2017 Congressional baseball shooting[edit]
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2017 Congressional baseball shooting
On Wednesday, June 14, 2017, at 7:09 am
EDT, Scalise and three other people were shot and wounded by James Hodgkinson, a left-wing activist
[4][5] who opened fire with a rifle during a baseball practice of the Republican team for the annual
Congressional Baseball Game. The practice was taking place at the Eugene Simpson Baseball Fields in the Del Ray neighborhood of
Alexandria, Virginia. Scalise, the only member of Congress to be hit, was shot in the hip. Representative
Mo Brooks, who was also at the practice, witnessed the attack and said he saw someone with a rifle behind the third base dugout. Brooks then heard Scalise scream from second base. Scalise crawled into right field, bleeding. Senator
Jeff Flake and Representative
Brad Wenstrup, a former podiatrist, ran to assist Scalise after Hodgkinson was shot.
[65][66] Senator
Rand Paul, also a witness, said he heard "as many as 50 shots".
Scalise, initially conscious, went into shock while being taken to
MedStar Washington Hospital Center[7][67] in
critical condition, where he underwent immediate surgery. Scalise was hit by a single rifle bullet that "travelled across his pelvis, fracturing bones, injuring internal organs, and causing severe bleeding".
[7] Dr. Jack Sava at the MedStar Washington Hospital Center said that "when he arrived, he was in critical condition with an imminent risk of death". By June 16, although still in critical condition, Sava said, "We have controlled internal bleeding and his vital signs have stabilized." On June 17, it was announced that his condition had improved to "serious" and he was responsive enough to talk with his family.
[68] On June 21, the hospital issued a press release, stating, "Congressman Steve Scalise continues to make good progress. He is now listed in fair condition and is beginning an extended period of healing and rehabilitation."
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On July 5, 2017, Scalise was returned to the ICU (Intensive Care Unit) after becoming ill with an infection related to the shooting.
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On July 13, 2017, it was reported that Scalise had undergone additional surgery and that his condition had been upgraded to fair.
[72] He was discharged from MedStar Washington Hospital Center on July 26 and went through a period of inpatient rehabilitation.
[73] On September 28, to applause and cheers, he returned to the House of Representatives, where he gave a speech about his experience related to the traumatic events.
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Hodgkinson, a left-wing activist and vocal supporter of
Bernie Sanders, had a previous record of domestic violence and was a fierce critic of the Republican Party and Donald Trump.
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The Virginia Attorney General concluded the suspect was "fueled by rage against Republican legislators" and "an act of terrorism".
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2018 victim of threats[edit]
On June 30 a man left death threats against Scalise and his family.
[75] A suspect was arrested.
[76][77] Steve Scalise - Wikipedia
His fight with death, he won. I don't expect you to have a nursing degree, but the kind of shock he endured by nearly bleeding out on the field while creepo was still shooting can and has been fatal to others. Fortunately, he had good doctors to help him deal with his imminent death risk. but it took them several days just to stop his internal bleeding.
I do not find hatespeak amusing, ma'am, and I hope you review your marginalizing attitude that the man is somehow unworthy of his office. He doesn't threaten anyone, he simply works his butt off to make sure the people of his state are taken care of nationally. Louisiana has always had a rough fiscal time of it due to weather, poverty, and corruption. He fought very hard to keep income taxes and state expenditures down, so middle class people would have enough to raise a family on. And I'm so glad he made it through that brutal shooting that cost him mobility-wise, although he fought that too. I don't think calling him a snowflake or any other negative term is appropriate.
A democrat activist listened to hatespeak and went after Republicans by taking his gun to town and using it. The loudmouth limes hurling hatespeak, the f-word, and every other bad thing is begging history to repeat itself. If that particular brand of killing continues on by DNC activists motivated by female congresswomen, there will be consequences, and they are not going to be pleasant ones against those who incite and commit acts of terrorism on account of party affiliation.
