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U.S. Sen. Jeff Flake, R-Ariz., briefs members of the media near the shooting site in Alexandria, Va., on Wednesday. U.S. House Majority Whip Steve Scalise, R-La., and several other people were shot during a Republican baseball practice.

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What Witnesses Saw When Gunfire Struck A Congressional Baseball Practice

7:39pm June 14, 2017

Before a gunman opened fire at a park in Virginia on Wednesday, residents were focused on morning workouts and getting coffee. Members of Congress were playing baseball. Then they all dove for cover.

Two people embrace near the blocked-off crime scene in Alexandria, Va., where a congressman and several others were wounded in a shooting during a congressional baseball practice Wednesday. The suspected gunman has died, officials say.

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Gunman At GOP Baseball Practice Had Been Living Out Of Van For Months, FBI Says

7:20pm June 14, 2017

by Bill Chappell

The FBI has identified the gunman as James Hodgkinson of Belleville, Ill. House Majority Whip Steve Scalise was among five people shot Wednesday morning. He remains in critical condition.

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