Davis was interviewed on CNN, still in his baseball t-shirt, with blood on his elbow and hand.
He saw ricochet shots hit a vehicle tire and a police officer in the ankle, Conaway said. "I ask each of you to join me".
Investigators said they found anti-Trump messages on the shooter's Facebook social media page.
The official was not authorized to discuss an investigation by name and spoke on condition of anonymity.
President Donald Trump has released a statement - "The Vice President and I are aware of the shooting incident in Virginia and are monitoring developments closely". As a House leader, Scalise has a security detail and its officers shot the gunman, he said.
Joe Barton (R-Texas) appeared visibly moved as he recounted the moment when a shooter started firing on senators and House representatives at a congressional baseball practice in Alexandria, Virginia, on Wednesday, June 14.
Trump tweeted that Scalise was badly injured but will make a full recovery. It was not immediately clear whether it would go on as scheduled.
The hospital caring for House Majority Whip Steve Scalise, who was shot by a gunman during a Republican congressional charity baseball game practice today, says he is in critical condition. At least five people were wounded, including Majority Whip Steve Scalise of Louisiana.
"Our thoughts and prayers are with the members of Congress, their staffs, Capitol Police, first responders, and all others affected", Trump said. He was transported to MedStar Washington Hospital Center, where he is now undergoing surgery. I don't know anybody who doesn't like Steve Scalise.
"I didn't win this battle, but we're not done", he said
The close results shocked many political watchers and shows Trump's enduring appeal among Republican voters in Virginia. Asked if he would support Gillespie in the general election, Smith said: "At most, I will vote for him".
Two U.S. congressmen representing parts of the Philadelphia suburbs sent prayers to their Republican colleagues after a gunman opened fire on a practice for the annual congressional baseball game Wednesday morning.
"That's the first I heard of it", Duncan told reporters in the basement of the Capitol. Jeff Flake, R-Ariz., told CNN. Rep Scalise, who was fielding at second base at the time, was shot in the hip. "[Scalise] went down and dragged himself off of the infield into the outfield about 10 or 15 yards and was laying motionless out there".
An initial police report lists the gunman's weapon as an M-4 assault rifle, CBS News has learned. Sen.
An apparent eyewitness said on Twitter that gunfire rang out at the YMCA baseball fields, by the Eugene Simpson Stadium Park. She said he was using a long gun and exchanging fire with law enforcement officers, one of whom yelled for her to get down. She said the officer had gotten out of a parked vehicle, drawn a handgun and shouted something to the gunman, who then fired.
"I was just numb, I literally got numb", Barletta, a former Hazleton mayor, said by telephone from his Washington, D.C., congressional office. Scalise was in the field near second base when he was shot in the hip.
U.S. Rep. Mo Brooks (Alabama) said he was on deck at the practice when the shooting occurred.
Zack Barth, a legislative correspondent for U.S. Rep. Roger Williams, of Texas, was also among the victims, according to a series of tweets from his boss. His office says he needed surgery for his injury. He said the shooter was behind the third base dugout and didn't say anything.
"Please pray for my colleagues", Duncan said.
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