I hadn't heard about the shotgun rumor. Jared (correct spelling) I had typed Jarad (was incorrect.
TUCSON (KGUN9-TV) - Officials at University Medical Center have confirmed that U.S. Rep Gabrielle Giffords is alive. She is out of surgery. Doctors are optimistic about her chances of recovery. The news is a dramatic reversal of previous reports circulated on some national news cable channels and local media claiming that Giffords and up to 6 others were dead. Doctors say she had suffered from a gunshot wound to the head but is responsive.