House Majority Whip Steve Scalise shot after gunman opens fire on GOP congressional baseball practice

Steve Scalise
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A gunman opened fire on nearly two dozen Republican lawmakers who were practicing for the annual congressional baseball game in Alexandria, Virginia, near Washington, D.C., on Wednesday morning. Multiple people were reportedly injured, including Majority Whip Rep. Steve Scalise (R-La.), Capitol Hill police officers, and aides. President Trump later announced that the gunman "died from his injuries."

"There must have been 50 to 100 shots fired," said Rep. Mo Brooks (R-Ala.). Brooks, who hid from the shooter in a dugout, described creating a tourniquet to help a wounded staffer.

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Jeva Lange was the executive editor at TheWeek.com. She formerly served as The Week's deputy editor and culture critic. She is also a contributor to Screen Slate, and her writing has appeared in The New York Daily News, The Awl, Vice, and Gothamist, among other publications. Jeva lives in New York City. Follow her on Twitter.