Top Republican Congressman Steve Scalise, police shot in Virginia

A gunman opened fire at a baseball practice involving U.S. politicians in Alexandria, Virginia, on Wednesday, wounding several people including House Majority Whip Steve Scalise of Louisiana, police and witnesses said.

Mr. Scalise was among several victims shot and wounded at a baseball practice ahead of



an annual game between lawmakers in a Washington suburb, one of his colleagues said on Thursday.

Fellow Republican lawmaker Mo Brooks told CNN that Mr. Scalise was shot in the hip, adding that at least two law enforcement officers and one congressional staffer were shot in Alexandria, Virginia.