he owned a home inspection business and politically active. the belleville news reports that hodgkinson has written a number of letters to the editors and railed against republicans, tax policies and called for them to be voted out of office. several congressmen suggested they have been targeted by the shooter because shortly before they left, as they were leaving, hodgkinson walked up to them and asked them whether they were democrats or republicans. after they left, that s when the shooting began, neil. to reiterate, investigators have not identified a motive at this time. they say the fbi is now asking anyone who has any information on hodgkinson to call it in. neil? neil: garrett tenney, thanks very much. mark walker from north carolina joins us. the republican congressman witnessed today s shooting. what can you tell us, congressman? i can tell you, neil, i am the starting pitcher, but i was
congressman, thank you for joining us here. good luck tomorrow night at nats stadium. appreciate it. chris jansing, back to you. thanks so much. really a lot more coming in now about this shooter who was shot. 66-year-old james hodgkinson, he was described very simply 5 6 , about 200 pounds. he used to own a home inspection business. his license lapsed maybe a year ago. at 66, perhaps he retired. but he came to this area five weeks ago, and was talking to people who were here before he opened fire. and he belonged to a number of anti-republican groups, including many that posted frequently. he posted on facebook, on twitter. he wrote to the local newspaper. and just moments ago, a friend of the shooter spoke to reporters in illinois. he only said his name was dale. here s what he said about his