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Member of Congress Reportedly Shot at Baseball Field in Virginia
By CHRISTOPHER MELEJUNE 14, 2017

Steve Scalise, the majority whip of the House of Representatives, was shot at a baseball field in Alexandria, Va., when a gunman opened fire at field near a Y.M.C.A., a congressional official said on Wednesday.

The police in Alexandria, Va., confirmed they were investigating a multiple shooting at the baseball field. The site includes both a Y.M.C.A. and a park with baseball fields where members of the congressional baseball team regularly practice, and there were reports on Twitter that the shooting took place while members of a congressional baseball team were practicing.

Joseph Miscavige, who was at the Y.M.C.A. at the time of the shooting, said he saw victims being taken away by ambulances. He said the shooting happened around 7:20 a.m. and that the gunman opened fire on the field, where a baseball team was practicing.

About 50 shots were fired, congressional sources said.

The Alexandria Police Department confirmed it was investigating a shooting and that an unspecified number of victims had been transported to hospitals. The shooting took place at an athletic complex in the neighborhood of Del Ray.

It was not clear how many were injured or how seriously. The police said on Twitter that a suspect was in custody.

https://www.nytimes.com/2017/06/14/us/congress-shot-alexandria.html?action=Click&contentCollection=BreakingNews&contentID=65435568&pgtype=Homepage