Here's a look at the frightening events as they unfolded:6:30 a.m.: Republican congressmen, lobbyists, and staffers gathered at Eugene Simpson Stadium Park to begin practice for Thursday night's charity baseball game, a tradition in Congress. Shortly after 7 a.m.: Two Congressmen told ABC News a man walked up and asked "whether it was Republicans or Democrats out there".
Four people were shot in the incident and the shooter, James T. Hodgkinson, 66, of IL, died from injuries sustained when he was shot by police, Fox News reported.
More than 24 hours after House Majority Whip Steve Scalise was shot and critically wounded n... Scalise is an LSU graduate, having earned his degree in 1989. The House's No. 3 GOP leader underwent his third surgery Thursday. "The thoughts and prayers of the entire LSU community are with Rep. Scalise, his family and all of those injured".
The wounded Capitol Police officers were identified as David Bailey, who was treated for a minor injury, and Crystal Griner, who was shot in the ankle.
President Donald Trump and his wife, Melania, visited with Scalise late Wednesday.
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Trump, who visited Scalise at the MedStar Washington Hospital Center on Wednesday evening, expressed optimism that Scalise would eventually recover.
In a statement, Texas Rep. Roger Williams, one of the team's coaches, said one of his staff members, legislative correspondent Zack Barth, was shot during the incident and is receiving medical attention.
Rep. Mo Brooks, R-Ala., who was at the baseball practice when the shooting happened, told CNN that after Scalise was shot he was "dragging his body" to escape, leaving behind a trail of blood. He was reportedly shot in the hip and taken to a hospital where doctors performed surgery on him. As the bullet traveled across his body, it broke bones, tore up internal organs and caused major internal bleeding.
House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., recounted candidate Trump's comments prodding supporters to pummel demonstrators at rallies and said Republicans were being "sanctimonious". The one where Democrats, Republicans come together to raise money for charity. She noted that she has received numerous threats herself over the years, and is now the target of millions of dollars in negative ads in a House district in Georgia where a hard-fought special election will take place next week. But Slater said authorities were still working to determine a motive and had "no indication" Hodgkinson knew about the ball practice ahead of time.
The game has received support from other lawmakers, including Rep. Some have suggested using federal funds to provide security cameras in their offices, while others spoke of a need for protection when groups of them appear in public.
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