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Georgia Congressman Calls Shooting A ‘Senseless Act Of Evil’

June 14th, 2017

Rep. Barry Loudermilk, R-Ga., called the shooting during a Congressional baseball game practice, “a senseless act of evil.”

Alex Brandon / Associated Press

Staffers for Georgia’s Republican congressmen say the officials and their staff are safe after a gunman shot a top House Republican and several other people at a congressional baseball practice just outside of Washington.

Rep. Barry Loudermilk is the only Georgia official listed on Republicans’ congressional baseball roster this year. Loudermilk said on official social media accounts that he was on the field but is safe.

Please pray for those who were shot and their families. There were a lot of heroes here today. @thehillbaseball

— Barry Loudermilk (@RepLoudermilk) June 14, 2017

Loudermilk said “there were a lot of heroes here today” and called the shooting “a senseless act of evil.”

Representatives for Georgia’s eight other Republican House members told The Associated Press that those elected officials and their staff weren’t at the field for the practice.

The office of Rep. Steve Scalise of Louisiana confirmed that he was shot and is undergoing surgery.