Popeman38 Posted June 14, 2017 Share Posted June 14, 2017 http://www.foxnews.com/us/2017/06/14/virginia-gop-baseball-practice-shooting-multiple-people-shot.html Quote House Majority Whip Steve Scalise was shot in the hip and at least one other aide was also hit in the chest by a gunman with a rifle who opened fire at a baseball practice in Virginia Wednesday morning, Fox News confirmed. Police tweeted they "believed" the gunman was in custody. Sen. Mike Lee told Fox News, however, the gunman was dead. He said a staffer used a belt as a tourniquet to stop Scalise's bleeding. Display nothing; This is on Publish with no configured Image The shots were reported on East Monroe Street in Del Ray, Alexandria police said on Twitter at 7:30 a.m. The location was near a YMCA. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bang Posted June 14, 2017 Share Posted June 14, 2017 ah, ****. I sincerely hope the President can say something to try to calm things down. This is entirely too much. Come on, Mr. President. Lead in crisis. ~Bang Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
twa Posted June 14, 2017 Share Posted June 14, 2017 supposedly around a hundred shots fired(I'd assume many from security) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Riggo-toni Posted June 14, 2017 Share Posted June 14, 2017 These were some very very bad dudes... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
No Excuses Posted June 14, 2017 Share Posted June 14, 2017 1 minute ago, Bang said: ah, ****. I sincerely hope the President can say something to try to calm things down. This is entirely too much. Come on, Mr. President. Lead in crisis. ~Bang The suspected shooter is a chubby white male. So Trump probably won't rage like he would have had it been a minority. Reading that the security detail person who took down the shooter had been shot himself. What a hero. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dfitzo53 Posted June 14, 2017 Share Posted June 14, 2017 Hoping for the best possible outcome for the victims and their families. One of the core ideas of having a truly democratic nation is that we can handle things through words rather than violence, even in the tougher times. I hope this is an isolated incident. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LeesburgSkinFan Posted June 14, 2017 Share Posted June 14, 2017 Rebecca BergVerified account @rebeccagberg 4m4 minutes ago Replying to @rebeccagberg The man was wearing running clothes, asked Duncan: "Are those Republicans or Democrats out there practicing?" Per source familiar. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DogofWar1 Posted June 14, 2017 Share Posted June 14, 2017 It sounds like no one died, which is good, thank goodness. Hoping everyone makes a speedy recovery. Suspect apparently in custody, though some other reports had him dead. Assuming he's alive, we'll be able to get some answers as to why. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan T. Posted June 14, 2017 Share Posted June 14, 2017 As far as I've heard, we don't know yet that they were targeted because they were politicos, correct? Edit: Didn't see Leesburg's post above before this post... 10 minutes ago, Bang said: ah, ****. I sincerely hope the President can say something to try to calm things down. This is entirely too much. Come on, Mr. President. Lead in crisis. ~Bang I honestly expect that whatever he says will inflame rather than calm the situation. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StillUnknown Posted June 14, 2017 Share Posted June 14, 2017 Armed to the teeth, firing shots, taken alive Interesting Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TradeTheBeal! Posted June 14, 2017 Share Posted June 14, 2017 Hoping for a swift recovery for the victims. Stay medium, everybody. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan T. Posted June 14, 2017 Share Posted June 14, 2017 9 minutes ago, StillUnknown said: Armed to the teeth, firing shots, taken alive Interesting Some reports say he was shot and killed.. EDIT: Multiple news outlets quote police as saying suspect is in custody. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rocky21 Posted June 14, 2017 Share Posted June 14, 2017 The peasants are storming the castle. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Going Commando Posted June 14, 2017 Share Posted June 14, 2017 If this was a Gabby Giffords type situation, then I don't know that further violence will come from this. But if this was a politically motivated assassination attempt, I think there will be more shootings and killings. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hersh Posted June 14, 2017 Share Posted June 14, 2017 It will be interesting to find out the motivation of this person though I suspect there will be significant mental illness we find out about. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DCranon21 Posted June 14, 2017 Share Posted June 14, 2017 This is sad. Folks practicing on the baseball field and this nut job wants to just pick off congressmen. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan T. Posted June 14, 2017 Share Posted June 14, 2017 Fox News reports that Texas Rep. Roger Williams was also shot and wounded. They report that the gunman was shot and wounded and taken into custody. EDIT: Williams released a statement that he was NOT shot, but that a staffer was. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popeman38 Posted June 14, 2017 Author Share Posted June 14, 2017 Some reports say that had the Majority Whip not been present, there would have been no Capital Police present, and many Republican politicians would be dead. There would have been no armed security to return fire. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan T. Posted June 14, 2017 Share Posted June 14, 2017 Alexandria Police Chief Michael Brown talking to reporters. Alexandria Police arrived within 3 minutes of initial call. Capitol Police were on scene at the time. Five people transported medically from the scene. Not giving anymore information at this time. Adam Larosa, Capitol Police chief. Officers exchanged gunfire with the suspect. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
justice98 Posted June 14, 2017 Share Posted June 14, 2017 28 minutes ago, StillUnknown said: Armed to the teeth, firing shots, taken alive Interesting I mean, kinda speaks for itself. At least the guy wasn't Muslim. I can only imagine the mayhem that would ensue. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TradeTheBeal! Posted June 14, 2017 Share Posted June 14, 2017 9 minutes ago, Popeman38 said: and many Republican politicians would be dead. And folks say we've gotten too partisan... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
justice98 Posted June 14, 2017 Share Posted June 14, 2017 11 minutes ago, Popeman38 said: Some reports say that had the Majority Whip not been present, there would have been no Capital Police present, and many Republican politicians would be dead. There would have been no armed security to return fire. That seems crazy to me. I would think any gathering of more than a few congresspeople would have a security guy standing around. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popeman38 Posted June 14, 2017 Author Share Posted June 14, 2017 2 minutes ago, TryTheBeal! said: And folks say we've gotten too partisan... I'm sorry, it was a Republican baseball practice. Pretty sure the shooter wasn't attacking random citizens... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Llevron Posted June 14, 2017 Share Posted June 14, 2017 44 minutes ago, StillUnknown said: Armed to the teeth, firing shots, taken alive Interesting Just for arguments sake the guy that stopped him was Black and had already been shot by him. I figure he shot to kill and its just harder than it sounds. I do wonder if Republicans will start to consider gun control now that they too can be targets and not just their constituents. 4 minutes ago, Popeman38 said: I'm sorry, it was a Republican baseball practice. Pretty sure the shooter wasn't attacking random citizens... He knew it too. He spoke with some of them before practice. Quoting witnesses. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TradeTheBeal! Posted June 14, 2017 Share Posted June 14, 2017 4 minutes ago, Popeman38 said: I'm sorry, it was a Republican baseball practice. Pretty sure the shooter wasn't attacking random citizens... Maybe he was a big "Term Limits" guy? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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