# Scalise critically wounded in congressional baseball practice shooting

Date: 2017

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](/people/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.

## People

- Steve Scalise: https://factrail.ai/people/steve-scalise

## Sources

- https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/congressman-steve-scalise-shot-alexandria-virginia-park-n772111
- https://www.aol.com/article/news/2017/06/15/congressman-steve-scalise-critical-condition-baseball-shooting/22219808
- https://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2017/06/21/533817878/rep-steve-scalises-condition-upgraded-to-fair-after-baseball-field-shooting

## Methodology

https://factrail.ai/methodology

Canonical: https://factrail.ai/facts/scalise-shot-congressional-baseball-practice-2017-06-14