Scalise critically wounded in congressional baseball practice shooting
On 14 June 2017 a gunman, later identified as James T. Hodgkinson, 66, opened fire on Republican lawmakers practising for the Congressional Baseball Game in Alexandria, Virginia. House Majority Whip Steve Scalise, who was standing near second base, was hit by a single rifle round in the left hip and critically wounded; three other people were also injured, and police shot the gunman, who later died.
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On 14 June 2017 a gunman, later identified as James T. Hodgkinson, 66, opened fire on Republican lawmakers practising for the Congressional Baseball Game in Alexandria, Virginia. House Majority Whip Steve Scalise, who was standing near second base, was hit by a single rifle round in the left hip and critically wounded; three other people were also injured, and police shot the gunman, who later died.
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Steve Scalise
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Factrail. (2026). Scalise critically wounded in congressional baseball practice shooting. Factrail. https://factrail.ai/facts/scalise-shot-congressional-baseball-practice-2017-06-14
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