Congressional baseball practice shooting

House Democrats pray for their Republican colleagues after baseball shooting

June 14, 2017

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House Democrats praying on baseball field.

Twitter/Ruben Kihuen

Democrats reacted with horror to news that their Republican colleagues had been fired upon during practice for the annual congressional baseball game. Nevada Rep. Ruben J. Kihuen shared a photo of House Democrats bowing their heads in prayer:

.@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

Sen. Claire McCaskill (D-Mo.) added on Twitter: "No partisan politics over this. Let's come together against evil. United by our common decency."