June 14, 2017. A gunman shot five unarmed GOP U.S. Congressional members, staffers and police at the Eugene Simpson Stadium Park in Alexandria, Virginia.
According to Yahoo News, “Republican Majority Whip Steve Scalise and a congressional staffer, were taken to hospitals. President Trump reported Scalise “was shot and badly wounded, and is now in stable condition at the hospital, along with two very courageous Capitol Police officers.
“Many lives would have been lost if not for the heroic actions of the two Capitol Police officers, who took down the gunman despite sustaining gunshot wounds during a very, very brutal assault. The shooter died from his injuries after exchanging fire with Capitol Police officers who were at the scene, Trump said.
“One bystander described the shooter asking people on the ballfield whether they were Republicans or Democrats before calmly and “deliberately” drawing a weapon and opening fire. Democrats practice at a different field.
“The congressional baseball game is a longstanding tradition in which members of Congress from the two major parties face off while raising money for charity.