DENVER - Congresswoman Diana DeGette (CO-01) issued the following statement following reports that Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords was shot at an event in Tuscon, Arizona earlier today.
 
"I am shocked and saddened by today's extraordinary tragedy in which my friend and Congressional colleague Rep. Gabrielle Giffords was gravely injured. My thoughts and prayers are with Rep. Giffords and her family, as well as with her dedicated staff and the others brutally attacked this morning. As the events of this national tragedy unfold, I know my fellow Coloradoans and all Americans join me in those prayers."

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