BBC Online :
A gunman who sprayed bullets at Republican lawmakers during baseball practice in a Washington DC suburb has died, US President Donald Trump said.
The attacker, identified as Illinois resident James T Hodgkinson, was taken to hospital and died from his injuries. House of Representatives Majority Whip Steve Scalise was one of five injured in the early morning attack at a park in Alexandria, Virginia. Two police officers suffered non-life threatening wounds as they fired back. “America is praying for all of the victims of this terrible shooting,” Mr Trump said, describing it as a “very, very brutal assault”. He also called Mr Scalise, who is recovering from surgery, a “very good friend”, a “patriot and a fighter”.
A gunman who sprayed bullets at Republican lawmakers during baseball practice in a Washington DC suburb has died, US President Donald Trump said.
The attacker, identified as Illinois resident James T Hodgkinson, was taken to hospital and died from his injuries. House of Representatives Majority Whip Steve Scalise was one of five injured in the early morning attack at a park in Alexandria, Virginia. Two police officers suffered non-life threatening wounds as they fired back. “America is praying for all of the victims of this terrible shooting,” Mr Trump said, describing it as a “very, very brutal assault”. He also called Mr Scalise, who is recovering from surgery, a “very good friend”, a “patriot and a fighter”.
