CONFIRMED: Shooter DID ask if Republican or Democrat before shooting — UPDATE: Shooter dead…

BIG UPDATE:

The shooter is dead, according to Trump:

UPDATE: SHOOTER DID ASK ABOUT PARTY:

According to Buzzfeed, it’s now been confirmed that the shooter asked if it was Republicans or Democrats before doing the shooting:

Rep. Jeff Duncan of South Carolina told BuzzFeed News the gunman asked whether those practicing were Republicans or Democrats before opening fire. Shown an image of Hodgkinson from his Facebook page, Rep. Duncan said the photo matched the man he spoke to.

This should help clear up the misinformation on this.

UPDATE: This is interesting…

You can click through here to read his letters to the editor of the Belleville News-Democrat in Illinois:

 
– – – ORIGINAL POST – – –

According to the Washington Post, the police have just announced the name of the shooter who shot up the congressional baseball practice this morning which landed Steve Scalise and four others in the hospital:

The shooter at the GOP congressional baseball practice this morning is James T. Hodgkinson of Belleville, Ill., according to law enforcement officials. Hodgkinson, 66, owns a home inspection business. His home inspection license expired in November 2016 and was not renewed, state records show.

Hodgkinson was charged in April 2006 with battery and aiding damage to a motor vehicle, according to online records in St. Clair County, Illinois. The charges were dismissed, records show.

Here’s what else we know:

I’ll have more on Hodgkinson as this develops…

UPDATE:

Here’s a photo I found from his facebook account:

 
Also, it appears he’s a big Bernie Sanders supporter…

I’ll have more so keep checking back…

 
UPDATE:

Here’s another photo of him…


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