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A New Jersey Democratic strategist is capitalizing on the shooting of Rep. Steve Scalise (R-LA) by launching the hashtags #HuntRepublicans and #HuntRepublicanCongressmen, and he is showing no signs of backing down, claiming “the chickens are coming home to roost.”

James T. Hodgkinson, the Illinois man identified as the would-be killer who wounded several at a practice session of the Congressional Republican baseball team, had a history of violence, supporting progressive causes, and voting for Democrats at least as far back as the year 2002.

President Donald Trump and first lady Melania Trump traveled to Medstar Washington Hospital Center to visit House Majority Whip Steve Scalise, after he was shot and wounded at the congressional baseball practice on Wednesday morning.

Pelosi set the tone for the California delegation: “On days like today, there are no Democrats or Republicans, only Americans united in our thoughts for the wounded.”

Actor Jeffrey Wright tweeted that our nation has “too many stupid asses” with “too many fucking guns” following news that a man opened fire on Wednesday’s congressional baseball practice.

A gunman opened fire wounding five as the Republican Congressional Baseball team began practice Wednesday morning at Simpson Park in Alexandria, Virginia.

A man opened fire on a congressional baseball practice event Wednesday morning, and Rep. Mike Bishop (R-MI-8) said the only thing that saved people was that someone in his group was armed and returned fire.

A Georgia man was sentenced to life in prison for shooting and killing his sister’s boyfriend after a dispute over a Hot Pocket snack, prosecutors said.

A previously deported illegal immigrant felon is facing assault charges after being tied to three separate shootings in the Phoenix area, one involving a limo driver.

A woman attending Tuesday night’s St. Louis Cardinals 2-1 win over the Milwaukee Brewers at Busch Stadium was grazed by a bullet as she sat in her seat near the Cardinal dugout, authorities say.

Seven police officers in Detroit, Michigan, have been either shot or killed in the line of duty since September 2016.

A man who killed a Delaware state trooper outside a convenience store Wednesday was shot dead in a standoff with police that went on for more than 12 hours outside the suspect’s home, police said.

A Marine was shot and killed at a McDonald’s drive-thru in Bedford, Indiana, early Saturday morning, police say.

Four young people, including an infant, were shot on Saturday at a church-sponsored Easter carnival in Alabama when someone opened fire on the crowd, reports say.

A 13-year-old boy was found dead by his mother on Monday evening after accidentally shooting himself while streaming on Instagram Live.

A Cook County judge was killed and a woman was injured in a shooting that took place in the South Side of Chicago, Illinois, police say.

A Florida woman accused of shooting and killing her boyfriend told police who were investigating the crime scene, “Don’t worry about it.”

A previously deported illegal immigrant has been arrested for the murder of an unidentified Hispanic man who was found on a street.

Two teenage boys allegedly planned to “get rid” of a 14-year-old girl because one of the boys was annoyed by her Snapchat messages, police say.

A pregnant woman whose baby’s father used her as a human shield during a shootout with police in Gifford, Florida, was shot and killed during the melee.

Three people have been injured in Österåker, north of Stockholm, after a suspect stabbed and pepper sprayed them in what is believed to be a conflict between rival criminal gangs.

BASEL, Switzerland (AP) — Gunmen opened fire inside a cafe in the Swiss city of Basel on Thursday, leaving two people dead and a third critically wounded, authorities said.

LONDON (AP) — Northern Ireland officials say that a police officer has been shot in the arm in Belfast. The Police Service of Northern Ireland said Sunday night that the officer’s injuries aren’t life-threatening and he is being treated in

A lone gunman is believed to have gone on a shooting rampage murdering four victims and wounding 12 others at a night club near the famed Mexican resort area of Cancun.

A gunman is reportedly in custody after 13 people were shot at Ft. Lauderdale-Hollywood International airport on January 6.

Shocking surveillance video of two police officers ambushed by a gunman inside an Arizona Walmart has been release. It demonstrates how officers barely escaped death, yet stopped the assailant.

A pair of police officers serving a warrant outside of Macon, Georgia, were shot early Monday morning, according to Georgia Bureau of Investigation officials.

PALMVIEW, Texas — Authorities in this border city continue to investigate a deadly drive-by shooting at an HEB supermarket.

Two people are dead and four wounded after multiple shots were fired at the annual Juice Bowl Thanksgiving Day football game in Louisville, Kentucky.

A man on a first date was shot outside a bar in Atlanta after he jokingly said he voted for President-elect Donald Trump.

A man was shot and killed outside a popular Atlanta bar after he got into an argument with a Latino man, jokingly telling him he would be deported by President-Elect Donald Trump.

Police in Portland, Oregon arrested two people connected with an anti-Trump protest shooting that injured a protester.

TEL AVIV – The Israeli military is pursuing legal action against event halls in the West Bank that allow celebratory gunfire at Palestinian occasions following a series of near-fatal accidents.

A man selling blue jeans in the parking lot of the Clinton Library in Little Rock, Arkansas, was shot Monday night, Little Rock Police said.

LIVINGSTON PARISH, Louisiana – An armed man who was wanted for attempted first degree murder of a Louisiana police officer was found hiding in a barn and was fatally shot during an altercation.

BATON ROUGE, Louisiana – The family of Alton Sterling, a Baton Rouge resident who was the victim of an officer-involved shooting death, are demanding a quick federal investigation into the incident, mirroring rhetoric from the Black Lives Matter movement.