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A gunman opened fire at U.S. Congressmen and others who were gathered at a practice this morning for the Congressional Baseball Game. House Majority Whip Steve Scalise and at least four others were reportedly injured. The gunman, who has been identified by unnamed sources as James T. Hodgkinson III, was taken to a local hospital where he died from his injuries:
A gunman unleashed a barrage of gunfire Wednesday at a park in Alexandria, Va., as Republican members of Congress held a morning baseball practice, wounding at least five people, including House Majority Whip Steve Scalise (La.).
The suspected gunman is James T. Hodgkinson III, 66, from Illinois, according to multiple law enforcement sources. President Trump announced that the gunman, who was wounded in a shootout with officers, has died at an area hospital.
The wounded also included two Capitol Police officers and a congressional aide, according to one law enforcement official and witness accounts.
Congressman Scalise was shot in the hip and is in stable condition.
Hodgkinson's motive may have already been identified by the media:
A Facebook page belonging to a person with the same name includes pictures of Democratic presidential candidate, Bernie Sanders, and rhetoric against President Trump, including a post that reads: "Trump is a Traitor. Trump Has Destroyed Our Democracy. It's Time to Destroy Trump & Co."
Charles Orear, 50, a restaurant manager from St. Louis, said in an interview Wednesday that he became friendly with Hodgkinson during their work together in Iowa on Sanders's campaign. Orear said Hodgkinson was a passionate progressive and showed no signs of violence or malice toward others.
Also at LA Times, Reuters, The Atlantic, The Hill, and CNN.
(Score: 1) by khallow on Thursday June 15 2017, @09:57AM (1 child)
And then you go on to fantasize about your war on others.
You do plenty here to earn that complete lack of respect you get. Maybe you should learn how to help fix the world instead of merely being another problem on it?
(Score: 2) by edIII on Thursday June 15 2017, @07:49PM
Fuck off you piece of fucking shit. I don't give a fuck what a sociopathic little whining bitch like you thinks. "Muh society!".
You want me to be on you like white on rice again? I can. I've been ignoring you, would you like that to change? Then shut the fuck up. There is absolutely nothing positive to be gained by our interaction, unless it is your eyes bulging out of your head when I crush your fucking neck.
Technically, lunchtime is at any moment. It's just a wave function.