[detective]

“This begs the question. If the shooter was asking if they were Republicans or Democrats playing on the field, how did the shooter know they were either? When I see people playing baseball, I would never ask someone in the vicinity if they were “Republicans or Democrats”.

How did he know politicians were playing on that field?”

Hodgkinson knew about the time and place of the baseball practice. It was a unique opportunity when many influential Republicans would be in public in one place with minimal security.

His question about whether they were Democrats or Republicans was just verifying the information he already knew.

Hodgkinson had taken numerous surveillance photographs of the little known field two months before the shooting.

[dragnet2]

Hodgkinson knew about the time and place of the baseball practice

He did? How did he know that and when was he informed of it and by whom?

[dragnet2]

And yes, I know of the digital images obtained by him of the park previously. However, no one has reported to my knowledge how he knew of the venue, who told him and when?