The assailant, who had nursed grievances against President Donald Trump and the GOP, fought a gun battle with police before he, too, was shot and later died. "It just hits home like nothing ever has", Meehan told NBC.
"The security detail saved a lot of lives", he said. U.S. Rep. Mike Doyle, of Forest Hills, plays on the Democratic team.
"Melania and I are grateful for their heroism", he said, referring to First Lady Melania Trump, "and praying for the swift recovery of all victims". They were sitting ducks, baseball bats their only defense against a disturbed, armed gunman.
Rep. Steve Scalise, a congressional staffer and members of the Capitol police force were shot during Republicans' early-morning practice ahead of a charity baseball game.
"We may have our differences, but we do well in times like these to remember that everyone who serves in our nation's capital is here, because. above all, they love our country", Trump said during remarks in the Diplomatic Reception Room at the White House.
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The shooting started four minutes later, according to police reports, leading the South Carolinian to reach his conclusion that it was a targeted attack.
The annual Congressional baseball game will go on as planned Thursday night at Nationals Park in the US capital.
At several points on Tuesday, Trump labeled congressional Democrats as "obstructionists", lambasting them for opposing health and tax overhaul legislation he and his team are writing with congressional Republicans. "I was just trying to find where the shooter was". "It wasn't long, two undercover officers appeared and told us they were securing the perimeter around our field and they wanted us to shelter in place until they got further instructions". Despite the shooting, Doyle tells Channel 11 that he doesn't want a private security detail following him around.
Other local officials are responding to the incident, which happened early Wednesday. Also wounded was former congressional aide Matt Mika, who now works for Tyson Foods in its Washington office. It's unimaginable that someone would target my colleagues as they were practicing for a charitable baseball game that creates bipartisanship and comradery. U.S. Capitol Police officers are being widely praised for helping to stop the attack.
That resident, Benjamin Childers, added, "We had three members of Congress [who] took shelter in our apartment".
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