BREAKING: U.S. REP FROM ARIZONA (D) SHOT DEAD. UPDATE: SHE'S ALIVE

U.S. Rep. Gabrielle Giffords (D) was shot in the head at a grocery store and later pronounced dead. Giffords was known as a blue dog Democrat whose district borders Mexico. The suspect shot Giffords at very close range and then shot 12-15 others. It will be interesting to discover the motive of the shooter because Giffords was not a fan of the Federal Government's lawsuit against her state over SB 1070.

UPDATE: Fox News, after reporting Giffords was dead, is now saying she is alive and in surgery.

Via NPR:

Rep. Gabrielle Giffords and six others died after a gunman opened fire at a public event on Saturday, the Pima County, Ariz., sheriff's office confirms.

The 40-year-old Democrat, who was re-elected to her third term in November, was hosting a "Congress on Your Corner" event at a Safeway in northwest Tucson when a gunman ran up and started shooting, according to Peter Michaels, news director of Arizona Public Media.

At least three other people, including members of her staff, were injured. Giffords was transported to University Medical Center in Tucson. Her condition was not immediately known.

Here is an interview between Fox's Greta Van Susteren and Giffords several months ago about the subject of Arizona's immigration battle with the Feds.