Rep. Gabby Gifford's Final Official Act
WASHINGTON -- Rep. Gabrielle Giffords is finishing the meet-and-greet political event Monday that erupted in a deadly shooting spree a year ago.
Giffords' office says the congresswoman will finish the Congress On Your Corner event. In a private gathering, she will meet with some of the people who were at the Jan. 8, 2011 event in a Safeway parking lot when a gunman killed six people and wounded 13 others, including Giffords.
Those attending will include some of the wounded, others who helped them, and people who subdued the attacker.
Also Monday, Giffords will visit a family assistance center that was set up after she was seriously wounded.
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(AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin, file)
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