THE SHOOTING – AT 9:51 A.M. ET:  There has been a shooting at a baseball practice attended by Republican members of Congress.  The practice was for an annual baseball game for charity.  From Fox:

House Majority Whip Steve Scalise and a congressional aide were shot by a rifle-wielding gunman who sprayed a hail of bullets at a GOP baseball practice in Virginia Wednesday morning, before U.S. Capitol Police took the gunman down.

Scalise was "badly injured," according to a tweet from President Trump, but expected to recover. A spokesperson from Scalise said he was "stable" and undergoing surgery after being shot in the hip. Five people were "transported medically" from the scene, Alexandria Police Chief Michael Brown said. It appeared that included Scalise, a congressional aide, the gunman and two law enforcement officers -- one of whom was hit by fragments.

Sen. Rand Paul, R-Ky., told Fox News: "We were like sitting ducks."

"Without the Capitol Hill police it would have been a massacre," Paul said, describing the scene as "sort of a killing field."

COMMENT:  Capitol Hill Police were present because Scalise, as a member of the Republican leadership, has a security detail.  Late reports say that he will make a complete recovery. 

We have no late word on the others who were hit.  We also have no word yet on the gunman or his condition.  Some reports say he has died, but there is no confirmation.

Some other reports say the shooter was out to kill only Republicans, but that is unconfirmed.

June 14,  2017