The shooting occurred as 25 to 30 Republican members of the House and Senate had gathered for an early morning practice a day before the annual charity congressional baseball game against Democrats. They said he acted alone and had no connections to terror groups.
Hodgkinson carried a list with the names of six Congress members.
Leaders of the FBI's Washington field office will discuss their investigative findings at a news conference Wednesday.
The man who fired on GOP lawmakers at baseball practice had a list of six congressmen on him, and kept the modified rifle he used in a storage unit he often visited, the Federal Bureau of Investigation said.
Slater says he specifically targeted GOP members and he goes on to say, "While the shooter was not known to have a diagnosed history of mental illness, he is known, or was known to have an anger management problem".
Congressman Steve Scalise is in fair condition and "is beginning an extended period of healing and rehabilitation", according to Medstar Washington Hospital Center.
Two days before the shooting, a family member said Hodgkinson sent a message about coming back home to IL.
Officials also said Hodgkinson had kept a storage locker in Alexandria and visited it 43 times between April and June, usually between 6 a.m. and 7 a.m.
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In Belleville, Hodgkinson also had a record of arrests on various criminal charges dating back to 1988, according to St. Clair County, Ill., Circuit Court documents.
FBI investigators have not released the names on the list, but Griffith said law enforcement informed him of his connection to the case Thursday - the day after the June 14 shooting. Hodgkinson was taking prescription drugs, although Slater did not say what the drugs were for or whether he was abusing them.
Investigators spent the last week tracking every move of 66-year-old Tom Hodgkinson, from the first time he showed up on police radar to the day of his attack. One Capitol Police officer - Special Agent Crystal Griner - also suffered a gunshot wound to the ankle. All five people who were shot, including two U.S. Capitol police officers, survived their injuries.
"We also assessed that there was no nexus to terrorism", said Andrew Vale, assistant director in charge of the FBI's Washington field office. Bernie Sanders, whose 2016 campaign he had volunteered for, and emailed the offices of Illinois Democratic senators Tammy Duckworth and Dick Durbin.
Following the shooting, officials found a piece of paper on Hodgkinson with the names of six members of Congress, though no context was given on why he had written down their names.
The FBI said that on June 12, a family member asked Hodgkinson in a text message to return home to IL.
The sheriff said deputies arrived to find Hodgkinson with a hunting rifle on his property where he was apparently engaged in target practice.
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