Once Upon A Crime | True Crime

In this month’s series, “The Politics of Murder,” we’ll take a look at cases where violent acts are perpetrated upon political figures.  First up, a young man begins to lose his grip on reality and fixates on a congressperson whom he targets for assassination.  Jared Lee Loughner’s mass shooting at a community political event will spark debate regarding violent political rhetoric, gun control laws, and the state of mental health care in the U.S.   Sources:  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2011_Tucson_shooting   http://edition.cnn.com/2011/CRIME/01/08/arizona.shooting.suspect/   http://www.cnn.com/2011/CRIME/01/09/arizona.shooting.investigation/index.html   https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2013/03/27/gabby-giffords-shooting-records/2024589/   http://www.cnn.com/2011/CRIME/01/15/arizona.shooting.images/index.html   https://edition.cnn.com/2012/11/08/justice/arizona-loughner-sentencing/index.html   https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2013/03/27/gabby-giffords-shooting-records/2024589/   h