Republican Sen. Jeff Flake told local ABC-TV Scalise was shot in the left hip. Speaking of POTUS, following his speech on the tragedy, he and his wife Melania Trump paid a visit to the hospital center in order to check on the House Majority Whip. He underwent immediate surgery, and an additional procedure to stop bleeding. Mika's family said the lobbyist was shot multiple times and was in critical condition following surgery. Rep. Mike Doyle, D-Pa., left and Rep. Joe Barton, R-Texas, managers of the congressional baseball teams, shake hands during a news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, June 14, 2017, where they talked abo. "An attack on one of us is an attack on all of us", Ryan said, to prolonged applause. "He's a great fighter and he's going to be OK, we hope". "We've had a very, very divided country for many years".
Capital police advise congressmen about what they should do to minimize possible loss of life at public events.
The GW College Democrats and College Republicans issued a joint statement Wednesday condemning a shooting at an Alexandria, Va. baseball field where GOP members of Congress were practicing.
According to Verderosa, Griner was shot in the ankle and is in good condition in a hospital.
Brooks said he saw the man only for a second, and that he was shooting from a chain link fence behind the third base position on the field where the congressional group was holding an early morning morning practice ahead of a game against Democrats this week.
"While the president would like to attend the game and show his support for all of these fearless public servants, he has been advised that there is not enough time to follow Secret Service protocols", Spicer told pool reporters late Wednesday night.
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Gun owners will be allowed to hand in their firearms at specified locations with "no questions asked and with no penalty". Then-Prime Minister John Howard responded with tough new gun laws, including banning all semi-automatic weapons.
Bailey and Griner were protecting House Majority Whip Steve Scalise, now the third-highest Republican in the House. The other two victims - Capitol Police Officer David Bailey and congressional staffer Zack Barth - have been treated and released, officials said.
Yoder took to Twitter to commend the Capitol Police officers, who returned fire and wounded the gunman.
Paul says that had Scalise, as a House leader, not had his Capitol Police security detail with him, it would have been a "massacre". Griner, 32, is a graduate of Hood College, who supplied a photo of her during her days as a basketball player to ABC. The assailant, who had nursed grievances against President Donald Trump and the GOP, fought a gun battle with police before he, too, was shot and later died.
The FBI said it was investigating the gunman's "activities and social media impressions in the months leading up to yesterday's incident".
In 79 contests listed on the game's website, the parties share an even record of 39 wins, 39 losses and one tie, with Democrats benefiting from wins in seven straight games from 2009-2015.
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