GIFFORDS MEETS WITH OBAMA ON 4-YEAR ANNIVERSARY OF SHOOTING

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BY ASTRID GALVAN

TUCSON, Ariz. (AP) -- Former Arizona Rep. Gabby Giffords spent part of the fourth year anniversary of the mass shooting that left her gravely wounded meeting with President Barack Obama as her city paused to remember the tragedy that left six dead and 13 injured.

Nineteen solemn bells rang Thursday morning to honor the victims of a shooting in Tucson at a political event hosted by Giffords.

Giffords did not attend the event but met with Obama during his visit to Phoenix.

"It was four years ago today that Gabby and some other wonderful Arizonans were gunned down outside a supermarket in Tucson. It's a tough day for a lot of folks down there. We keep them in our thoughts and prayers," Obama said.

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CORRECTS FRIDAY TO JAN. 9 NOT JAN. 8 - Flowers, teddy bears and inspirational posters line a room at the Arizona History Museum in Tucson in this Wednesday, Jan. 7, 2015 photo. The items were left at the scene of the Jan. 8, 2011 shooting in Tucson that left six dead and 13 wounded. Former Rep. Gabby Giffords was the target and suffered a gunshot wound to the head from which she is still recovering from. So many items were left at the shooting site and at University Medical Center, where victims were treated, that a non-profit group stored them in a warehouse for several years. They have been on display at an exhibit at the museum since October, 2014, but will be removed Friday, Jan. 9. (AP Photo/Astrid Galván)

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