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House Majority Whip Steve Scalise, a congressional aide and two Capitol police officers
were shot by a gunman who opened fire at a GOP baseball practice in Alexandria. Va. just after 7 a.m.
- James T. Hodgkinson was identified as the gunman. He was shot by U.S. Capitol Police, apprehended and taken to the hospital.President Trump confirmed Hodgkinson died from his injuries.
- Scalise suffered a gunshot wound to the hip. He and the other injured people were transported to the hospital; Scalise is in stable condition.
- Sen. Rand Paul said the shooting at the practice "would have been a massacre." He recalled hearing more than 50 shots fired at the moment.
- The gunman had asked if the members on the field were "Republicans or Democrats," Rep. Ron DeSantis said.
- Sen. Jeff Flake recalled seeing the unidentified gunman with "a rifle of some sort...a lot of ammo."
- Several politicians have tweeted their sympathies and reactions.
 

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