meets constituents in 2008.
  • Giffords speaks with Jim and Doris Tucker just moments before the Jan. 8 shooting.
    Sara Hummel-Rajca/Giffords officeGiffords speaks with Jim and Doris Tucker just moments before the Jan. 8 shooting.
  • Gabrielle Giffords is taken to an ambulance, Jan. 8. Intern Daniel Hernandez rests his hand on hers, while Patricia Maisch – who helped wrestle away Jared Loughner's ammunition — watches (center, with hand over mouth).
    ©James F. Palka 2011Gabrielle Giffords is taken to an ambulance, Jan. 8. Intern Daniel Hernandez rests his hand on hers, while Patricia Maisch – who helped wrestle away Jared Loughner's ammunition — watches (center, with hand over mouth).
  • Northwest Fire personnel at the shooting scene, shortly after the most seriously injured victims were taken to the hospital.
    ©James F. Palka 2011Northwest Fire personnel at the shooting scene, shortly after the most seriously injured victims were taken to the hospital.
  • Giffords campaign volunteers Kelly Canady, left, and her mother Pat Canady, right, weep outside of Giffords' Tucson office about an hour after Giffords was shot.
    Will Seberger PhotographyGiffords campaign volunteers Kelly Canady, left, and her mother Pat Canady, right, weep outside of Giffords' Tucson office about an hour after Giffords was shot.
  • About 90 minutes after official reports that Giffords had been shot, supporters began to gather outside her Tucson district office.
    Will Seberger PhotographyAbout 90 minutes after official reports that Giffords had been shot, supporters began to gather outside her Tucson district office.
  • Flags fly at half-staff at University Medical Center in Tucson on Jan. 9.
    Will Seberger PhotographyFlags fly at half-staff at University Medical Center in Tucson on Jan. 9.
  • Media trucks in front of University Medical Center on Jan. 10.
    Janet Rose Jackman/TucsonSentinel.comMedia trucks in front of University Medical Center on Jan. 10.
  • The memorial in front of UMC had grown to fill the lawn in front of the hospital on Jan. 10.
    Janet Rose Jackman/TucsonSentinel.comThe memorial in front of UMC had grown to fill the lawn in front of the hospital on Jan. 10.
  • Dr. Peter Rhee updates the media on U.S. Rep. Gabrielle Giffords' status on Jan. 11.
    Will Seberger PhotographyDr. Peter Rhee updates the media on U.S. Rep. Gabrielle Giffords' status on Jan. 11.
  • The memorial in front of Giffords office on Jan. 12.
    SearchNewsMedia/FlickrThe memorial in front of Giffords office on Jan. 12.
  • The frozen foods manager of the Safeway where the shootings occurred turned his bike into a mobile memorial.
    SearchNewsMedia/FlickrThe frozen foods manager of the Safeway where the shootings occurred turned his bike into a mobile memorial.
  • 'Gabe' is written in stones outside of U.S. Rep. Gabrielle Giffords' Tucson office, Gabe Zimmerman was shot and killed during the attack.
    Will Seberger Photography'Gabe' is written in stones outside of U.S. Rep. Gabrielle Giffords' Tucson office, Gabe Zimmerman was shot and killed during the attack.
  • A paper-chain memorial.
    SearchNewsMedia/FlickrA paper-chain memorial.
  • A sign in a store at University Plaza on Jan. 12, the day the president came to Arizona to mourn with Tucson and urge healing.
    SearchNewsMedia/FlckrA sign in a store at University Plaza on Jan. 12, the day the president came to Arizona to mourn with Tucson and urge healing.
  • Daniel Hernandez, a 20-year-old intern who had worked for U.S. Rep. Gabrielle Giffords was credited with saving her life at the scene. Despite gunfire, Hernandez ran to Giffords and applied pressure to her head wound until EMTs could take over.
    Will Seberger PhotographyDaniel Hernandez, a 20-year-old intern who had worked for U.S. Rep. Gabrielle Giffords was credited with saving her life at the scene. Despite gunfire, Hernandez ran to Giffords and applied pressure to her head wound until EMTs could take over.
  • President Obama talks with speechwriter Cody Keenan aboard Air Force One on the flight to Tucson on Jan. 12.
    Pete Souza/White HousePresident Obama talks with speechwriter Cody Keenan aboard Air Force One on the flight to Tucson on Jan. 12.
  • President Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama greet Ron Barber, Giffords’ district director, and members of his family at UMC on Jan. 12. Barber was wounded in the attack.
    Pete Souza/White HousePresident Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama greet Ron Barber, Giffords’ district director, and members of his family at UMC on Jan. 12. Barber was wounded in the attack.
  • President Obama, first lady Michelle Obama, and Giffords' husband Mark Kelly listen as Giffords' intern Daniel Hernandez delivers remarks during the memorial service.
    Pete Souza/White HousePresident Obama, first lady Michelle Obama, and Giffords' husband Mark Kelly listen as Giffords' intern Daniel Hernandez delivers remarks during the memorial service.
  • President Obama speaks at the memorial service at the University of Arizona on Jan. 12.
    Renee Bracamonte-Smith/TucsonSentinel.comPresident Obama speaks at the memorial service at the University of Arizona on Jan. 12.
  • President Obama greets Mavy Stoddard and members of the Stoddard family following the memorial service. Dorwan Stoddard, Mavy’s husband, died while protecting her during the shooting.
    Pete Souza/White HousePresident Obama greets Mavy Stoddard and members of the Stoddard family following the memorial service. Dorwan Stoddard, Mavy’s husband, died while protecting her during the shooting.
  • Col. Bill Badger (Ret.) is one of the people called a hero. Badger, despite being grazed by a bullet to the back of his head, assisted three other people in disarming and restraining Jared Lee Loughner, the man accused of killing six people and injuring 14 more including Rep. Gabrielle Giffords.
    Will Seberger PhotographyCol. Bill Badger (Ret.) is one of the people called a hero. Badger, despite being grazed by a bullet to the back of his head, assisted three other people in disarming and restraining Jared Lee Loughner, the man accused of killing six people and injuring 14 more including Rep. Gabrielle Giffords.
  • Giffords with her mother, Gloria, in a photo released in June by her office.
    P.K. Weis/SouthwestPhotoBank.comGiffords with her mother, Gloria, in a photo released in June by her office.
  • In her Tucson office on Jan. 6, Giffords dedicated a plaque to Gabe Zimmerman just before the one-year anniversary of the shooting spree that left him dead.
    courtesy Giffords' officeIn her Tucson office on Jan. 6, Giffords dedicated a plaque to Gabe Zimmerman just before the one-year anniversary of the shooting spree that left him dead.

For some, the events of Jan. 8, 2011, are seared into their memories. For others, that day and those that follow remain a jumble of images and flashes of emotion.

As we look back on that year-ago Saturday morning at the end of the first week of January, here are a few photographs that capture the shock we felt upon learning of the shooting of 19 of our friends and neighbors — and the hope that followed.

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