When the baseball field became the scene of a gunbattle, a member of the U.S. Capitol Police was using the dugout as cover, behind which to fire at the gunman, Flake said.
The harrowing moment an IL man opened fire on June 14 at a Republican congressional baseball practice and shot five people, including House Majority Whip Steve Scalise, was captured on video (below).
"Everyone on that field is a public servant", Trump said, "our courageous police, our congressional aides who work so tirelessly behind the scenes with enormous devotion, and our dedicated members of Congress who represent our people". Green said his office got threatening phone calls after he called for President Donald Trump to be impeached.
Trump praised Scalise as "a very good friend" and "a patriot", telling him that "you have not just the prayers of the entire city behind you, but the entire nation and frankly the entire world". "And when he comes onto the floor, he'll touch base with some of the Republicans in Texas and then he'll make a beeline to the Democratic side". We all learned more about motivation and the rest of that.
Congressman Steve Scalise underwent surgery after being shot in the hip and remained in critical condition, according to MedStar Washington Hospital Center.
A government official identified the shooter as an IL man named James. T. Hodgkinson, a resident of IL. "'That's the Republicans practicing", Duncan told reporters. The man thanked him.
The gunman, James Hodgkinson, open fired Wednesday morning during a practice.
All votes in the House of Representatives were cancelled for Wednesday.
The game, which has been held at various locations through the years, is scheduled to be played this year at Nationals Park in Washington D.C. According to the game's website, no members of the MA congressional delegation are slated to participate.
Brooks said two law enforcement officers were believed to be among the others shot.
"Immediately, Jeff and I looked at each other and said, "We've got to report this individual".
Matt Rudiger, a 45-year-old salesman who was at a Metairie, Louisiana, coffee shop near Scalise's district office, said the shooting "really hit close to home" because he and Scalise both graduated from Archbishop Rummel High School in Metairie. U.S. Capitol Police Chief Matthew R. Verderosa said Griner was shot in the ankle and is in good condition, while Bailey was treated for a minor injury and released. When he didn't, they shot him.
"It was scary", Barton said.
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In the footage, shot after shot rings out as the man filming takes cover behind a trash can. Barton said his son, Jack, got under an SUV.
Federal Bureau of Investigation special agent in charge Tim Slater said it was "too early to say" whether it was an act of terrorism, or whether Mr Scalise was targeted.
After the gunfire stopped, Sen. "He is in stable condition", the statement said.
Incidents at the Capitol are more common, even though the ornate tourist attraction is ringed with heavily armed Capitol Police and metal detectors at every entrance.
"A bullet just came down my street", she told an emergency dispatcher.
Trump called for national unity in the wake of the shooting, as did House Speaker Paul Ryan and Democratic House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi.
When asked if members of Congress should carry firearms Graham said: "If their state allows them and they to want to they can". "I will be carrying when I'm out and about", Collins said.
The shocking event left the Capitol horrified and stunned. While the top lawmakers, including Scalise, have security details, others do not and regularly appear in public without protection. Gabby Giffords of Arizona was hit in the head and grievously injured while meeting with constituents at a supermarket parking lot in 2011.
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Sen. Patrick Leahy also issued a statement on Twitter in response to the shooting. Mike Regan (R-York/Cumberland) who spent 23 years as a USA marshal before running for elective office. "The guy who's been shot, is he ok?"
U.S. Rep. French Hill said he was at the White House when it happened.
"I reject bigotry of all forms", Scalise said then.
"Our courageous Capitol Police perform a challenging job with incredible skill and their sacrifice makes democracy possible". "America is praying for you and American is praying for all of the victims of this awful shooting".
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