thomas hodgkinson disparÓ contra un grupo de congresistas republicanos que practicaban bÉisbol a solo 20 minutos de el capitolio, hiriÓ a 4 personas entre ella el republicano steve scalise que estÁ en estado crÍtico. >> lori montenegro tiene todos los detalles. >> luis carlos a esta hora las calles estÁn cerradas aquÍ alrededor del parque, las autoridades continÚan con su investigaciÓn, la investigacion de un interÉs incidente que pudo haber sido mucho peor (disparos) con una rÁfaga de tiros en un campo de bÉisbol, amaneciÓ un vecindario en virginia (disparos) mÁs de 25 disparos se pueden escuchar a travÉs de este video que fue captado por un testigo que alcanzÓ agravar las imÁgenes. >> gritaba preguntando dÓnde estÁ el pistolero. >> el tiroteo continuo por varios minutos en el video se ve a un hombre tirado en el terreno. >> entre los heridos el congresista republicano de louisiana steve scalise tercero en el liderazgo republicano, jugaba segunda base cuando una bala le cruzÓ la cadera. >> el senador describÍa como lo veÍan arrastrarse, pero no podÍan ayudarlo, m

. >> con una fuerte presencia asÍ amaneciÓ washington dc un dÍa despuÉs que james thomas hodgkinson a abriera fuego contra un grupo de congresistas. >> el presidente donald j.trump quien anoche visitÓ al congresista steve scalise dijo que su condiciÓn es peor de lo que se pensaba, hoy steve scalise fue sometido a una tercera operaciÓn. >> podemos discrepar sin tener que tomar actos de violencia. >> aunque ayer la balacera parecÍa haber logrado unir a los estados unidos algunos republicanos ya estÁn culpando a los demÓcratas de instar la violencia. >> algunos congresistas han dicho que con un paÍs dividido polÍticamente incluso hasta han recibido amenaza de muerte por lo que ahora sede baten si todos deberÍan de tener guardaespaldas. >> en el congreso 25 aÑos y nunca ha tenido temor de caminar por mis comunidades y en pÚblico y nunca he tenido guardaespaldas. >> pero melÉndez tambien dijo que en la nueva realidad se debe considerar algÚn tipo de seguridad sobre todo si estÁn varios congresistas en un mismo lugar. >> el pistolero comprÓ las armas que utilizÓ legalmente,

. >> reporter: andrea, james thomas hodgkinson was a very troubled person, and many things in his life were going badly, according to the fbi. in march, he left his wife and home in illinois and came to washington. he never told anyone back home why. but his marriage was falling apart, he was unemployed, and he was running out of money. was on prescription medication, but the fbi would not say what kind. he had posted many anti- republican rants, but never made any threats. he had six letters to congress. the fbi would not say who they were, or if any of them were on hodgkinson opened fire. he visited the dirkson senate office building, and the office of senator bernie sanders. we don't know if he ever met sanders. he took a lot of pictures in and around the u.s. capitol. the fbi believes the shooting was more spontaneous than planned. >> it appears that from some of his communication close to the event that he was running out of money. he was not employed at the time of the event, and he was looking for some local employment. clearly, he was married for 30 years, and that appears that

agents say james thomas hodgkinson was a troubled person. his marriage, one marriage, falling apart. he had no job. and running out of money. his problems did not end there. >> he suffered obviously, from taking some presti to get into. and just a pattern of life where you could tell things were not going well for him. >> so we still don't know why he did what he did. officers shot and killed the gunman at the alexandria ball field. the fbi says they found a note on them with the names of six members of congress. but the bureau refuses to name them or say whether any of those people on that piece of paper were at the practice field. >>> we have some good news about republican congressman steve scalise today. he got upgraded to fair condition this afternoon. scalise was struck in the hip with a bullet that caused massive amounts of bleeding. the second person still in the hospital, tyson lobbyist, matt mika, underwent another surgery and should be in the icu throughout the weekend according to his family. he was able to communicate to them by

agents say james thomas hodgkinson was a troubled person. his marriage, one marriage, falling apart. he had no job. and running out of money. his problems did not end there. >> he suffered obviously, from taking some presti

the home of james hodgkinson, desperate search for clues about the would-be mass murderer killed in a shootout with police. trying to find a mow tich ftive man with strident political believes but no one knew. in the 66-year-old's hometown. southwestern illinois, shock. >> he was in a few fights and stuff like that. but nothing that would demonstrate violence as far as what he did. >> reporter: the fbi focused on these posts portraying a deep hatred for republicans, even calling president trump a tralt toi or. trump destroyed our democracy. time to destroy trump. and posted a cartoon. he joined anti-republican facebook groups. klein ud wg one dubbed term nate the republican party. he removed the face book page showing his support of bernie sanders. the senator confirming hodgkinson volunteered for the campaign. >> the alleged shooter at the republican baseball practice this morning, is some one who apparently volunteered on my presidential campaign. i am -- sickened by this despikable act. >> he had no love for hillary clinton either. posting a nomination for hillary equals a win for

thomas or tom hodgkinson in march 2017. the shooter told a family member that he was traveling to washington, d.c. but did not provide any additional information on his travels or specifics about those travels. an fbi analysis of the shooter's computers showed that he google searched truck stops, maps and toll routes in the greater northern virginia area. prior to the shooter's travel, local police in illinois were called to his residence due to complaints of target practice on his property. however, law enforcement determined that he had not violated any state laws at that time. the shooter's prior criminal record includes a charge of domestic violence in 2006. while the shooter was not known to have a history of diagnosed mental illness, he is known or it was known to have an anger management problem. evidence collection thus far indicates that the shooter had been in alexandria since march 2017. on the morning of wednesday, june 14, hodgkinson, who was living in his vehicle in the parking lot of the ymca at the east monr

