A gunman opened fire on the GOP congressional baseball practice Wednesday morning in Alexandria, Va. Here is a collection of tweets reporting what we know so far about the victims, the shooter, and Capitol Police.
Text from Mo Brooks, who was at the congressional baseball game practice. pic.twitter.com/gRVj8YjTIU— Matt Fuller (@MEPFuller) June 14, 2017
“Looks like only one shooter…whether he was targeting certain members, we don’t know,” Sen. Jeff Flake says, who witnessed shooting pic.twitter.com/0SolxHjRAG— CBS News (@CBSNews) June 14, 2017
House Majority Whip Rep. Steve Scalise is in stable condition after being shot.
Rep. Mo Brooks says he used his belt as a tourniquet for a victim of a shooting at GOP baseball practice https://t.co/xUu5RAmXp5 pic.twitter.com/gUVVsNcOKF— CNN Breaking News (@cnnbrk) June 14, 2017
Rep. Wenstrup says Scalise conscious whole time following shooting; “I did what I did in Iraq” in treating him https://t.co/sKbMsrNxix pic.twitter.com/JKC1Q5VQ8G
— Evan McMurry (@evanmcmurry) June 14, 2017
On CNN, @JeffFlake says @RepJoeBarton’s 10-year-old son was at the GOP baseball practice. They stuffed him under a bench in the dugout.— Jamie Lovegrove (@jslovegrove) June 14, 2017
A single gunman fired as many as 50 shots with a rifle, reports say.
The man was wearing running clothes, asked Duncan: “Are those Republicans or Democrats out there practicing?” Per source familiar.— Rebecca Berg (@rebeccagberg) June 14, 2017
“He looked like 40s, maybe 50, dark hair, white with a blue shirt on and I think jeans. My view of him was quick.” – @JeffFlake on gunman pic.twitter.com/WBaQEGGMIH— Fox News (@FoxNews) June 14, 2017
NEW: Rep. Mike Bishop says gunman was “was looking for all of us” https://t.co/KzcOM6gUT8 pic.twitter.com/uKqt9CHDk8— Justin Miller (@justinjm1) June 14, 2017
BREAKING: Sen. Jeff Flake: Gunman in Scalise shooting had `a rifle of some sort … a lot of ammo’— The Associated Press (@AP) June 14, 2017
Capitol Police officer who took down suspect was shot AND continued to pursue the gunman. A true hero.— Trey Yingst (@TreyYingst) June 14, 2017
Interview with Senator @JeffFlake, describing gunman in Alexandria, VA this morning https://t.co/dGxFUJTMbi pic.twitter.com/DGaCzeYqjI— Circa (@Circa) June 14, 2017
Sen. Rand Paul, who was in the batting cage when the shots began, said if Capitol Police had not been present, it would have been a “massacre.”
>Rand Paul on MSNBC says Scalise being there likely saved everyone because his presence (he’s leadership) meant Capitol Police were there— Bradd Jaffy (@BraddJaffy) June 14, 2017
“>Alexandria police chief: “Two of our officers engaged and…returned fire.” pic.twitter.com/6GYndmklpm
— Fox News (@FoxNews) June 14, 2017
Mo Brooks specifically praising bravery of Capitol Police for going after a rifle shooter with pistols, at significant distance.— Ben Domenech (@bdomenech) June 14, 2017
>U.S. Capitol Police statement on shooting in Virginia and increased police presence throughout Capitol complex out of caution. pic.twitter.com/PJZiv7Y1W0— Dan Linden (@DanLinden) June 14, 2017
Sen. Jeff Flake says a female Capitol Police officer was airlifted from the field.— Sara Murray (@SaraMurray) June 14, 2017
Amazing heroism: Rep. Brooks tells CNN one member of security detail was shot in leg, still helped tend to Scalise afterward— Rebecca Berg (@rebeccagberg) June 14, 2017
The neighboring YMCA was struck by bullets.
Latest: Bullets struck nearby YMCA as people sheltered inside https://t.co/vh4wnCIx0X
— Washington Post (@washingtonpost) June 14, 2017
.@HouseDemocrats praying for our @HouseGOP @SenateGOP baseball colleagues after hearing about the horrific shooting. https://t.co/y2HEUaSuzd pic.twitter.com/6HBrlnxtey— Rep. Ruben J. Kihuen (@RepKihuen) June 14, 2017
