Posted on Jun 14, 2017
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I am glad that House Majority Whip Steve Scalise was wounded and not killed in the attack in Alexandria, Virginia today. Alexandria is 30 miles from where I live and more importantly it is much closer to the Pentagon and the halls of Congress.
Update] I am thankful the gunman James T. Hodgkinson of Illinois was shot and killed by the security detail there to protect Congressman Scalise because he is house leader. If that security was not there many more would most likely have been killed.
My friend and USMA classmate Congressman John Shimkus was at the practice game and he is unhurt. Another Congressman with military medical training was on hand and he helped care for the wounded
I expect some will call for more gun control because loonies attack with guns.
The fact that the gunman asked if they were democrat congressmen or republican and then shot them because they were republican reminds me of the radical Muslims who ask people of they are Christian and then kill those that are.
I hope that a Navy vessel will not be named after Steve Scalise just because he was shot. It may be appropriate for other reasons, though.
Prayers for those injured in the attack and their family members who are shocked by this despicable attack.
Images: Congressman Steve Scalise; Police and emergency personnel are seen near the scene where House Majority Whip Steve Scalise of La. was shot during a Congressional baseball practice in Alexandria, Va., Wednesday, June 14, 2017. (AP Photo/Cliff Owen); Congressman Shot_by James Hodgekinson - here is in 2012 protesting outside US Post Ofrfice in Belleville, IL
"June 14, 2017
OAN Newsroom
House majority whip Steve Scalise was reportedly shot at a republican baseball practice.
It happened in Alexandria, Virginia on Wednesday morning near the YMCA.
About 20 GOP lawmakers were practicing for the annual congressional baseball game when witnesses say the gunman asked if they were republicans or democrats before opening fire.
Scalise was shot in the hip, and is undergoing surgery at an area hospital.
A House aid and two capitol hill police officers were also wounded.
Alexandria police shot the suspect and has taken him into custody.
GOP representative Mo Brooks was at the practice, and said he heard around 50 shots fired from a semi-automatic rifle.
Arizona Senator Jeff Flake was also at the practice, and took cover with others in the dugout.
Press Secretary Sean Spicer says President Trump and Vice President Mike Pence have been briefed on the shooting.
The president released a statement and tweet saying he is deeply saddened by the tragedy, and he and the vice president are praying for the members of congress and their staff."
"House Majority Whip Steve Scalise and a congressional aide were shot by a rifle-wielding gunman who sprayed a hail of bullets at a GOP baseball practice in Virginia Wednesday morning, before U.S. Capitol Police took the gunman down.
The shooter was identified as James T. Hodgkinson, of Illinois, the AP reported, citing a government official.
Scalise was "badly injured," according to a tweet from President Trump, but is expected to recover. A news release from Scalise's office said he was "stable" and undergoing surgery after being shot in the hip. Five people were "transported medically" from the scene, Alexandria Police Chief Michael Brown said. It appeared that included Scalise, Zack Barth, a congressional aide to Roger Williams, the gunman and two law enforcement officers -- one of whom was hit by fragments.
Sen. Rand Paul, R-Ky., told Fox News: "We were like sitting ducks."
Rep. Steve Scalise of Louisiana, a true friend and patriot, was badly injured but will fully recover. Our thoughts and prayers are with him.
it would have been a massacre," Paul said, describing the scene as "sort of a killing field."
Majority Whip Rep. Steve Scalise speaks with the media in May. (AP)
The gunman was shot by Capitol Police and Alexandria Police, apprehended and taken to the hospital, officials said. The incident occurred at Simpson Field in Alexandria, about 10 miles from Washington D.C. The FBI was taking over the investigation because a federal official -- Scalise -- was assaulted in the attack.
FBI Special Agent in Charge of the Washington Field Office Timothy Slater said it was too early to tell if the attack was terror-related and added the Bureau was "narrowing" down the identity of the shooter.
"The vice president and I are aware of the shooting incident in Virginia and are monitoring developments closely," President Trump said in a statement. "We are deeply saddened by this tragedy. Our thoughts and prayers are with the members of Congress, their staffs, Capitol Police, first responders and all others affected."
Trump later tweeted: "Rep. Steve Scalise of Louisiana, a true friend and patriot, was badly injured but will fully recover. Our thoughts and prayers are with him."
