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Reports: Congressional Baseball Practice Shooter Identified

Tourists are directed away from the Capitol Building and across the lawn by U.S. Capitol Police officers after Rep. Steve Scalise, who is the majority whip, and a number of aides and officers were injured Wednesday morning in a shooting at a congressional baseball game in Alexandria, Va., in Washington, Wednesday, June 14, 2017. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)
Tourists are directed away from the Capitol Building and across the lawn by Capitol Hill Police officers, Wednesday, June 14, 2017, after House Majority Whip Steve Scalise of La. was shot at a Congressional baseball ... Tourists are directed away from the Capitol Building and across the lawn by Capitol Hill Police officers, Wednesday, June 14, 2017, after House Majority Whip Steve Scalise of La. was shot at a Congressional baseball practice in Alexandria, Va. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite) MORE LESS
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The suspected gunman in a shooting at a Republican congressional baseball practice Wednesday has been identified as James T. Hodgkinson, according to multiple reports citing unnamed law enforcement and government officials.

The Washington Post reported that Hodgkinson, 66, of Belleville, Illinois, owns a home inspection business. His inspection license expired in November 2016 and was not renewed, the Post reported.

NBC News, ABC News, and the Associated Press also identified Hodgkinson as the suspected shooter.

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  1. Illinois Travel Ban or Wall? What will be the answer?

  2. I’m waiting for Fox News to claim he’s an active Democrat. True or not, they’ll say it.

  4. Let the political games begin!

  5. The link I just posted suggests that he hates Trump, hates Hillary, and campaigned for Bernie in Iowa…

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