The FBI has named 66-year-old James T. Hodgkinson of n the congressional baseball practice shooting on Wednesday morning.
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66-year-old James Hodgkinson named as suspect in congressional baseball practice shooting
Suspect identified in congressional baseball practice shooting that left House Majority Whip Steve Scalise in the hospital.
House Majority Whip Steve Scalise was among several people shot, and "was critically injured and remains in critical condition," MedStar Washington tweeted Wednesday afternoon. He had undergone surgery earlier that day.
President Donald Trump said the gunman who carried out the attack had died.
The shooting occurred in Alexandria, Virginia, just outside of Washington, DC.
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Police arrived on the scene within three minutes and fired multiple shots at the gunman, officials said. Two Capitol Police officers, who were part of Scalise's security detail, were also injured in the shooting.
The FBI and police officials said they would not yet share any information about the suspect's motivation at a press conference. The FBI special agent in charge of the Washington field office said it was too early to rule out terrorism, or whether the gunman deliberately targeted Republican members of Congress.
"The FBI is actively investigating Hodgkinson to include his associates, whereabouts, social media impressions, and potential motivations. This is an active investigation that continues to unfold," the FBI said in a statement.
Hodgkinson's wife told ABC that he had been living in Alexandra for the past two months.
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