Trump was set to make a statement at 11:30 a.m. from the White House.
The Department of Homeland Security was monitoring the episode.
Rep. Roger Williams, R-Tex., was seen being taken from the field on a stretcher, but he was reportedly injured while jumping into the dugout as the shots rang out. Williams' office released a statement saying a staffer had been shot, however.
The location of Wednesday's shooting in Alexandria.
"Finally, the shooter was shot behind home plate as he was circling around to the first base dugout where there were a number of US congressmen and other folks," Rep. Mo Brooks, R-Ala., told FMTALK1065. "Our security detail was able to incapacitate him at that point. I don't know if he [the shooter] was dead. He was wounded. I don't know how many times he was wounded."
Brooks reportedly used a belt as a tourniquet to stop the bleeding of an aide who was shot in the leg.
Rep. Ron DeSantis, R-Fla., told Fox News he left just before the shooting. As he walked to his car, a man asked DeSantis if it was Republicans or Democrats practicing. About 3 minutes later, at around 7:15 a.m., the shooting began, DeSantis said. It reportedly lasted about 10 minutes.
Rep. Brad Wenstrup, R-Ohio, told Fox News he "felt like I was in Iraq, but without my weapon."
Related Image
A police officer mans a shooting scene after a gunman opened fire on Republican members of Congress during a baseball practice near Washington in Alexandria, Virginia, June 14, 2017. REUTERS/Joshua Roberts - RTS171V0Expand / Collapse
A police officer stands by the Alexandria shooting scene. (AP)
"Behind third base, I see a rifle...I hear Steve Scalise over near 2nd base scream," Brooks said. "...While all of this is going on, Steve Scalise our whip was lying on the ground near the second base position crawling into right field, leaving a trail of blood."
Brooks said the gunman was using the dugout as cover and estimated the assailant got off 50-100 shots during the attack on the 15-25 people gathered at the field.
“We were there within 3 minutes,” Brown said. “Two of our officers engaged in gunfire and returned fire.”
A man walking his dog at a park near the field told Fox News he heard police yelling at the gunman to put the gun down followed by someone in or around the dugout screaming back "Just shoot him."
Aside from Scalise, Williams, Paul, Brooks, Wenstrup and DeSantis, Sen. Jeff Flake and Reps. Mike Bishop, Jack Bergman, Chuck Fleischmann and Joe Barton were also at the field. A photographer and Bishop's aides were present, too.
Alexandria schools were placed on lockdown as the incident unfolded. There was an uptick in the police presence around the Capitol, however, the building was still open. There was not expected to be any votes held on Wednesday in light of the shooting.
Witnesses and residents described a shattered calm Wednesday morning in a normally peaceful neighborhood now plastered with police tape.
Reba Winstead, who lives in the area, described hearing a “boom boom boom boom." She said she was getting her daughter ready for school and then “all of a sudden there was gunfire in our neighborhood.”
Scalise, 51, is the House majority whip. He has represented Louisiana’s 1st Congressional District since 2008 and chairs the House Republican Study Committee. He is married with two children. Scalise's district includes New Orleans.
Since he's in leadership, Scalise has a security detail.
Scalise, who studied computer science at Louisiana State University, worked as a systems engineer before launching his political career. Scalise endorsed President Trump during last year’s presidential campaign, and has been a vocal backer of Trump’s travel ban. As leader of the powerful study group, he has also spearheaded the effort to repeal and replace ObamaCare.
The Congressional Baseball Game is scheduled for June 15 at Nationals Park. The game, which has been a tradition since 1909, pits Senate and House members of each party who sport the uniform of their home state."
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I am glad that House Majority Whip Steve Scalise was wounded and not killed in the attack in Alexandria, Virginia today. Alexandria is 30 miles from where I live and more importantly it is much closer to the Pentagon and the halls of Congress.
Update] I am thankful the gunman James T. Hodgkinson of Illinois was shot and killed by the security detail there to protect Congressman Scalise because he is house leader. If that security was not there many more would most likely have been killed.
My friend and USMA classmate Congressman John Shimkus was at the practice game and he is unhurt. Another Congressman with military medical training was on hand and he helped care for the wounded
I expect some will call for more gun control because loonies attack with guns.
