Arizona Congresswoman Shot dead at point-blank range moments ago~!

[Paul Rigby]

What the CCTV tapes are alleged to show:

http://abcnews.go.com/gma/video/jared-le...on=4765066

ABC news video: 01/19/2011

Dr Oz did a segment called "Tragedy in Tucson: A Dr Oz Special Report." I am surprised at the topic because Doctor Oz's shows are usually taped well in advance clearly, this show was taped in the last 2-3 days since Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords' tragic shooting last Saturday.

Dr Oz showed on a model exactly what happened. The bullet hit Gifford in the back of her head and went through the parts of the brain responsible for vision, speech, sensory functions, motor skills, and decision making. The bullet then exited her head right over her left eye.

Dr Oz: Tragedy in Tucson: Congresswoman Giffords & Dr LeMole

By DrOzFans on January 11, 2011

http://www.drozfans.com/dr-ozs-advice/dr...dr-lemole/

Dr. G. Michael Lemole Jr., the chief of neurosurgery, who operated on Ms. Giffords, said the bullet traveled through the left side of her brain "from back to front." It did not cross from one side of the brain to the other, he said, nor did it pass through some critical areas that would further diminish her chances of recovery.

Evidence Points to Methodical Planning

By MARC LACEY
Published: January 9, 2011

http://www.nytimes.com/2011/01/10/us/10g...lobal-home

Biography of LeMole:

http://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/735869

Daniel Hernandez had been U.S. Rep. Gabrielle Giffords' intern for five days when she was shot Saturday outside Tucson.

The junior at the University of Arizona was helping check people in at the "Congress on Your Corner" event when he heard gunfire. He was about 30 feet from the congresswoman. When the shots began, he ran toward them.
Then he saw Giffords. She had fallen and was lying contorted on the sidewalk. She was bleeding.

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.

Ron Barber, Giffords' district director, was next to her. Hernandez told a bystander how to apply pressure to one of Barber's wounds.

Barber told Hernandez, "Make sure you stay with Gabby. Make sure you help Gabby."

Hernandez used his hand to apply pressure until someone from inside Safeway brought him clean smocks from the meat department. He used them to apply pressure on the entrance wound, unaware there was an exit wound. He never let go of her.

He stayed with Giffords until paramedics arrived. They strapped her to a board and loaded her into an ambulance. Hernandez climbed in with her. On the ride to the hospital, he held her hand. She squeezed his back.

When they arrived at the hospital, Hernandez was soaked in blood. His family brought him clean clothes because the FBI took his for evidence.

He waited at the hospital while she went into surgery. He needed to tell police what had happened. He overheard people walking by talking about how Giffords had died. He also heard this on NPR. Later, he learned she had lived.

"I was ecstatic," he said. "She was one of the people I've looked up to. Knowing she was alive and still fighting was good news. She's definitely a fighter, whether for her own life, or standing up for people in southern Arizona."

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. He talked to Hernandez at the hospital after the shooting.

Eight hours after the shooting, Hernandez stood with Giffords' friends and staff and told them what had happened. The tall, strong 20-year-old said, "Of course you're afraid, you just kind of have to do what you can."

Daniel Hernandez, intern, stays by Gabrielle Giffords' side
UA student pulls her into lap, holds head to stop bleeding
by Jaimee Rose and Mary Jo Pitzl - Jan. 9, 2011 12:01 AM
The Arizona Republic

http://www.azcentral.com/news/articles/2...oting.html