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FBI Investigators, seen here searching for evidence at the Eugene Simpson Stadium Park where a shooting had happened while Republican politicians were playing baseball, has found the act wasn’t terrorism. Picture: Getty
THE FBI says a gunman acted alone when he shot and wounded a top House Republican and four other people on a northern Virginia baseball field.
Tim Slater, the special agent in charge of the Washington FBI office, also said during a news conference that James T. Hodgkinson did not have any ties to terrorism.
James T. Hodgkinson, the rifle-toting 66-year-old who opened fire on a Republican politicians practising for a baseball game. Picture: AFPSource:AFP
House Majority Whip Steve Scalise was shot and badly wounded, requiring multiple surgeries. Picture: APSource:AP
House Republican Steve Scalise, the House majority whip, was wounded in the shooting last week. He has undergone several surgeries and remains hospitalised. His condition has been upgraded to serious.
Mr Scalise and other congressional Republicans were practising for their annual charity baseball game against Democrats when a gunman started shooting.
Members of the Republican and Democratic congressional baseball teams hug one another after the Congressional Baseball Game. Picture: GettySource:AFP
US Capitol Police and other officers returned fire and killed the gunman, who turned out to be an unemployed home inspector with a deep hatred toward President Donald Trump and other Republicans.