In addition to a charge of attempting to assassinate Rep. Gabrielle Giffords (D-Ariz.) at her January 8 outreach event in a Tucson Safeway parking lot, Loughner also faces murder charges for allegedly killing Gabriel Zimmerman and U.S. District Judge John Roll at the same event.
The edgier charges are those the feds used to bring the deaths and injuries to non-federal employees into the federal case. The indictment includes five counts of "causing death to participants in a federally provided activity"--one for Roll and four for civilians, including nine year old Christina-Taylor Green. In addition, Loughner faces ten counts of "injuring participants in a federally provided activity."
