‘Like I was back in Iraq,’ Ohio congressman says after colleague shot – USA TODAY
Deirdre Shesgreen, Jessie Balmert and Chrissie Thompson, The Cincinnati Enquirer Published 11:38 a.m. ET June 14, 2017 | Updated 3:49 p.m. ET June 14, 2017
Lawmakers will continue their congressional baseball game tradition despite the shooting that wounded 5 people, including House Majority Whip Steve Scalise, during the Republican team's practice. Security will be especially tight. USA TODAY
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House Majority Whip Steve Scalise (R-La.) was shot among several people shot during practice for a charity baseball game. USA TODAY
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Multiple shots reportedly fired by gunman at GOP congressional baseball practice. House Majority Whip Steve Scalise was among several people shot. USA TODAY
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Police have named the man they believe to be behind the D.C. area suburb shooting, and it turns out he was an ardent Bernie Sanders supporter. Nathan Rousseau Smith (@fantasticmrnate) explains. Buzz60
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Former Alexandria, Virginia Mayor Bill Euille says he met James T. Hodgkinson, the man who opened fire on Republican Congress members. Euille says he found Hodgkinson to be rational, calm and polite. (June 15) AP
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Hours after the attack in Virginia, a picture began to emerge of an attacker with a mostly minor arrest record who worked as a home inspector and despised the Republican Party. But friend says shooter didn't seem prone to violence. (June 14) AP
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The St. Clair County, Illinois Sheriff says deputies warned James T. Hodgkinson in March that it was dangerous to fire a gun near homes. Hodgkinson has been identified as the man who shot at Republican Congress members on a baseball field. (June 15) AP
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Sen. Rand Paul and Rep. Mo Brooks detail the heroic efforts of U.S. Capitol Police during the shooting at a congressional baseball practice in Alexandria, Virginia. USA TODAY
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The Republican and Democratic leaders of the U.S. Senate took to the floor to express sadness over the shooting at a congressional baseball practice that left House Majority Whip Steve Scalise and a number of others injured. (June 14) AP
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Gov. John Bel Edwards, House Speaker Taylor Barras, R-New Iberia, Senate President John Alario, R-Westwego and lawmakers gathers in the Louisiana Capitol's Memorial Hall Wednesday to pray for the recovery of Congressman Steve Scalise, R-New Orleans, and other victims. Greg Hilburn/USA Today Network
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Leaders in the House of Representatives from both parties joined together in words to heal and unite their members after the shooting of House Majority Whip Steve Scalise. (June 14) AP
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In the wake of the shooting of House Majority Whip Steve Scalise in Virginia Wednesday, police are beefing up security around Capitol Hill. Veuer's Nick Cardona (@nickcardona93) has that story. Buzz60
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Republican Rep. Jeff Duncan says he suspects he spoke with the man who minutes later opened fire on the congressional baseball practice. (June 14) AP
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Rep. Mo Brooks (R-AL) recounts the shooting in which House Majority Leader Steve Scalise and a number of others were wounded by a gunman in Alexandria, VA. USA TODAY
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Independent Senator Bernie Sanders, speaking on the Senate floor Wednesday, said the Alexandria shooter was someone who "apparently volunteered on my presidential campaign." (June 14) AP
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Authorities identified James T. Hodgkinson as the man who shot Rep. Steve Scalise and several others during a congressional baseball practice in Alexandria, Virginia. USA TODAY
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Bernie Sanders condemned the actions of the gunman who opened fire at a congressional baseball practice. USA TODAY
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Rep. Mo Brooks (R-AL) recounts the shooting in which House Majority Leader Steve Scalise and a number of others were wounded by a gunman in Alexandria, VA. USA TODAY
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One Republican congressman is linking the shooting of Representative Steve Scalise to the political rhetoric of Democrats. Veuer's Nick Cardona (@nickcardona93) has that story. Buzz60
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President Trump shared kind words about House Majority Whip Steve Scalise, who is in stable condition after being shot during a congressional baseball practice in Alexandria, Virginia. USA TODAY
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President Donald Trump describing a "brutal, brutal" assault in the shooting of a top House Republican Wednesday, said, "many lives would have been lost if not for the actions of the two Capitol Police officers." (June 14) AP
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Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell and Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer thanked the U.S. Capitol Police officers who jumped into action during a shooting at a congressional baseball practice in Alexandria, Virginia. USA TODAY
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Authorities describe the quick response to a gunman opening fire during a congressional baseball practice. USA TODAY
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An eyewitness says the suspected gunman who Rep. Steve Scalise and several others used an assault rifle, such as an AK-47, to open fire on the baseball field Wednesday morning. (June 14) AP
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Was the tragic D.C. shooting politically motivated? One lawmaker at the scene seems to think so. Nathan Rousseau Smith (@fantasticmrnate) reports. Buzz60
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A gunman opened fire on a group of Republican lawmakers who were at a baseball practice field in Alexandria, Virginia early Wednesday. Josh King has the story (@abridgetoland). Buzz60
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A top House Republican, Louisiana's Steve Scalise was among several people shot by a rifle-wielding gunman at a congressional baseball practice just outside of Washington. Amateur video shows one person being wheeled away from the scene. (June 14) AP
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Alexandria Police Chief Michael Brown called the scene where Congressman Steve Scalise was shot "stable" and said there was not addtional threat. AP
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House Majority Whip Steve Scalise of Louisiana was shot Wednesday at a congressional baseball practice in Alexandria, Va., congressional officials say. (June 14) AP
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Residents in the Virginia Alexandria neighborhood that was the scene of the shooting recounted to reporters the massive police presence in its aftermath. (June 14) AP
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Virginia residents recount shooting aftermath
Rep. Brad Wenstrup, R-Ohio, treated Rep. Steve Scalise, R-La., when Scalise was shot Wednesday, June 14, 2017, in Alexandria, Va. Wenstrup is a podiatrist who served as an Army surgeon in Iraq. Members of the congressional Republican baseball team were practicing for their charity baseball game at the time of the shooting.(Photo: Deirdre Shesgreen, USA TODAY)
CINCINNATI Ohio congressman Brad Wenstrup's combat surgeon instincts kicked in after a fellow congressman was shot at a baseball practice Wednesday.
Wenstrup, a Republican from the Cincinnati neighborhood of Columbia Tusculum, Ohio, used some kind of scissors to cut through Rep. Steve Scalise's pant leg to get to the Louisiana congressman's wound, Rep. Mo Brooks of Alabama told CNN. Wenstrup, a podiatrist, served as a U.S. Army surgeon.
Scalise was among five wounded in the morning shooting. Scalise, who was shot in the hip, was critically injured andunderwent surgery Wednesday morning and "remains in critical condition," according to MedStar Washington Hospital Center.
"I felt like I was back in Iraq," Wenstrup told CBS News.
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Wenstrup, 58, who is in his third term in Congress, was called to active duty in 2005, and served 14 months as the chief surgeon at Iraq's infamous Abu Ghraib prison hospital.
About a decade into his medical career, Wenstrup decided to join the U.S. Army Reserve. His sister had been diagnosed with leukemia, and Wenstrup was a match for a bone-marrow transplant. It saved her life. The experience prompted Wenstrup to do more to help people.
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