United States Senator, Steve Scalise has just been shot in
Alexandria, Virginia while he was on deck at a practice for the
congressional baseball team.
He
was shot in the hip alongside two Capitol Hill police agents. According
to both congressional and law enforcement sources, the shooting appears
to be a "deliberate attack" and the Alexandria Police department is
current investigating.
Another
senator, Mo Brooks who was at the scene and narrowly escaped explained
that there were a number of congressmen and congressional staffers lying
on the ground, and at least one of them was wounded. He also said he
used his belt as a tourniquet to help one of the victims saying the
shooter appeared to be a white male.
In his
words, 'I saw him for a second or two. The gun was a semiautomatic, It
continued to fire at different people. You can imagine, all the people
on the field scatter."
The Alexandria
Police has since tweeted that the 'suspect is in custody and not a
threat', while US President, Donald Trump has also issued a statement
saying the White House is aware and closely following the situation.
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