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Congressman Steve Scalise Among 5 Shot at Baseball Field (nytimes.com)
From a New York Times report: A lone gunman opened fire on Republican members of the congressional baseball team at a practice field in a Washington suburb Wednesday, using a rifle to shower the field with bullets that struck five people, including Steve Scalise, the majority whip of the House of Representatives. Two members of Mr. Scalise's protective police detail were wounded as they exchanged gunfire with the shooter in what other lawmakers described as a chaotic, terror-filled ten minutes that turned the baseball practice into an early-morning nightmare. Police said a total of five people were shot, two critically. Standing at second base, Mr. Scalise was struck, in the hip, according to witnesses, and collapsed as the shots rang out, one after another, from behind a chain-link fence near the third-base dugout. Witnesses said Mr. Scalise, of Louisiana, "army crawled" his way toward taller grass as the shooting continued. Alternative source: NBC News, CNN, BBC, NPR, WashingtonPost, and WSJ.
Update: 06/14 15:40 GMT: In remarks at the White House, President Trump said the Alexandria shooting suspect has died from injuries.
Update: 06/14 15:40 GMT: In remarks at the White House, President Trump said the Alexandria shooting suspect has died from injuries.
Fine example of "progressive values" here. Excellent work friend. Keep up the good work, and Democrat/Progressives will continue to lose!
Agent K: A *person* is smart. People are dumb, stupid, panicky animals, and you know it.
We don't know that this was a libtard. I would not be surprised if it was a tea-tard that is angry that the Republicans are not extreme enough.
Which every sane person understood as a commentary on the power of the NRA, not as an invitation to assassination.
I hope they quit supporting the idea of every nut job having a gun. I'm sure they won't, but that's what's in my "thoughts and prayers".
I don't respond to AC's.
Your wait was short. The shooter is already a hero to some... To the hate-filled enemies of the Republic — perfectly willing to kill the ideological opponents after losing in debates and elections.
In Soviet Washington the swamp drains you.
Im not praying. The liberal shooter is dead. Republican is alive. Im hashtagging. #ShooterProvesWhatWeAllKnowLibsRViolent