The fact that the gunman asked if they were democrat congressmen or republican and then shot them because they were republican reminds me of the radical Muslims who ask people of they are Christian and then kill those that are.
I hope that a Navy vessel will not be named after Steve Scalise just because he was shot. It may be appropriate for other reasons, though.
Prayers for those injured in the attack and their family members who are shocked by this despicable attack.
Images: Congressman Steve Scalise; Police and emergency personnel are seen near the scene where House Majority Whip Steve Scalise of La. was shot during a Congressional baseball practice in Alexandria, Va., Wednesday, June 14, 2017. (AP Photo/Cliff Owen); Congressman Shot_by James Hodgekinson - here is in 2012 protesting outside US Post Ofrfice in Belleville, IL
"June 14, 2017
OAN Newsroom
House majority whip Steve Scalise was reportedly shot at a republican baseball practice.
It happened in Alexandria, Virginia on Wednesday morning near the YMCA.
About 20 GOP lawmakers were practicing for the annual congressional baseball game when witnesses say the gunman asked if they were republicans or democrats before opening fire.
Scalise was shot in the hip, and is undergoing surgery at an area hospital.
A House aid and two capitol hill police officers were also wounded.
Alexandria police shot the suspect and has taken him into custody.
GOP representative Mo Brooks was at the practice, and said he heard around 50 shots fired from a semi-automatic rifle.
Arizona Senator Jeff Flake was also at the practice, and took cover with others in the dugout.
Press Secretary Sean Spicer says President Trump and Vice President Mike Pence have been briefed on the shooting.
The president released a statement and tweet saying he is deeply saddened by the tragedy, and he and the vice president are praying for the members of congress and their staff."
"House Majority Whip Steve Scalise and a congressional aide were shot by a rifle-wielding gunman who sprayed a hail of bullets at a GOP baseball practice in Virginia Wednesday morning, before U.S. Capitol Police took the gunman down.
The shooter was identified as James T. Hodgkinson, of Illinois, the AP reported, citing a government official.
Scalise was "badly injured," according to a tweet from President Trump, but is expected to recover. A news release from Scalise's office said he was "stable" and undergoing surgery after being shot in the hip. Five people were "transported medically" from the scene, Alexandria Police Chief Michael Brown said. It appeared that included Scalise, Zack Barth, a congressional aide to Roger Williams, the gunman and two law enforcement officers -- one of whom was hit by fragments.
Sen. Rand Paul, R-Ky., told Fox News: "We were like sitting ducks."
Rep. Steve Scalise of Louisiana, a true friend and patriot, was badly injured but will fully recover. Our thoughts and prayers are with him.
it would have been a massacre," Paul said, describing the scene as "sort of a killing field."
Majority Whip Rep. Steve Scalise speaks with the media in May. (AP)
The gunman was shot by Capitol Police and Alexandria Police, apprehended and taken to the hospital, officials said. The incident occurred at Simpson Field in Alexandria, about 10 miles from Washington D.C. The FBI was taking over the investigation because a federal official -- Scalise -- was assaulted in the attack.
FBI Special Agent in Charge of the Washington Field Office Timothy Slater said it was too early to tell if the attack was terror-related and added the Bureau was "narrowing" down the identity of the shooter.
"The vice president and I are aware of the shooting incident in Virginia and are monitoring developments closely," President Trump said in a statement. "We are deeply saddened by this tragedy. Our thoughts and prayers are with the members of Congress, their staffs, Capitol Police, first responders and all others affected."
Trump later tweeted: "Rep. Steve Scalise of Louisiana, a true friend and patriot, was badly injured but will fully recover. Our thoughts and prayers are with him."
Trump was set to make a statement at 11:30 a.m. from the White House.
The Department of Homeland Security was monitoring the episode.
Rep. Roger Williams, R-Tex., was seen being taken from the field on a stretcher, but he was reportedly injured while jumping into the dugout as the shots rang out. Williams' office released a statement saying a staffer had been shot, however.
The location of Wednesday's shooting in Alexandria.
"Finally, the shooter was shot behind home plate as he was circling around to the first base dugout where there were a number of US congressmen and other folks," Rep. Mo Brooks, R-Ala., told FMTALK1065. "Our security detail was able to incapacitate him at that point. I don't know if he [the shooter] was dead. He was wounded. I don't know how many times he was wounded."
