Rep. Scalise remains in critical condition, will need additional surgeries

Rep. Steve Scalise.
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The MedStar Washington Hospital Center released an update Wednesday night on House Majority Whip Steve Scalise (R-La.), revealing that the congressman, who was shot Wednesday morning during practice for a baseball game, remains in critical condition.

In a statement, the hospital said Scalise sustained a single rifle shot to the left hip, with the bullet traveling "across his pelvis, fracturing bones, injuring internal organs, and causing severe bleeding." He was transported to the Level I trauma center in shock, and immediately entered surgery and underwent an additional procedure to stop bleeding.

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Catherine Garcia, The Week US

Catherine Garcia is night editor for TheWeek.com. Her writing and reporting has appeared in Entertainment Weekly and EW.com, The New York Times, The Book of Jezebel, and other publications. A Southern California native, Catherine is a graduate of the University of Redlands and the Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism.