[Telegraph] - Several injured after shooting at baseball practice in Virginia
- '50 shots fired by gunman with rifle'
- House Majority Whip Steve Scalise and aides among injured
- At 7:30 a.m. police tweeted 'Suspect believed in custody'
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"Both @POTUS & @VP are aware of the developing situation in Virginia. Our thoughts and prayers are with all affected," White House Press Secretary Sean Spicer tweeted.
Rep. Ron DeSantis, R-Fla., told Fox News he left just before the shooting. As he walked to his car, a man asked DeSantis if it was Republicans or Democrats practicing. About three minutes the shooting began, DeSantis said.
| There is a lovely tweet with photograph of Congressional Democrats praying for their colleagues. Update from the BBC at 8:55 a.m. EDT |
CNN reports that two police officers were also shot.
Mr Brooks said the shooter was armed with a rifle and opened fire from behind the dugout, using it for protection.
The congressman, who said he took refuge behind a batting cage, described the attacker as a middle-aged white male "a little on the chubby side".
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| Update at 8:00 p.m. EDT from the Daily Mail -- as usual, with lots of pictures: |