Suspect in Tucson shooting rampage enters plea

TUCSON, Ariz. (AP) — The suspect in the Tucson shooting rampage that critically injured U.S. Rep. Gabrielle Giffords pleaded not guilty today to federal charges accusing him of killing six people and wounding 13 others.

U.S. District Judge Larry Burns also approved the release of some records of a police search of Jared Lee Loughner's home.

Loughner, who smiled as he was led into the courtroom, appeared before Burns in kaki prison clothes, his once-shaved head now featuring short, dark hair and side burns.

He pleaded not guilty to charges that included trying to assassinate Giffords, attempting to kill two of her aides and murdering federal judge John Roll and Giffords staffer Gabe Zimmerman.

Loughner also is charged with causing the deaths of four others who weren't federal employees, causing injury and death to participants at a "federally provided activity" and using a gun in a crime of violence.

He also will likely face state charges stemming from the Jan. 8 attack at a Giffords event outside a Tucson grocery store.