NBC News: Capitol Police Officers Shot Expected To Survive

An Alexandria police officer tapes off an area near the YMCA after a shooting Wednesday, June 14, 2017, in Alexandria, Va. A top House Republican, Steve Scalise of Louisiana, was shot Wednesday at a congressional baseball practice. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)
An Alexandria, Va. police officer tapes off an area near the YMCA after a shooting in Alexandria, Va. Wednesday, June 14, 2017. House Majority Whip Steve Scalise of La. was shot at a Congressional baseball practice. ... An Alexandria, Va. police officer tapes off an area near the YMCA after a shooting in Alexandria, Va. Wednesday, June 14, 2017. House Majority Whip Steve Scalise of La. was shot at a Congressional baseball practice. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon) MORE LESS

NBC News’ Pete Williams reported that the two Capitol Police officers said to be shot Wednesday morning are expected to survive.

The police officers were reportedly shot during a Republican congressional baseball team practice. Rep. Steve Scalise (R-LA) and a staffer for Rep. Roger Williams (R-TX) were also hit.

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  1. Glad to hear the police officers are going to be okay. Sounds like they saved the day.

  2. I hope they get a full recovery. So many of the “wounded” in these shootings are paralyzed, have brain injuries, etc. Their lives are changed dramatically. I hope the officers recover completely.

  3. As the years go by, I fear the numbers of good men and women wanting to wear a badge and put up with this bullshit are going to diminish.

  4. Police departments all over the country are having a hard time finding recruits, are even lowering standards to draw more in, e.g. previous drug use

  5. “Expected to survive” is fairly minimal encouragement. I’m more concerned about all these folks who jumped in to protect than I am about the Congressman who so callously voted to endanger them.

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