House Majority Whip Steve Scalise (R-LA) speaks with Peter Welch (D-VT) before the markup of the the American Health Care Act, the Republican replacement to Obamacare, on Capitol Hill in Washington on March 8, 2017. REUTERS/Joshua Roberts
Brooks said 25 to 30 Republican members of the House and Senate had gathered for a practice a day before the annual charity congressional baseball game pitting Republicans against Democrats. The game is scheduled to be played at Nationals Park, home of the Washington Nationals Major League baseball team.
Capitol Police Heroism
Brooks told CNN that during batting practice he heard a “bam” and he looked over the third base dugout and saw a rifle and heard a quick succession of shots and saw the gunman shooting through the holes in a chain link fence.
Rep. Mo Brooks (R-AL) departs a shooting scene after speaking to reporters near Washington in Alexandria, Virginia on June 14, 2017. REUTERS/Joshua Roberts
Rep. Mo Brooks (R-AL) talks to reporters after a gunman opened fire on Republican members of Congress during a baseball practice near Washington in Alexandria, Virginia on June 14, 2017. REUTERS/Joshua Roberts
