Louisiana Rep. Steve Scalise, others shot, wounded outside Washington
Louisiana Rep. Steve Scalise, others shot, wounded outside Washington
Emergency personnel are seen through a window with a bullet hole in Alexandria, Va., Wednesday, June 14, 2017. House Majority Whip Steve Scalise of Louisiana and others were shot Wednesday at a congressional baseball practice, officials said. (Joseph Miscavige via AP)
Alexandria, Va. Police Chief Michael Brown speaks about the shooting in Alexandria, Va., Wednesday, June 14, 2017, where House Majority Whip Steve Scalise of La. was shot at a Congressional baseball practice. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)
Capitol Hill Police Chief Matthew Verderosa, right, with Alexandria, Va. Police Chief Michael Brown, left, meet with the media in Alexandria, Va., Wednesday, June 14, 2017, to discuss the shooting of House Majority Whip Steve Scalise of La. at a Congressional baseball practice. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)
President Donald Trump, left, greets House Majority Whip Steve Scalise of La., before the start of a meeting with House and Senate Leadership in the Roosevelt Room of the White House in Washington, Tuesday, June 6, 2017. Also in the room are House Speaker Paul Ryan of Wis., center, and Senior adviser to President Donald Trump Jared Kushner, far right. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)
An FBI Evidence Response team inspects the contents of one of the many bags left at the scene of a shooting in Alexandria, Va., Wednesday, June 14, 2017, involving House Majority Whip Steve Scalise of La., and others, during a congressional baseball practice. (AP Photo/Cliff Owen)
FBI Evidence Response Team members mark evidence at the scene of a multiple shooting in Alexandria, Va., Wednesday, June 14, 2017, involving House Majority Whip Steve Scalise of La., and others during a congressional baseball practice. (AP Photo/Cliff Owen)
Members of the FBI evidence response team unload their vehicle as they prepare to work inside the home of James Hodgkinson in Belleville, Ill., on Wednesday, June 14, 2017. Officials said Hodgkinson has been identified as the man who opened fire on Republican lawmakers at a congressional baseball practice Wednesday morning in Alexandria, Va. (Robert Cohen/St. Louis Post-Dispatch via AP)
A large number of media representatives work outside the Belleville home of James Hodgkinson, Wednesday, June 14, 2017, in St. Louis, Mo. Hodgkinson is the suspect in the shooting of a congressman and police officers in Arlington, Va. An advertisement for Hodgkinson’s home inspection business sits at the edge of his property at Frank Scott Parkway. (Robert Cohen/St. Louis Post-Dispatch via AP)
Rep. Roger Williams, R-Texas, who injured his ankle during a shooting at a congressional baseball game practice, leaves a news conference on crutches, assisted by his aide J. Spencer Freebairn, left, at the Capitol in Washington, Wednesday, June 14, 2017. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)
Rep. Mike Doyle, D-Pa., left and Rep. Joe Barton, R-Texas, managers of the congressional baseball teams, reflect on the shooting at a practice for the Republicans where a gunman wounded House Majority Whip Steve Scalise, R-La., and two Capitol Police officers in Alexandria, Va., during a news conference at the Capitol in Washington, Wednesday, June 14, 2017. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)
A balloon and card from the office of Sen. Bill Cassidy, R-La., is seen tied to the door of the closed office of Rep. Steve Scalise, R-La., in Metairie, La., Wednesday, June 14, 2017. Scalise was shot and wounded while practicing with fellow lawmakers for a congressional baseball game in Alexandria, Va. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert)
A high school student group waits outside the Capitol in Washington, Wednesday, June 14, 2017, which was temporarily closed after the shooting of House Majority Whip Steve Scalise of La., and others, during a Congressional baseball practice in Alexandria, Va. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)
In this May 17, 2017 photo, Majority Whip Rep. Steve Scalise, R-La., speaks with the media on Capitol Hill in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)
FILE - In this April 17, 2012, photo, James Hodgkinson of Belleville protests outside of the United States Post Office in Downtown Belleville, Ill. A government official says the suspect in the Virginia shooting that injured Rep. Steve Scalise and several others has been identified Hodgkinson. (Derik Holtmann/Belleville News-Democrat, via AP)
President Donald Trump speaks in the Diplomatic Room of the White House in Washington, Wednesday, June 14, 2017, about the shooting in Alexandria, Va. where House Majority Whip Steve Scalise of La., and others, where shot during a Congressional baseball practice. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)
