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On January 8, 2011, she was shot along with at least 17 others by a gunman while holding a public event outside of a grocery store in Tucson. [http://www.newsmax.com/Headline/gabrielle-giffords-Congresswoman-Shot/2011/01/08/id/382236] U.S. Representative Gabrielle Giffords of Arizona will survive being shot in the head by a man who opened fire at her community meeting in Tucson, killing six people including a federal judge. [http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2011-01-08/arizona-congresswoman-giffords-others-shot-at-event-in-tucson-arizona.html] [http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2011/01/08/arizona-congresswoman-reportedly-shot-public-event/] Reports are confirming that an aide to the congresswoman and a federal judge, John Roll were killed in the attack. [http://www.cleveland.com/nation/index.ssf/2011/01/arizona_congresswoman_shot_npr.html]
On January 8, 2011, she was shot along with at least 17 others by a gunman while holding a public event outside of a grocery store in Tucson. [http://www.newsmax.com/Headline/gabrielle-giffords-Congresswoman-Shot/2011/01/08/id/382236] U.S. Representative Gabrielle Giffords of Arizona will survive being shot in the head by a man who opened fire at her community meeting in Tucson, killing six people including a federal judge. [http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2011-01-08/arizona-congresswoman-giffords-others-shot-at-event-in-tucson-arizona.html] [http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2011/01/08/arizona-congresswoman-reportedly-shot-public-event/] Reports are confirming that an aide to the congresswoman and a federal judge, John Roll were killed in the attack. [http://www.cleveland.com/nation/index.ssf/2011/01/arizona_congresswoman_shot_npr.html]
[[Latino]] Daniel Hernandez, Gabrielle Giffords' Intern May Have Saved Her. Many are praising the actions of Hernandez, who was standing near Giffords when she was shot in the head. He had only been her intern for five days, but rushed to her side when she went down, held her head in his lap and applied consistent pressure to the wound. He is a junior at the [[University of Arizona]] and he also advised others what to do with the other wounded people while they waited for help to arrive, according to MSNBC.
Hernandez had taken some first aid courses in high school but he is being hailed as heroic for his actions on Saturday.
The way that she was communicating was by grabbing my hand," Hernandez says. "I would ask her a question and she would squeeze my hand in a way to acknowledge that she was still conscious and awake and still able to hear what I was saying."
[http://www.nowpublic.com/world/daniel-hernandez-gabrielle-giffords-intern-may-have-saved-her-2745813.html]
Using his hand, Hernandez applied pressure to the entry wound on her forehead. He pulled her into his lap, holding her upright against him so she wouldn’t choke on her own blood. Giffords was conscious, but quiet. The fact that Hernandez was nearby and able to react quickly probably saved Giffords’ life, said state Rep. Matt Heinz, D-Tucson, and a hospital physician.
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