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Mayor De Blasio, Other Politicians React To Shooting Of Rep. Steve Scalise At Virginia Baseball Field

NEW YORK (CBNewYork/AP) -- The suspect who opened fire at members of Congress as they were practicing Wednesday morning for an annual baseball game in Alexandria, Virginia has died, President Donald Trump announced.

Five people were shot including House Majority Whip Steve Scalise, who was hit in the hip, and two Capitol Hill police officers. Scalise, a Republican from Louisiana, was airlifted to a hospital and is in stable condition.

Reaction to the shooting poured in from across the political landscape:

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