June 14, 2017politicalpolitical violencegun violencecongressional securitypublic official safetypoliticalmass shootingdomestic violence
Gunman opens fire on Republican congressional baseball practice, wounding Steve Scalise
James T. Hodgkinson opened fire on Republican members of Congress and staff practicing for the Congressional Baseball Game in Alexandria, Virginia, severely wounding House Majority Whip Steve Scalise and injuring others. The FBI initially said the attack had no terrorism nexus, but later records and congressional review described the shooter as targeting Republican lawmakers.