. >> pierre thomas explains. >> reporter: police racing to the home of james hodgkinson, in a desperate search for clues about the would-be mass murderer in his hometown of southwestern illinois people shocked. >> he was in a few fights and stuff like that but nothing that would demonstrate violence as far as what he did. >> reporter: the fbi focused on these posts portraying a deep hatred for republicans, even calling president trump a traitor. trump has destroyed our democracy. it's time to destroy tru trump & company. and he posted a cartoon critical of congressman steve scalise who he allegedly shot. he joined anti-republican facebook groups including one dubbed terminate the republican party. his now removed facebook page showing his ardent support of bernie sanders and confirming he volunteered for the campaign. >> the alleged shooter at the republican baseball practice this morning is someone who apparently volunteered on my presidential campaign. i am sickened by this despicable act. >> reporter: he had no love for hillary clinton either. posting, a nomination for hillary equals

here's pierre thomas tonight. >> reporter: police today racing to the home of james hodgkinson in a desperate search for clues about the would-be mass murderer, killed in a shootout with police. trying to find a motive for a man who had strident political beliefs, but who no one knew would explode into a barrage of gunfire. in the 66-year-old's hometown in southwestern illinois, shock. >> i mean, he was in a few fights and stuff like that, but nothing that would demonstrate violence as far as what he did. >> reporter: tonight, the fbi focused on these posts portraying a deep hatred for republicans, even calling president trump a "traitor." "trump has destroyed our democracy. it's time to destroy trump and co." and he posted a cartoon critical of congressman steve scalise, who he allegedly shot today. he joined anti-republican facebook groups, including one dubbed "terminate the republican party." his now-removed facebook page showing his ardent support of bernie sanders, the vermont senator confirming today hodgkinson volunteered for the campaign. >> i have just been informed that the alleged

here is abc's pierre thomas. >> reporter: police racing to the home james hodgkinson. the desperate search for clues about the would-be mass murder killed in a shootout with police. no one knew would explode into a barrage of gunfire. in the 66-year-old's home town in southwestern illinois. shock. >> he was in a few fights and stuff like that, but nothing that would demonstrate violence as far as what he did. >> reporter: the fbi focused on these posts a deep hatred for republicans even calling president trump a traitor. trump has destroyed our democracy. it is time to destroy trump and company. he posted a cartoon critical of steve scalise who he allegedly shot. he joined facebook groups. including one dubbed terminate the republican party. his now removed facebook page showing support for vermont senator confirming hodgkinson volunteered for the campaign. >> the alleged shooter at the republican baseball practice this morning is someone who apparently volunteered on my presidential campaign. i am sickened by this despicable act. >> reporter: he had no love for hillar

according to us, the suspect, james t. hodgkinson. i want to go to pierre thomas. a surprise. >> reporter: they have been keeping a tight lip about his condition. we were told that after he had sustained injuries, he was taken to gw hospital. he had been undergoing some treatment. according to the president of the united states, he is dead. >> and cecilia vega, we heard the president talk about steve scalise calling him a good friend. >> reporter: he spoke directly to the camera and said, strieev addressed him by first name, and said the entire world is praying for him. i'm struck by the tone of bipartisanship that trump has hit. we may have our differences, but everyone on that field is in this capitol because they love our country, and george, just to go back to something you were saying, our jon karl is reporting that he is hearing that this game is going to go on. this game tomorrow that is a tradition in this city that is republicans and democrats on the same field that got tens of thousands of people to show up to watch this game at nationals park will go on,

and i just saw the james t. hodgkinson, and it rang a bell, but i never knew him by that. he was always called thomas or tommy. >> reporter: tommy? >> yeah. and -- >> reporter: when was the last time you saw him, sir? >> it's been at least two years ago. he came in and inspected my son's house. he wasn't evil. i guess he was tired of some of the politics going on, but i don't know his politics, i don't know what he thought about different things, i just know that to me he was a nice guy. >> reporter: and that, again, was a friend of the suspected shooter. we are here just outside the capitol, and as though to underscore the point that we have been talking about, the idea that this shooting this morning happened in a public place with members of congress who, if not for steve scalise, would not have had security detail. we are also in a public place. it is business as usual. you might be able to hear a heckler with the megaphone who has shown up on the grounds here, but that's what happens when you're in a public setting, chris, and one of the discussions we've been having

>> i turned the tv on, and i just saw the -- james hodgkinson, and it rang a bell. but i never knew him by that. he was always called thomas or tommy. and -- >> tommy? >> yeah. and -- >> when was the last time you saw him? >> it's been at least two years ago he came in an inspected my son's house. i got him to inspect it because i knew him. i seen him around town probably in the last year or so, just by traveling through town, i would see him at different places. >> how did you -- any statement about his personality? >> he was a happy go lucky guy. it just took me by surprise what happened. sz >> as a child, you're around 66 years old? >> i'm 65. he was two years older than me. >> did you play sports with him? how did you know him? >> we grew up in about the same neighborhood. he grew up there by the school, right there on 11th street. >> did you go to high school togethersome >> he was two years ahead of me. i went to high school with his brother. >> what did you know about his political beliefs? >> i don't know anything about that. >> did he have political signs h

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