They were in good spirits despite the heat and humidity as they prepared for the congressional baseball match that pits Republicans against Democrats.
Hodgkinson owned a home inspection business in Belleville, Ill., but dissolved the corporation early this year, according to public records. He told his wife that he was headed to Washington, D.C., "to work on taxes". Three others, a GOP congressional aide, a USA capitol police officer and a lobbyist were also injured by gunfire.
His wife, Sue Hodgkinson, spoke publicly on Thursday evening for the first time since the shooting.
Married to James Hodgkinson for almost 30 years, she declined to answer questions about his politics and whether they had consumed him.
"I think that the president contributed to this significantly", said Rep. James Clyburn of SC, the No. 3 House Democrat. "I can't wrap my head around it, OK?"
"I just want y'all to go away and leave my neighbors in peace". "I'm sorry that he did this but there's nothing I can do about it".
During the dispute, Moreland said, she jumped in a auto with her friend, but Hodgkinson opened the vehicle's door and hit her, then used a knife to cut the seat belt off his foster daughter. They've also found a cell phone, a computer and camera in a white van that the Federal Bureau of Investigation says he was living in in Alexandria since March.
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Two of Hodgkinson's victims were severely wounded. The White House press office quickly put out a brief statement noting that Trump was "deeply saddened by the tragedy", and the president followed up with a tweet: "Rep. Steve Scalise of Louisiana, a true friend and patriot, was badly injured but will fully recover. In Illinois, it's a 24-hour wait minimum", explained Barter. At the request of the family, we will continue to provide periodic updates. He was tended to on the field by fellow lawmakers before being taken to the hospital, where he is listed in critical condition.
"He wanted to go up there and work with some people on changing the tax brackets", she said.
In 2011, Rep. Gabrielle Giffords (D-Ariz.) was shot by a crazed man whose mental health had been deteriorating in the months leading up to the violent attack.
"How dare they say such a thing?"
Hodgkinson died from his injuries in a shootout with police. Many liberals blamed Sarah Palin for the attack because the former Alaska governor had released a map showing several congressional districts in crosshairs, despite the fact that the shooter's reasons were not coherent nor connected to Palin's map.
Exasperated and seemingly at a loss to explain the shooting, she said: "I don't know anything about this".
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