President Donald Trump says the man who opened fire on a congressional baseball practice has died from injuries in the shootout with capitol police. <\/p>\n
The shooter has been identified as James T. Hodgkinson -- a 66-year-old man from Illinois who has publicly called for the destruction of Trump and his supporters. <\/p>\n
POTUS addressed the media moments ago and said Hodgkinson \"has now died.\" <\/p>\n
As we previously reported, Hodgkinson walked up to a baseball practice in Virginia early Wednesday morning and opened fire -- striking Rep. Steve Scalise and others. <\/p>\n
Capitol police officers on the scene exchanged gunfire with Hodgkinson -- striking him. The officers were also shot. They survived and are being treated for their injuries. <\/p>\n
Trump called the incident a \"very, very brutal assault.\" <\/p>\n
He described Scalise as a \"good friend, he's a patriot and a fighter.\" <\/p>\n
Trump also praised the capitol police officers as heroes. <\/p>\n
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