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Police: 17 injured in 400-inmate brawl at Tucson prison
A fight involving more than 400 inmates broke out Sunday morning at a prison near Tucson, Arizona, leaving 17 prisoners injured along with two members of the prison staff, according to The Associated Press. While it’s not clear what started the brawl, authorities said it appeared to break down along…
Jared Lee Loughner will seek to change plea: judge
LOS ANGELES — The man who killed six people and injured 13 others, including former US Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords, in Tucson last year, will try to change his plea in an upcoming hearing, a judge said Monday. “If the Court finds the defendant competent, his counsel has requested a follow-on…
Border patrol mistakenly detains 96-year-old former AZ governor
Border Patrol agents successfully detained 96 year-old former Arizona Governor Raul H. Castro for over a half an hour last month after his pacemaker triggered a radiation sensor, according to azcentral.com. Castro said he was travelling to Tucson, Arizona on June 12 to celebrate his birthday when a sensor at…
Tucson victims prepare for shooting anniversary
TUCSON, Arizona (Reuters) – U.S. Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords, wounded in a deadly mass shooting on January 8 last year, visited a Tucson area park on Saturday as survivors and residents prepared for the somber anniversary on Sunday. A gunman toting a semiautomatic pistol pumped bullet after bullet into a crowd…
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