Brooks reportedly used a belt as a tourniquet to stop the bleeding of an aide who was shot in the leg.
Rep. Ron DeSantis, R-Fla., told Fox News he left just before the shooting. As he walked to his car, a man asked DeSantis if it was Republicans or Democrats practicing. About 3 minutes later, at around 7:15 a.m., the shooting began, DeSantis said. It reportedly lasted about 10 minutes.
Rep. Brad Wenstrup, R-Ohio, told Fox News he "felt like I was in Iraq, but without my weapon."
Related Image
A police officer mans a shooting scene after a gunman opened fire on Republican members of Congress during a baseball practice near Washington in Alexandria, Virginia, June 14, 2017. REUTERS/Joshua Roberts - RTS171V0Expand / Collapse
A police officer stands by the Alexandria shooting scene. (AP)
"Behind third base, I see a rifle...I hear Steve Scalise over near 2nd base scream," Brooks said. "...While all of this is going on, Steve Scalise our whip was lying on the ground near the second base position crawling into right field, leaving a trail of blood."
Brooks said the gunman was using the dugout as cover and estimated the assailant got off 50-100 shots during the attack on the 15-25 people gathered at the field.
“We were there within 3 minutes,” Brown said. “Two of our officers engaged in gunfire and returned fire.”
A man walking his dog at a park near the field told Fox News he heard police yelling at the gunman to put the gun down followed by someone in or around the dugout screaming back "Just shoot him."
Aside from Scalise, Williams, Paul, Brooks, Wenstrup and DeSantis, Sen. Jeff Flake and Reps. Mike Bishop, Jack Bergman, Chuck Fleischmann and Joe Barton were also at the field. A photographer and Bishop's aides were present, too.
Alexandria schools were placed on lockdown as the incident unfolded. There was an uptick in the police presence around the Capitol, however, the building was still open. There was not expected to be any votes held on Wednesday in light of the shooting.
Witnesses and residents described a shattered calm Wednesday morning in a normally peaceful neighborhood now plastered with police tape.
Reba Winstead, who lives in the area, described hearing a “boom boom boom boom." She said she was getting her daughter ready for school and then “all of a sudden there was gunfire in our neighborhood.”
Scalise, 51, is the House majority whip. He has represented Louisiana’s 1st Congressional District since 2008 and chairs the House Republican Study Committee. He is married with two children. Scalise's district includes New Orleans.
Since he's in leadership, Scalise has a security detail.
Scalise, who studied computer science at Louisiana State University, worked as a systems engineer before launching his political career. Scalise endorsed President Trump during last year’s presidential campaign, and has been a vocal backer of Trump’s travel ban. As leader of the powerful study group, he has also spearheaded the effort to repeal and replace ObamaCare.
The Congressional Baseball Game is scheduled for June 15 at Nationals Park. The game, which has been a tradition since 1909, pits Senate and House members of each party who sport the uniform of their home state."
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Tons of media kept blaming "right wing gun nuts" for this shooting. Isn't it ironic that a left wing socialist is responsible? I knew it was a leftie from the start, 1) that area has some of the strongest gun control laws in the US, 2) he shot at a Repub event, and 3) firing over 50 rounds and missing 95% of his shots? Oh yea very "right wing gun nut"
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PO3 Steven Sherrill
LTC Stephen F. - I hadn't heard that he had died from the wounds until later. I knew he had been shot, just not how severely.
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PO3 Steven Sherrill LTC Stephen F. Let's not forget that these Capitol Hill police officers engaged a shooter with a rifle, with their service pistols!
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LT Brad McInnis - I imagine that when they were told that they would be babysitting a baseball practice they had no idea that they were going to be doing something heroic before the day started. Pretty impressive that they were able to cover the ground necessary, and subdue the shooter while taking fire.
On another note, it is also a bonus that the shooter used a bolt action rifle. Had it been a semi automatic rifle with a large magazine this could have been a far more tragic incident.
On another note, it is also a bonus that the shooter used a bolt action rifle. Had it been a semi automatic rifle with a large magazine this could have been a far more tragic incident.
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PO3 Steven Sherrill - That's the problem with all these people that protest 1st responders. They have no idea how quickly things can deteriorate to where they may not make it home that night. Sometimes, they get things wrong, but the vast majority do the right thing in very difficult jobs.
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