Congress baseball gunman is 66-year-old white Illinois man: Shooter who opened fire with an assault rifle on Republicans in 'targeted attack' before being shot by hero cops is named

James T. Hodgkinson from Belleville, Illinois, opened on the GOP team at 7:00 a.m. at Eugene Simpson Stadium Park in Alexandria, Virginia

House Majority Whip Steve Scalise was shot in the hip and left a trail of blood as he tried to crawl to safety

Two heroic US Capitol Police officers were injured trading pistol gunfire while the congressmen took cover

They were both shot as was Zachary Barth, a congressional staffer for Texas Rep. Roger Williams

The shooter was described as 'white' and middle-aged.' He fired between 50 and 100 rounds from an M4 rifle

He was eventually shot by the hero Capitol Hill officers who were accompanying Scalise to the practice

President Trump said the Scalise – a 'true friend and patriot' – was expected to make a full recovery

Sen. Rand Paul, Rep. Mo Brooks and Rep. Brad Robert Wenstrup all gave first aid to their injured teammates

The team was practicing ahead of a Thursday night charity game when they were targeted

All house votes in Washington were canceled in light of the shooting as security in the Capitol was heightened

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