'All Chaos Broke Loose,' Says Witness of Arizona Shooting

(CNN) -- It was a day and an event like so many others -- until it wasn't.

Six people were killed and 12 others wounded, including U.S. Rep. Gabrielle Giffords, when a gunman opened fire in front of a grocery store in Tucson, Arizona, Saturday morning, authorities said. The congresswoman had been hosting a meeting with constituents when the attack began.

"It was continuous shooting. There was no breaking between it. They walked up and, I'm assuming, just kept firing. It sounded like tons of pots and pans falling down on the ground right next to my ear it was so loud," said Jason Pekau, an employee of a business near the Safeway grocery store.

He heard about 15 to 20 gunshots.

Pekau said he was about 50 yards from where the shooting took place, and he described the parking lot immediately after the attack.

"I just saw people running, screaming towards where the shooting happened. Everyone screaming that it was Gabrielle Giffords," he said.

Giffords was shot in her head and was in critical condition Saturday afternoon following surgery, Dr. Peter Rhee of University Medical Center in Tucson told reporters. A 9-year-old girl and a federal judge were among the dead.

"I did see them take her away on a stretcher," Pekau said about the congresswoman. "She was moving from what I saw with my own eyes."

"From what I'm being told from people that had seen it, she was shot point-blank in the head by the shooter and then after that, basically, all chaos broke loose," he said.

Bullets flew through the window of the grocery store, he said.

Pekau said he saw several people being taken away by rescue workers on stretchers and watched as they were loaded into medical helicopters. At least two people were flat on the sidewalk in front of Safeway, he said. It was not immediately clear whether they were dead or waiting for assistance.

Video from the scene showed one of Giffords' banners still hanging in the storefront. Yellow tape was draped around the parking lot as police began their initial investigation.

Giffords won her third term in a closely contested race against a Tea Party-sponsored candidate and was one of three Democratic legislators who reported vandalism at their offices following the March vote on health care reform.

President Barack Obama spoke from Washington soon after the attack, calling it a national tragedy.

He underlined how simply the day began -- like any other.

"It's not surprising that today, Gabby was going what she was always does -- listening to the hopes and concerns of her neighbors," said Obama, referring to the congresswoman by her nickname. "That is the essence of what our democracy is all about."

Two Boys Arrested on "Sexting" Charges

Young generations are getting pervier and pervier!!

TUCSON (KOLD) - Two teenage boys face charges in a so-called "sexting" case. Police say a 13-year old girl sent a nude photo of herself from her cell phone to a friend's phone. They say the friend shared the picture with other boys at school.

Officers arrested the two boys, and police say they're trying to teach them a lesson about sending nude pictures.

"For one, it's stuck in cyberspace and it will never be eliminated," says Sgt. Diana Lopez of Tucson Police. "For two, for those who receive it and forward it to others, you're humiliating the person who sent the photo."

The boys face misdemeanor charges of intimidation and harassment through the use of a telephone.

Lopez says the boys could've faced harsher charges if the crime had happened in other states which are starting to crack down on sexting. Police are urging parents to check their children's cell phones and set limitations on how they're used.

Man Confesses to Burning Roommates Over 3 Days

TUCSON, AZ - A man confesses to Sheriff's deputies that he murdered his roommates and burned their bodies over the course of three days, says Pima County Sheriff's Office.

This comes one day after PSCO found two burned bodies in the front yard where two people were reported missing by their families two weeks ago.

Michael Carlson has confessed to the murder of Kenneth Alliman and Rebecca Lofton, say Sheriff's deputies. In his confession, Carlson stated that he shot and killed the pair with a sawed of shotgun while they were in his Cadillac. Carlson confessed that he "burned them over a period of three days, leaving and returning to disperse the remains," says the search warrant in the case.

He then attempted to clean the blood out of his car and hide the murder weapon in an RV, says the confession.

The story began weeks ago when Alliman and Lofton were reported missing by their families. They had recently allowed Carlson to move into their home on Tucson's West side near Trico Road.

Not long after the pair was reported missing, in a totally unrelated case, Carlson was stopped for driving a stolen vehicle on May 31st. When deputies informed him his vehicle was stolen, he attempted to flee the scene. Then when his vehicle became inoperable, he fled on foot and successfully evaded deputies.

At that time, deputies searched his left-behind vehicle and noticed signs that the vehicle may have been the scene of the crime.

16 days later, Carlson was apprehended and taken into custody. He then confessed to killing his sister back in 2003, and the murders of Alliman and Lofton, says PCSO.

Monday night, PCSO searched the property of the missing pair and discovered burned fragments in the front yard. The medical examiners office has confirmed that the remains are the bodies of two individuals.

"We do believe the remains are the individuals missing from the residence," says Pima County Sheriff's Deputy Dawn Barkman.

The remains are currently undergoing testing to determine if they are the missing pair.