More than 14,000 people filled the gymnasium of the University of Arizona in Tucson for a memorial service for victims of Wednesday night, the attack on Saturday killed six and left behind him a congressman to fight for their lives.
Barack Obama President and First Lady Michelle Obama sat next to her husband of U. S. Rep. Gabrielle Giffords -. who was shot in the head on Saturday - during the ceremony, which will conclude with an address by the President.
Weeks prior to the last visit with the Obama family Giffords and her husband, astronaut Mark Kelly, and the other survivors of the shooting in Arizona and medical personnel who treated her at Tucson University Medical Center.
"The president wanted this solemn journey, stopping at the hospital where Giffords and other members begin to recover before the next", the White House Robert Gibbs said.
