ALERT: Alexandria, VA- Shooting at Eugene Simpson Stadium Park (June 14, 2017)

June 14, 2017

A shooting has taken place at a park less than two miles from our offices in Alexandria, VA.

Multiple news sources are reporting that Congressional members were at baseball practice when a shooter opened fire. Among the injured is House Majority Whip Steve Scalise of Louisiana.

According to WUSA-TV:

A Congressman is among the people injured in a “multiple shooting” at a baseball field in Alexandria Wednesday morning, according to a CBS News Special Report.

The shooting happened in the 400 block of E Monroe Street, according to police. The incident happened at a Congressional baseball practice behind the YMCA.

CBS New reports Rep. Steve Scalise (R) from Louisiana was shot. At least for other people were shot. Some 50 shots were reportedly fired.

Authorities report that at least one person was taken to the hospital.

A suspect is believed to be in custody, Alexandria police reported.

CNN.com reports:

Rep. Steve Scalise was shot Wednesday morning in Alexandria, Virginia, a House colleague told CNN, in what sources are calling an apparent “deliberate attack.”

Rep. Mo Brooks told CNN he was on deck at a practice for the congressional baseball team when the shooting occurred. Scalise, a member of the House Republican

leadership as the majority whip, appeared to have been shot in the hip and it appeared two Capitol Hill police agents were shot, Brooks added.

According to both congressional and law enforcement sources, the shooting appears to be a “deliberate attack.” Alexandria police said earlier Wednesday they were responding to a “multiple shooting” in the city. The tweet also said the suspect is in custody “and not a threat.”

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