Virginia Shooting Suspect Was Distraught Over Trumps Election, Brother Says
Source: New York Times
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/06/14/us/politics/virginia-shooting-suspect-james-hodgkinson.html?_r=0
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WASHINGTON — He lived out of his van in the Northern Virginia suburbs and took showers at the Y.M.C.A. On Facebook, he posted furious criticism of President Trump and pledged allegiance to Senator Bernie Sanders of Vermont. Back home in Illinois, neighbors complained to the police of his practicing his shooting near their home.
Shortly before 7 a.m. on Wednesday, the police say, James Thomas Hodgkinson, 66, of Belleville, Ill., opened fire on a baseball field in Alexandria, Va., just steps from the Y.M.C.A., spraying bullets at members of the Republican congressional team practicing there.
Four people were shot in the assault, including Representative Steve Scalise of Louisiana, the majority whip and third-ranking Republican in the House. An ensuing firefight with the police took Mr. Hodgkinson’s life.
The suspect’s brother said Mr. Hodgkinson was a critic of Mr. Trump, upset over last fall’s election and intent on bringing his protest to Washington. But his more immediate motive for the attack remained unclear late Wednesday, even as investigators surrounded Mr. Hodgkinson’s home on the outskirts of Belleville, a town of 40,000 across the Mississippi River from St. Louis.
What Happened at the Shooting at a Congressional Baseball Practice
Five people were shot at a morning practice about five miles from the Capitol, the police said.
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