In this image from House Television video, House Speaker Paul Ryan of Wis., speaks Wednesday, June 14, 2017, on the House floor at the Capitol in Washington, about the shooting at the Republican congressional baseball practice. Ryan said, “We are united in our anguish. An attack on one of us is an attack on all of us."(House Television via AP)
Police and emergency personnel are seen near the scene where House Majority Whip Steve Scalise of La. was shot during a Congressional baseball practice in Alexandria, Va., Wednesday, June 14, 2017. (AP Photo/Cliff Owen)
Law enforcement officers investigate the scene of a shooting near a baseball field in Alexandria, Va., Wednesday, June 14, 2017, where House Majority Whip Steve Scalise of La. was shot at a Congressional baseball practice. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)
Rep. Joe Barton, R-Texas, center, and other members of the Republican Congressional softball team, stand behind police tape of the scene of a multiple shooting in Alexandria, Va., Wednesday, June 14, 2017, where House Majority Whip Steve Scalise of La. was shot. (AP Photo/Cliff Owen)
Rep. Mo Brooks, R-Ala. meets with reporters in Alexandria, Va., Wednesday, June 14, 2017, after House Majority Whip Steve Scalise of La. was shot by a rifle-wielding gunman at a congressional baseball practice just outside of Washington. Several other people were also believed to have been hit, according to a lawmaker who witnessed the shooting. (AP Photo/Cliff Owen)
Sen. Jeff Flake, R-Az. leaves the scene of a multiple shooting in Alexandria, Va., Wednesday, June 14, 2017, where House Majority Whip Steve Scalise of La. was shot during a Congressional baseball practice. (AP Photo/Cliff Owen)
Emergency personnel are seen through a window with a bullet hole in Alexandria, Va., Wednesday, June 14, 2017. House Majority Whip Steve Scalise of Louisiana and others were shot Wednesday at a congressional baseball practice, officials said. (Joseph Miscavige via AP)
Emergency personnel are seen through a window with a bullet hole in Alexandria, Va., Wednesday, June 14, 2017. House Majority Whip Steve Scalise of Louisiana and others were shot Wednesday at a congressional baseball practice, officials said. (Joseph Miscavige via AP)
Alexandria, Va. Police Chief Michael Brown speaks about the shooting in Alexandria, Va., Wednesday, June 14, 2017, where House Majority Whip Steve Scalise of La. was shot at a Congressional baseball practice. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)
Alexandria, Va. Police Chief Michael Brown speaks about the shooting in Alexandria, Va., Wednesday, June 14, 2017, where House Majority Whip Steve Scalise of La. was shot at a Congressional baseball practice. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)
Capitol Hill Police Chief Matthew Verderosa, right, with Alexandria, Va. Police Chief Michael Brown, left, meet with the media in Alexandria, Va., Wednesday, June 14, 2017, to discuss the shooting of House Majority Whip Steve Scalise of La. at a Congressional baseball practice. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)
Capitol Hill Police Chief Matthew Verderosa, right, with Alexandria, Va. Police Chief Michael Brown, left, meet with the media in Alexandria, Va., Wednesday, June 14, 2017, to discuss the shooting of House Majority Whip Steve Scalise of La. at a Congressional baseball practice. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)
President Donald Trump, left, greets House Majority Whip Steve Scalise of La., before the start of a meeting with House and Senate Leadership in the Roosevelt Room of the White House in Washington, Tuesday, June 6, 2017. Also in the room are House Speaker Paul Ryan of Wis., center, and Senior adviser to President Donald Trump Jared Kushner, far right. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)
President Donald Trump, left, greets House Majority Whip Steve Scalise of La., before the start of a meeting with House and Senate Leadership in the Roosevelt Room of the White House in Washington, Tuesday, June 6, 2017. Also in the room are House Speaker Paul Ryan of Wis., center, and Senior adviser to President Donald Trump Jared Kushner, far right. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)
An FBI Evidence Response team inspects the contents of one of the many bags left at the scene of a shooting in Alexandria, Va., Wednesday, June 14, 2017, involving House Majority Whip Steve Scalise of La., and others, during a congressional baseball practice. (AP Photo/Cliff Owen)
An FBI Evidence Response team inspects the contents of one of the many bags left at the scene of a shooting in Alexandria, Va., Wednesday, June 14, 2017, involving House Majority Whip Steve Scalise of La., and others, during a congressional baseball practice. (AP Photo/Cliff Owen)
FBI Evidence Response Team members mark evidence at the scene of a multiple shooting in Alexandria, Va., Wednesday, June 14, 2017, involving House Majority Whip Steve Scalise of La., and others during a congressional baseball practice. (AP Photo/Cliff Owen)
