Republican lawmakers were practicing at a baseball field in the Washington suburb of Alexandria, Virginia ahead of Thursday night's annual charity game against their Democratic counterparts when Hodgkinson fired a volley of shots.
A rifle-wielding opponent of President Donald Trump opened fire on U.S. lawmakers practicing for a charity baseball game Wednesday, wounding a top Republican congressman and four others before he was fatally injured in a shootout with police. Congressman ScaliseHospital officials said Wednesday evening that Rep. Steve Scalise, R-Louisiana, was still in critical condition after being shot. Doyle gave the winning trophy back to the Republicans to put in Scalise's office. Eastern and taken to the hospital, including the House Majority Whip, Representative Steve Scalise of Louisiana, and a staffer for Texas Rep. Roger Williams, who is said to be in stable condition.
Shots rang out Wednesday morning during practice for tomorrow's congressional baseball game.
More than $1 million has been raised for Congressional Sports for Charity, and more than 20,000 tickets have been sold for the game, the organizers wrote on Facebook Thursday afternoon. That's about twice much as the event raised previous year. House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi today did offer one suggestion. "I also want to thank the Capitol Police for their heroic actions to prevent further harm", he said. "It's bipartisan, it's a charity, for crying out loud, it's in Washington D.C., we'll be able to honor Scalise and those others who have hurt".
"I have just been informed that the alleged shooter at the Republican baseball practice is someone who apparently volunteered on my presidential campaign", Sanders said. "The game will go on".
Sen. Bernie Sanders condemns shooter who 'apparently' volunteered on campaign
Alison Manson would steer her one-year-old daughter away from him. "He was just as insane then as I thought he was 20 years ago". The incident happened March 24, according to sheriff's officials, just days before Hodgkinson presumably left IL for Virginia.
The Washington Nationals released additional seating in the stadium to accommodate the demand.
Shortly after the shooting, coaches for both teams said they would go forward with the game.
In an address to the nation, Trump appealed for unity following the early morning assault in the Washington suburb of Alexandria, Virginia, which came amid high political tension in the USA capital after a vitriol-filled 2016 election. "This intensity has been building I think since election night". Democrats eventually won the game 11-2. He ignored a reporter's attempt to ask him questions, walking briskly out of the Capitol after a vote. "It'll be a different game without him there".
But Flake said the final score wasn't likely to matter this year.
"I am quite comfortable holding town hall-type events with 50, 100, 150, 200 citizens, provided there is the kind of security that is needed to minimize the risk of loss of life to the town hall attendees", Brooks said.
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