BIG UPDATE:
The shooter is dead, according to Trump:
Pres. Trump says suspected gunman "has now died from his injuries." https://t.co/L3sgoBT6GD pic.twitter.com/RhUJKBJZXI
— ABC News (@ABC) June 14, 2017
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:
Letters to editor from man who shot @SteveScalise "I've never said life sucks, only the policies of the Republicans"https://t.co/hPI89AOnvK
— Toby Harnden (@tobyharnden) June 14, 2017
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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:
Shooter named as James T. Hodgkinson https://t.co/34U6yRC19B
— Anne Rumsey Gearan (@agearan) June 14, 2017
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:
Just In: @CBSNews confirms Virginia shooter used an M4 assault rifle.
– Witnesses report "dozens" of gun shots. pic.twitter.com/dlcx4MEB9I
— errol barnett (@errolbarnett) June 14, 2017
NBC News: Law enforcement officials say at this early stage there's nothing tying the shooter to international terrorism -w/ @jonathan4ny
— Tom Winter (@Tom_Winter) June 14, 2017
Witness who watched shooting from YMCA says the shooter appeared to be wearing a blue shirt, had big white beard, and appeared to be in 50s
— Jeff Stein (@JStein_Vox) June 14, 2017
"Police describe the shooter as a middle aged white man" – the latest from @CBSNews on @WWJ950
— Dave Ramos (@daveramos) June 14, 2017
“I don’t know what his motivation, what his hate was, but clearly he was there to kill” @RepEvanJenkins says of shooter @wchs8fox11 #c2c pic.twitter.com/Z0LLLSfDRM
— C2C Sinclair (@SBGC2C) June 14, 2017
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…