FBI Evidence Response Team members mark evidence at the scene of a multiple shooting in Alexandria, Va., Wednesday, June 14, 2017, involving House Majority Whip Steve Scalise of La., and others during a congressional baseball practice. (AP Photo/Cliff Owen)
Members of the FBI evidence response team unload their vehicle as they prepare to work inside the home of James Hodgkinson in Belleville, Ill., on Wednesday, June 14, 2017. Officials said Hodgkinson has been identified as the man who opened fire on Republican lawmakers at a congressional baseball practice Wednesday morning in Alexandria, Va. (Robert Cohen/St. Louis Post-Dispatch via AP)
Members of the FBI evidence response team unload their vehicle as they prepare to work inside the home of James Hodgkinson in Belleville, Ill., on Wednesday, June 14, 2017. Officials said Hodgkinson has been identified as the man who opened fire on Republican lawmakers at a congressional baseball practice Wednesday morning in Alexandria, Va. (Robert Cohen/St. Louis Post-Dispatch via AP)
A large number of media representatives work outside the Belleville home of James Hodgkinson, Wednesday, June 14, 2017, in St. Louis, Mo. Hodgkinson is the suspect in the shooting of a congressman and police officers in Arlington, Va. An advertisement for Hodgkinson’s home inspection business sits at the edge of his property at Frank Scott Parkway. (Robert Cohen/St. Louis Post-Dispatch via AP)
A large number of media representatives work outside the Belleville home of James Hodgkinson, Wednesday, June 14, 2017, in St. Louis, Mo. Hodgkinson is the suspect in the shooting of a congressman and police officers in Arlington, Va. An advertisement for Hodgkinson’s home inspection business sits at the edge of his property at Frank Scott Parkway. (Robert Cohen/St. Louis Post-Dispatch via AP)
Rep. Roger Williams, R-Texas, who injured his ankle during a shooting at a congressional baseball game practice, leaves a news conference on crutches, assisted by his aide J. Spencer Freebairn, left, at the Capitol in Washington, Wednesday, June 14, 2017. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)
Rep. Roger Williams, R-Texas, who injured his ankle during a shooting at a congressional baseball game practice, leaves a news conference on crutches, assisted by his aide J. Spencer Freebairn, left, at the Capitol in Washington, Wednesday, June 14, 2017. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)
Rep. Mike Doyle, D-Pa., left and Rep. Joe Barton, R-Texas, managers of the congressional baseball teams, reflect on the shooting at a practice for the Republicans where a gunman wounded House Majority Whip Steve Scalise, R-La., and two Capitol Police officers in Alexandria, Va., during a news conference at the Capitol in Washington, Wednesday, June 14, 2017. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)
Rep. Mike Doyle, D-Pa., left and Rep. Joe Barton, R-Texas, managers of the congressional baseball teams, reflect on the shooting at a practice for the Republicans where a gunman wounded House Majority Whip Steve Scalise, R-La., and two Capitol Police officers in Alexandria, Va., during a news conference at the Capitol in Washington, Wednesday, June 14, 2017. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)
A balloon and card from the office of Sen. Bill Cassidy, R-La., is seen tied to the door of the closed office of Rep. Steve Scalise, R-La., in Metairie, La., Wednesday, June 14, 2017. Scalise was shot and wounded while practicing with fellow lawmakers for a congressional baseball game in Alexandria, Va. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert)
A balloon and card from the office of Sen. Bill Cassidy, R-La., is seen tied to the door of the closed office of Rep. Steve Scalise, R-La., in Metairie, La., Wednesday, June 14, 2017. Scalise was shot and wounded while practicing with fellow lawmakers for a congressional baseball game in Alexandria, Va. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert)
A high school student group waits outside the Capitol in Washington, Wednesday, June 14, 2017, which was temporarily closed after the shooting of House Majority Whip Steve Scalise of La., and others, during a Congressional baseball practice in Alexandria, Va. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)
A high school student group waits outside the Capitol in Washington, Wednesday, June 14, 2017, which was temporarily closed after the shooting of House Majority Whip Steve Scalise of La., and others, during a Congressional baseball practice in Alexandria, Va. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)
In this May 17, 2017 photo, Majority Whip Rep. Steve Scalise, R-La., speaks with the media on Capitol Hill in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)
In this May 17, 2017 photo, Majority Whip Rep. Steve Scalise, R-La., speaks with the media on Capitol Hill in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)
