The D.C. shooter had a list of names of Republicans

The D.C. shooter had a list of names of Republicans

Authorities report that the shooter left-wing political views, who on Wednesday attacked the members of Congress during baseball practice, he had the list of names of members of the Republican party.

According to Washington, D.C., with the arrest of James Hodgkinson, 66, was found a handwritten list of names with a description of the appearance of politicians.

Still unclear was whether the people from the list of scheduled victims of the shooter.

In the list were the names of these congressmen, as Scott Desjarlais, Trent Franks, Jeff Duncan, Jim Jordan Mo Bouks and Morgan Griffith.

The FBI said Friday that law enforcement agencies are still studying collected at the scene of evidence in order «to assess the potential motives of shooter». At the moment it is known that traces of weapons found by the CSIS coincide with a pistol and rifle that were legally purchased by the shooter on the Federal license.

Recall that among the victims was a member of the house of representatives from Louisiana Steve Scales, and Roger Williams of Texas and their assistants. The shooting occurred about 11 miles from Washington, in the city of Alexandria, Virginia, to stadium Eugene Simpson Stadium Park.

It is reported that, Scales is in critical condition and still fighting for his life. He has to go through several more surgeries, but doctors are encouraged by his progress. They say that the chances of a successful recovery are very high.

Investigators believe that Hodgkinson had no external support and acted alone.
It is worth noting that earlier the shooter was already in trouble with the law, including arrests for assault and driving while intoxicated.

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