Members of Congress were practicing for a game that was scheduled for Thursday night at Nationals Park.
An unknown gunman has attacked the US House of Representatives Majority Whip Steve Scalise shooting him during a baseball practice.
Scalise, 51, the No. 3 House Republican leader first elected to the House in 2008, was in stable condition and undergoing surgery.
None of the victims' injuries appeared life-threatening, authorities said. Rep.
Two Capital Police officers were shot as well.
The Belleville News-Democrat said Hodgkinson also expressed his political leanings in person. "He was shot", said Brooks, adding he helped apply a tourniquet with his belt to a congressional staffer who was shot in the leg.
Several lawmakers said they expect Wednesday's shooting will result in more police protection.
Lawmakers who were at the practice said the shooting could have been much worse if the security detail was not there.
The last member of Congress to be targeted by a gunman was Democrat Gabrielle Giffords, who was shot in the head as she met constituents in Tucson, Arizona, in January 2011.
Alabama talk radio host Matt Murphy tweeted that he spoke with Brooks as well, saying the congressman said "five or more" people were hit.
The FBI is the lead investigating agency.
The shooter, a 66-year-old IL native named James T. Hodgkinson has died from his injuries, according to President Donald Trump. "He's shooting back across the in field at the man with the rifle". The assailant, prepared with "a lot of ammo", fought a gun battle with police before he, too, was shot and later died.
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"Congressman Scalise is a friend, and a very good friend", Trump said.
St. Clair County Sheriff Rick Watson said Wednesday that Hodgkinson showed the deputy all required firearms licenses and documentation for the high-powered hunting rifle, which he said he was simply using for target practice.
Rep. John Bergman (R) of Michigan's 1st District was at the practice and is safe.
Rep. Jeff Duncan, R-South Carolina, told reporters that he had interacted with the shooter Wednesday morning right before the shooting happened. He said the gunman was wearing army fatigues and didn't say anything as he fired shots.
"We started giving him the liquids, I put pressure on his wound in his hip", Brooks said.
Gov. John Bel Edwards and Louisiana legislators gathered in the Capitol on Wednesday morning (June 14) to pray for U.S. Rep.
"The Vice President and I are aware of the shooting incident in Virginia and are monitoring developments closely".
"We stand in solidarity and unity with those injured in this horrific attack and hope for their speedy recovery", Griffin said.
Police chief Brown said his officers arrived at the scene within three minutes, engaged the suspect together with the Capitol Police officers and took him into custody. The shooter later died of his injuries, President Donald Trump told the nation from the White House.
Maybe now we can have another debate about guns in America. It was not immediately clear if the wounded officer was part of Scalise's detail.
"To actually know somebody that would do something as awful as this is a shock", Clark said.
"The only reason they were there was because we had a member of leadership on our team", Republican Senator Rand Paul of Kentucky told MSNBC.
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