Rep. Scalise and Other Members of Congress Ask FBI to Reopen Case on 2017 Shooting

Rep. Scalise and Other Members of Congress Ask FBI to Reopen Case on 2017 Shooting
Police man a shooting scene after a gunman opened fire on Republican members of Congress during a baseball practice near Washington in Alexandria, Va., on June 14, 2017. Joshua Roberts/Reuters
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House Minority Whip Steve Scalise (R-La.) and other Republicans who were on a baseball field when left-wing extremist James Hodgkinson opened fire on them in 2017 are asking the FBI to review its conclusion that the incident was “suicide by cop.”

The letter (pdf) starts by describing some initial findings by the FBI such as complaints of target practice at the attacker’s home, large amounts of ammunition possession, an anti-Republican social media history, and a potential “hit list” of six Republican members of Congress.