Tyson Foods confirmed the report in a statement. "And it's important for us to support each other, to stand together, against any violence, any hateful rhetoric and we do need to stand together", Kaine said.
Mika is a former aide to Michigan Republican congressman Tim Walberg.
The shooting took place at around 7:00 am (1100 GMT) as the Republican team practiced for the charity game, a well-loved showdown between Senate and House members of both the Republican and Democratic camps.
According to Hodgkinson's Facebook page, he is a Belleville, Illinois native and owns a company, JTH Inspections, also called JTH Construction, and studied at Southern Illinois University-Edwardsville.
The Federal Bureau of Investigation said only one of the police officers suffered a gunshot wound. Several committee hearings also were canceled or delayed, along with some previously scheduled press conferences.
Rep. Steve Scalise, R-La., was among those wounded. The agency says the victims are being transported to the hospital. He reportedly underwent surgery earlier this morning. I am grateful for the courage of the Capitol Police and their quick actions this morning. Sources identify the staffer as Zachary Barth, a legislative correspondent for Rep. Williams.
The House made a decision to not hold any votes on legislation Wednesday, and many hearings were delayed. In light of the shooting Wednesday, organizers added the Fallen Officers Fund as a charity. Our thoughts and prayers are with the members of Congress, their staffs, Capitol Police, first responders, and all others affected. They were in good spirits despite the heat and humidity as they prepared for the annual congressional baseball match that pits Republicans against Democrats.
Rep. Jeff Duncan said in a statement that he was at the practice and said "saw the shooter".
"While I was not present this morning, I've played in the game in the past and attended these practices". He will recover from this assault - and Steve, I want you to know that you have the prayers not only of the entire city behind you, but of an entire nation, and frankly the entire world.
Wittman represents the 1st District of Virginia.
Scalise, a representative from the southern state of Louisiana elected to Congress in 2008, heads the conservative House caucus known as the Republican Study Committee.
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But CNN's Dana Bash reported that the shooting was deliberate and not a random act. Trump won the U.S. presidential election in November and took office in January.
"Dorothy and I are shocked and deeply saddened by this frightful act of violence against members of congress, law enforcement and other innocent people who were simply enjoying an early morning baseball practice".
Special agents with Capitol Police, David Bailey and Krystal Griner, were also among those injured.
When the baseball field became the scene of a gunbattle, a member of the U.S. Capitol Police was using the dugout as cover, behind which to fire at the gunman, Flake said.
Witnesses have estimated that anywhere from 50 to 100 shots were fired on the baseball field.
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.
After the shots subsided, he and others at the scene attempted to tend to Scalise's wound, while Brooks took off his belt and used it as a tourniquet for a bleeding staffer who had been shot in the leg.
Rep. Brad Wenstrup, of OH, a doctor and member of the U.S. Army Reserve who served as a military surgeon in Iraq, rendered medical assistance to Scalise at the scene, Flake said. The lock-in was lifted around 9 a.m.
"Members get threats on a regular basis and have trouble determining which are real", House Democratic Whip Steny Hoyer told reporters.
House Majority Whip Steve Scalise, R-La., was critically wounded in the shooting attack, along with a Capitol Police officer.
Rep. Jack Bergman, R-Mich., told CNBC that the first shot came "from somewhere behind the third base dugout and then the second shot came shortly thereafter".
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