Gabe Zimmerman

Gabe Zimmerman, one of three staffers of Gabrielle Giffords who were shot today at her Tuscon community event, has been named as one of those who died.   The other two are expected to survive.  Zimmerman was a former social worker  who served as Giffords’ director of community outreach.

Gabe Zimmerman, Rep. Gabrielle Giffords director of community outreach, is among the dead from the Arizona shooting, Giffords’ office confirmed to Politico Saturday night.
Zimmerman was 30, and had been on Giffords’ staff since 2007.
Zimmerman was among 24 employees currently employed by the congresswoman, according to House salary disclosure information posted on Legistorm.com. The site listed Zimmerman as deputy scheduler as of the end of September.
Giffords was conducting a routine congressional event called “Congress on your Corner” during the time of the shooting, an event that Zimmerman helped organize.