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Congressional Baseball shooting

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Congressional Baseball shooting is located in the District of Columbia
On June 14, 2017, in Alexandria, Virginia, James T. Hodgkinson of Illinois attempted to assassinate several Republican members of Congress and their staffers, who were practicing for the Congressional Baseball Game scheduled for the next day. A ten-minute shootout ensued between Hodgkinson and officers from the Capitol Police and Alexandria Police. Hodgkinson shot five people, including House Majority Whip Steve Scalise (R-LA) and the two Capitol Police officers assigned to protect him; one of the officers shot Hodgkinson, who later died from his wounds.[5] Authorities have not commented on Hodgkinson's motivation.[6][5][7]

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