In 2011, the nation was rocked by the assassination attempt of congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords when a gunman went on a shooting spree outside a supermarket in Tucson, Arizona, per CNN. Although Giffords survived being shot in the head, six people were killed, including Sophia Bush’s 9-year-old cousin Christina-Taylor Green, the youngest victim of the attack, per The New York Times.
Green’s parents spoke of their anguish at never being able to see their daughter grow up. “One day we were a beautiful family of four, and the next day, we woke up, and we had three — with no real preparation, no warning, no nothing,” her father, John, told AZCentral. “It jars every part of your life.” Her family planned to create a memorial garden in her honor. Although Bush hadn’t yet met her cousin, she was deeply affected by the loss. “I remember hearing when she was born … We had always planned on going to visit them and see her because I hadn’t seen them since her mother’s wedding, and now we can’t,” she said on “Chelsea Lately” (via CBS News). “And you’ve gotta take every day and you’ve gotta tell the people you love that you do.” In 2017, she disclosed on Instagram that she remained disturbed and infuriated by Green’s murder.
After being remanded in custody, Green’s killer, Jared Lee Loughner, chillingly smiled in court, as well as for his mugshot, per ABC News. In 2012, he was sentenced to life in prison without parole, per NPR.
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