The gunman, later identified as 66-year-old IL man James T. Hodgkinson, died from gunshot wounds at the hospital after a gun battle with police at Eugene Simpson Stadium Park Field, where dozens of GOP lawmakers were holding their final practice before an annual charity game against Democrats.
No members of Indiana's congressional delegation are on the Republican baseball team that was practicing Wednesday morning when a gunman opened fire on the squad in Alexandria, Virginia, wounding five people.
Daniel Blair, a physics professor from Georgetown University in Washington, D.C., tweeted that he hopes Scalise will rethink his A+ rating from the National Rifle Association (NRA) following the shooting.
Instead of wearing hats representing their home teams, as is the normal tradition, players on both teams will be wearing Louisiana State University hats in honor of Scalise, a Louisiana Republican.
During his visit, Donald Trump also met with Capitol Police special agent Crystal Griner, who was shot while returning gunfire during the Wednesday shooting, and Griner's wife, Tiffany Dyar.
NRA spokeswoman Dana Loesch praised the Capitol Hill police, saying that "good guys with guns kept this from getting worse".
"Today as the Church invites us to begin a novena to the Sacred Heart of Jesus, I ask Catholics of our diocese to pray the novena with a specific intention for peace", he concluded. Rand Paul, R-Ky., and Jeff Flake, R-Ariz. On social media, Hodgkinson had previously posted messages expressing disdain for Republicans.
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Puig rounded the bases after his shot to right-center field gave the Dodgers a 2-0 lead, then celebrated briefly with teammates. The three-game set between the two teams ended on Wednesday night. "That's the lovely thing about baseball", Roberts said.
There were many thoughtful statements of sympathy following the shooting of House Majority Whip Steve Scalise, R-Jefferson, and four others during a baseball practice in a Virginia park last week.
When Scalise was shot, he went down on the infield between first and second base, then dragged himself into the grassy outfield as the incident unfolded, leaving a trail of blood, Brooks said.
Timothy Slater, an Federal Bureau of Investigation special agent in charge of the Washington field office, told reporters Wednesday that authorities are trying to determine Hodgkinson's motive and why he was in the area.
"If he had gotten on the field, we had nowhere to go", Williams said.
"Any attack on members of Congress is an attack on our democracy". "I was running for my life, got into the dugout".
Capitol Police officers who were in Mr Scalise's security detail wounded the gunman, who later died of his injuries, Mr Trump told the nation from the White House. Inside, at least two officers stand watch at each security checkpoint, reviewing bags, asking to see identification badges and offering directions to lost tourists.
"Congressman Scalise is a friend, and a very good friend", Trump said. 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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