Congressman shot at baseball field in Virginia

Until recently, Hodgkinson managed a home inspection business in Belleville, Illinois, just across the MIssissippi river from St. Louis.

"I have just been informed that the alleged shooter at the Republican baseball practice this morning is someone who apparently volunteered at my presidential campaign", Sanders said.

(Derik Holtmann/Belleville News-Democrat, via AP).

Hodgkinson, 66, had lawn signs supporting Bernie Sanders and scared neighbors in his Belleville, Ill. suburb by shooting a high-powered weapon in his backyard. A government official says the suspect in the Virgini.

Mr Spicer said the president was also briefed by Mr Scalise's medical team, met Capitol Police officer Crystal Griner, who was shot in the ankle during the attack in Alexandria, Virginia, and thanked police who gathered at the hospital.

During a press conference, the President Donald Trump announced that the 66-year-old IL man who opened fire had been killed. He said it is important to address disagreements in a way that does not "trigger" an unstable person on either side of the aisle.

By the way, it's not too soon to discuss gun control in light of this morning's shooting in #Alexandria.

In his speech, Sanders said real change "can only come about through nonviolent action, and anything else runs against our most deeply held American values". His Facebook page shows that he was a fan of Vermont Sen.

"We started giving him the liquids, I put pressure on his wound in his hip", Brooks said.

Mr DeSantis said he was "not really a friendly guy", but it was "not enough that I thought he was going to go commit acts of violence". "I see it on social media". "Every interaction I've had I've thought, 'that guy's insane'". "He was, I guess, exhausted of some of the politics going on".

Getting the answer he wanted, he left - only to return with a semi-automatic rifle with "a lot of ammo" and to begin shooting.

The FBI has not yet released any details about the ongoing investigation. An aide to Rep. Roger Williams, R-Texas, was also shot, the congressman's office said.

Hodgkinson has been in the area since March, living out of his van, said local FBI Special Agent In Charge Tim Slater.

Hodgkinson's brother Michael said he was angry over the election of Mr Trump and had travelled to Washington to protest. He always drank Budweiser from a can and drank alone, barely speaking to anyone, including the bartenders.

I was looking right at him, " Bishop told Detroit radio station WWJ. "I saw two people being carried away on stretchers". He later died of his injuries, Trump told the nation from the White House. Robert Kennedy (D-N.Y.), who was shot to death after winning the California presidential primary in 1968.

Reporter Andrew Feather says the road leading up to James T. Hodgkinson's house has been blocked off Wednesday.

Sanders, 75, unsuccessfully sought the Democratic nomination against Hillary Clinton.

The man suspected of opening fire on members of Congress during a congressional baseball practice in Alexandria, Virginia Wednesday, had apparently volunteered on Sen.

By midday on Wednesday, his Facebook page, which was still active, included many condemnations, many along the lines of "rot in hell".

Hodgkinson has an extensive history of traffic violations and petty offenses in St. Clair County, Illinois, spanning from 1989 to 2011, according to online county court records. Hodgkinson did not stop, he added, so he filed a report with the sheriff's office. Battery charges against Hodgkinson and his wife were later dismissed.

Hodgkinson was still in IL as recently as March, when the St. Clair County Sheriff's Department responded to a "shots fired" call and found Hodgkinson shooting a hunting rifle. Officers were dispatched when a caller reported hearing as much as 50 gunshots near Hodgkinson's house. When he went outside, he saw Hodgkinson shooting a rifle into a cornfield.

"I yelled, 'Quit shooting toward the houses, '" Schaumleffel said.