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A top House Republican is among five taken to area hospitals following a shooting at a baseball practice in Virginia

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A bullet hole is seen in a window after a gunman fired on Republican members of Congress at a baseball practice in Alexandria, Virginia.Reuters

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Police investigate a shooting scene at a baseball field in Alexandria.Joshua Roberts/Reuters

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A police officer stands near a broken car window at the scene of a shooting at Eugene Simpson Stadium Park.Al Drago/The New York Times

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U.S. Rep. Roger Williams (R-TX) is wheeled away by emergency response personnel from the Eugene Simpson Stadium Park.Alex Wong/Getty Images

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A police officer guards a shooting scene.Joshua Roberts/Reuters

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Shoes lay at a baseball field after a shooting during a practice of the Republican congressional baseball team.Brendan Smialowski/AFP / Getty Images

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Police make way for an ambulance after a gunman opened fire on Republican members of CongressJoshua Roberts/Reuters

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Congressional baseball players stand near police after a shooting in Alexandria, Virginia.Joshua Roberts/Reuters

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Neighborhood residents gather with lae enforcement personnel near Eugene Simpson Field, the site of a shooting.Win McNamee/Getty Images

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U.S. Capitol Police keep watch on Capitol Hill following a shooting in nearby Alexandria.Aaron P. Bernstein/Reuters

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James Hodgkinson, suspect in the Virginia shooting, is shown protesting in Belleville, Ill. April 17, 2012.Derik Holtmann/The Associated Press

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