FILE - In this April 17, 2012, photo, James Hodgkinson of Belleville protests outside of the United States Post Office in Downtown Belleville, Ill. A government official says the suspect in the Virginia shooting that injured Rep. Steve Scalise and several others has been identified Hodgkinson. (Derik Holtmann/Belleville News-Democrat, via AP)
FILE - In this April 17, 2012, photo, James Hodgkinson of Belleville protests outside of the United States Post Office in Downtown Belleville, Ill. A government official says the suspect in the Virginia shooting that injured Rep. Steve Scalise and several others has been identified Hodgkinson. (Derik Holtmann/Belleville News-Democrat, via AP)
President Donald Trump speaks in the Diplomatic Room of the White House in Washington, Wednesday, June 14, 2017, about the shooting in Alexandria, Va. where House Majority Whip Steve Scalise of La., and others, where shot during a Congressional baseball practice. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)
President Donald Trump speaks in the Diplomatic Room of the White House in Washington, Wednesday, June 14, 2017, about the shooting in Alexandria, Va. where House Majority Whip Steve Scalise of La., and others, where shot during a Congressional baseball practice. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)
In this image from House Television video, House Speaker Paul Ryan of Wis., speaks Wednesday, June 14, 2017, on the House floor at the Capitol in Washington, about the shooting at the Republican congressional baseball practice. Ryan said, “We are united in our anguish. An attack on one of us is an attack on all of us."(House Television via AP)
In this image from House Television video, House Speaker Paul Ryan of Wis., speaks Wednesday, June 14, 2017, on the House floor at the Capitol in Washington, about the shooting at the Republican congressional baseball practice. Ryan said, “We are united in our anguish. An attack on one of us is an attack on all of us."(House Television via AP)
Police and emergency personnel are seen near the scene where House Majority Whip Steve Scalise of La. was shot during a Congressional baseball practice in Alexandria, Va., Wednesday, June 14, 2017. (AP Photo/Cliff Owen)
Police and emergency personnel are seen near the scene where House Majority Whip Steve Scalise of La. was shot during a Congressional baseball practice in Alexandria, Va., Wednesday, June 14, 2017. (AP Photo/Cliff Owen)
Law enforcement officers investigate the scene of a shooting near a baseball field in Alexandria, Va., Wednesday, June 14, 2017, where House Majority Whip Steve Scalise of La. was shot at a Congressional baseball practice. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)
Law enforcement officers investigate the scene of a shooting near a baseball field in Alexandria, Va., Wednesday, June 14, 2017, where House Majority Whip Steve Scalise of La. was shot at a Congressional baseball practice. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)
Rep. Joe Barton, R-Texas, center, and other members of the Republican Congressional softball team, stand behind police tape of the scene of a multiple shooting in Alexandria, Va., Wednesday, June 14, 2017, where House Majority Whip Steve Scalise of La. was shot. (AP Photo/Cliff Owen)
Rep. Joe Barton, R-Texas, center, and other members of the Republican Congressional softball team, stand behind police tape of the scene of a multiple shooting in Alexandria, Va., Wednesday, June 14, 2017, where House Majority Whip Steve Scalise of La. was shot. (AP Photo/Cliff Owen)
Rep. Mo Brooks, R-Ala. meets with reporters in Alexandria, Va., Wednesday, June 14, 2017, after House Majority Whip Steve Scalise of La. was shot by a rifle-wielding gunman at a congressional baseball practice just outside of Washington. Several other people were also believed to have been hit, according to a lawmaker who witnessed the shooting. (AP Photo/Cliff Owen)
Rep. Mo Brooks, R-Ala. meets with reporters in Alexandria, Va., Wednesday, June 14, 2017, after House Majority Whip Steve Scalise of La. was shot by a rifle-wielding gunman at a congressional baseball practice just outside of Washington. Several other people were also believed to have been hit, according to a lawmaker who witnessed the shooting. (AP Photo/Cliff Owen)
Sen. Jeff Flake, R-Az. leaves the scene of a multiple shooting in Alexandria, Va., Wednesday, June 14, 2017, where House Majority Whip Steve Scalise of La. was shot during a Congressional baseball practice. (AP Photo/Cliff Owen)
Sen. Jeff Flake, R-Az. leaves the scene of a multiple shooting in Alexandria, Va., Wednesday, June 14, 2017, where House Majority Whip Steve Scalise of La. was shot during a Congressional baseball practice. (AP Photo/Cliff Owen)
A rifle-wielding gunman shot Rep. Steve Scalise, R-La., and wounded several others Wednesday at a congressional baseball practice just outside of Washington. Capitol Police said officers who were part of Scalise’s security detail returned fire and wounded the shooter, who was taken into custody and later died. At least five people were taken to area hospitals, including the suspect, Alexandria police said. Scalise is the No. 3 Republican in the House.