The suspect fired indiscriminately from about four feet away, Michaels said. A congressional official told The Associated Press on condition of anonymity that the gunman was using an automatic weapon.
this is from NPR http://www.npr.org/2011/01/08/132764367/congresswoman-shot-in-arizona
this is from NPR http://www.npr.org/2011/01/08/132764367/congresswoman-shot-in-arizona