Sheriff's Dept. releases Giffords-shooting photos

The Pima County Sheriff's Department released 580 photos Tuesday that investigators took in the aftermath of the Tucson shooting rampage.

Tucson shooting rampage photos show crime scene, evidence

The Pima County Sheriff’s Department released 580 photos this morning that investigators took in the aftermath of the Tucson shooting rampage.

Lawyer for Tucson shooter to represent Boston Marathon suspect

BOSTON — Judy Clarke, the prominent death penalty lawyer who represented Tucson shooter Jared Lee Loughner, is joining the team representing the suspect in the Boston Marathon bombings.

"Shame on you," Tucson shooting survivor yells after gun vote

WASHINGTON — Senate Republicans backed by a small band of rural-state Democrats scuttled the most far-reaching gun control legislation in two decades on Wednesday, rejecting calls to tighten background checks on firearms buyers as they spurned the personal pleas of families of the victims of…

Fitz Blog: Despite concerns

“Despite their concerns, Loughner's parents said they never sent him to get help and he had never been diagnosed as mentally ill.”

What Loughner's parents knew: They watched his decline but didn't arrange for treatment

Jared Lee Loughner's parents took away his shotgun and disabled his car nightly but didn't make sure he got a mental-health evaluation in the months before his Jan. 8, 2011, Tucson shooting rampage.

What Loughner's parents knew: They watched his decline but didn't arrange for treatment

After the carnage at a northwest-side Safeway on Jan. 8, 2011, people milled about the crime scene. Then-U.S. Rep. Gabrielle Giffords was seriously injured by a bullet in her head. Six people were killed and 13 injured.

Tucson shooting: Major findings in Loughner files

Documents released Wednesday provide new insight into how the Tucson shooting rampage occurred and the motivations behind gunman Jared Loughner.

Tucson shooting: No mental health treatment for Loughner before Giffords rampage

The parents of Tucson shooter Jared Lee Loughner told deputies on Jan. 8, 2011 that he didn’t get a mental health evaluation even after Pima Community College officials recommended it when expelling him in October 2010.

Tucson shooting records from Jan. 8 rampage to be released Wednesday

Thousands of pages of reports about the 2011 Tucson shooting are set to be made public Wednesday morning.

Arizona commission wants to improve state reporting for gun checks

In Arizona, police officers have no way to know whether a person has been found by a judge to have a seriously incapacitating mental illness.

Giffords, back at tragic site, asks for wider gun checks

Gabrielle Giffords

Giffords, back at tragic site, asks for wider gun checks

Former U.S. Rep. Gabrielle Giffords returned Wednesday to the northwest-side grocery store where she was nearly slain on Jan. 8, 2011, to advocate for expanded background checks for gun buyers.

Giffords at Tucson shooting site: Expand gun-buyer background checks

Former U.S. Rep. Gabrielle Giffords returned Wednesday to the northwest side grocery store where she was nearly slain Jan. 8, 2011 to advocate for expanded background checks for gun buyers.

Rally urges Flake to back gun checks

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Rally urges Flake to back gun checks

Survivors of the Jan. 8, 2011, shooting and members of anti-gun violence organizations gathered Tuesday in front of Sen. Jeff Flake's Tucson office, a short distance from the grocery store where the shooting happened, to encourage the freshman senator to support proposed mandatory background…

Survivors of Tucson shooting spree push mandatory background checks

Tucson shooting spree survivors push background checks for all gun buyers

Tucson shooting rampage records OK for release

A judge has lifted his order that prevented the release of investigation records in the Tucson shooting rampage that killed six people and wounded former U.S. Rep. Gabrielle Giffords two years ago.

Star gets approval to sue over papers in Loughner case

The Arizona Daily Star was given the go-ahead to sue the Pima County Sheriff's Department over its refusal to release documents related to its investigation of mass shooter Jared Lee Loughner.