U.S. Rep. Steve Scalise's condition has been upgraded to "serious" after he underwent surgery Saturday for injuries sustained in a shooting at a Republican congressional baseball practice earlier this week, the hospital treating him said in a release.
Scalise had been at "imminent risk of death" when he was first brought into the hospital on Wednesday, and he received many units of transfused blood, the doctor said.
Scalise, R-Jefferson, was shot in the left hip at a baseball field in Alexandria, Va., as he practiced for the annual congressional baseball game on Wednesday morning.
Scalise was among four people shot by a lone gunman who opened fire on a group of Republican lawmakers practicing baseball at the Eugene Simpson Stadium Park.
Hodgkinson, who had lashed out on social media against Trump and Republicans, was shot and killed by police officers including members of Scalise's security detail who responded.
A motive for the attack is still under investigation, the FBI and other law enforcement agencies said in a statement Friday. His family said in a statement Saturday that Mika had undergone another operation and was expected to recover fully, according to NBC News.
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Many are tributes and prayers for Congressman Steve Scalise. "The doctor added, however, that Scalise will certainly be in the hospital for a considerable period of time, presumably weeks". "We also praise special agents Crystal Griner and David Bailey of the Capitol Police for their heroic deeds that saved so many lives".
Senior US Republican congressman Steve Scalise is showing sign of improvement and is speaking with loved ones after being shot at a baseball game near Washington, DC last week.
Hodgkinson wounded House GOP Whip Steve Scalise and several others. The shooter died after exchanging gunfire with police.
Sava said on Friday there were hundreds of bullet fragments in Scalise's body, but "we have no intention to try and remove all the bullet fragments at this point".
Predicting when the congressman would be released from the hospital was hard, the doctor said, adding that "he will require a period of healing and of rehabilitation".
"I think anybody that ever played baseball, the dream was to play in a major league stadium", Richmond said previous year. Lobbyist Matt Mika was shot multiple times and critically injured and remained hospitalized.
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