Scalise, Aides Shot On Baseball Field This Morning

The Hayride ^ | 14 June 17 | Macoidh

[LSUfan]

There were some 15-20 members of Congress at the practice. Scalise was playing second base for the Republican team and was taking infield when the shooting began. The shooter was reportedly firing from the fence line of the baseball park in Alexandria, near the third base line, lending the potential that Scalise may have been specifically targeted. Rep. Trent Kelly, who was playing third base, and Rep. Gary Palmer, who was at shortstop, were closer to the shooter than Scalise was.

A Scalise aide and a Capitol Police officer were reportedly also hit, the Scalise aide in the chest and the policewoman in the lower leg. Rep. Roger Williams was also injured as he slid into a dugout attempting to avoid the gunfire. Williams reportedly broke his ankle. One of Williams’ staff members was reportedly also shot.

As a member of House leadership, Scalise carries a security detail of two Capitol police officers. Alexandria police were reportedly on the scene within three minutes

Witnesses say some 50 shots were fired, as the shooter had what Sen. Rand Paul, who was also on the scene, called an AR-15 style weapon. Rep. Brad Wenstrop, who had served as an Army medic in Iraq and was the first to tend to Scalise when the shooting died down, said it was a 10-minute barrage of shots including the shooter reloading several times, and ultimately also used a pistol.

[weeder]

Hope Scalise makes it out of Med Star Hospital OK.
Seth Rich didn’t fair so well.

[cincinnati65]

Look, I'm sorry that this happened, but honestly, can someone explain to me why there are so many members of Congress playing baseball in the middle of the week, during what should be working hours?

I don't have anywhere near the problems of the country to fix, but I've been at work since 6:30 this morning.

[cincinnati65]

Look, I'm sorry that this happened, but honestly, can someone explain to me why there are so many members of Congress playing baseball in the middle of the week, during what should be working hours?

I don't have anywhere near the problems of the country to fix, but I've been at work since 6:30 this morning.

[Persevero]

I don’t doubt you have a company picnic or what have you.

Also Congress isn’t a 9-5 thing. It’s a career and you work any number of hours. And a lot of the work isn’t in the Capitol Building.

[CivilWarBrewing]

Terry McAuliffe seized this opportunity to go on TV and rant about the dangers of guns. WHAT AN IDIOT! He seems to forget all the people killed by TRUCKS, KNIVES, BOMBS and FIRES!!!!

And yes, I am claiming the London fire was intentionally set by Islamists. Of course officials will COVER THAT UP and blame it on a faulty refrigerator. A refrigerator turned into a pressure cooker bomb, probably.

STOP THE ASSASSINATION PLAYS!

STOP THE MOCK BEHEADINGS!

STOP LEFTIST HATE!!!

[Nifster]

Waiting for some to call it a false flag

[cherry]

a 10 minute shooting barrage?....now that’s real police protection....

[2harddrive]

UPDATE: They now say the Bernie Sanders-inspired mass shooter was fed on HATE from Rachel MadCow! Huh, no surprises here!

The US national HATE Media and Democrats are DIRECTLY to blame for the shooting of the Congressional Republicans! Within the last month two artistic works have drawn criticism for imagined violence against Trump. In May, comedian Kathy Griffin apologized for a photo where she held a mask of a bloody, severed Trump head after a major backlash where CNN cut ties with her. More recently, a production of Shakespeare’s “Julius Caesar” depicted a Trump-like figure who was assassinated. The president’s eldest son, Donald Trump Jr., on Twitter highlighted another user’s tweet that said, “Events like today are EXACTLY why we took issue with NY elites glorifying the assassination of our President,” soon after shots were fired at Republican congressmen during a baseball practice.

FOR SHAME!!

[Chode]

it's coming...