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66-year-old james hodgkinson of illinois. he died of his injuries. at least five people were shot. among them, the number two republican in the house, louisiana congressman steve scalise. two eyewitness accounts from republicans who were at the game here. >> you could see the trail that he had left, the trail of blood from where he was hit, and he was laying there, that is what was tough. we were treating one of the other staff members who had been shot in the dugout, and also making sure joe ba...

Detail, it wouldve been horrible. they engaged the guy, got close to him. they continued to return fire. i am very grateful for their courage. >> bill: rand paul said that without the police responding, it wouldve been a massacre. >> it would have been. >> bill: do you remember the first time when you heard shots and the police respondent? >> towards the end, there are so many shots being fired, i cannot tell if capital police got assistance at that point.

Me. i looked over at him and just the way in which he was very casually, as though he had -- he had no instinct at all about what he was doing. it was just a matter of fact. he was loading, aiming and fire, indiscriminately at people and you could see him looking for a target as he kind of measured the field of his eyes, and -- and he fired at whomever he saw move. it appeared to me that thats what he was doing, and when steve scalise, our whip was hit out in second base, the instinct is to run ...

Available to our communities over the next couple of days. we care very much about our residents and the people that come to visit us in this city, and were doing everything that we can to reassure them that this is a safe community and that your government and your public safety personnel care deeply about it. that said, youll see a lot of law enforcement and fire personnel working this area trying to reassure them of such so i thank you for that, and as a part of the department we will continu...

Him? [ gunfire ] >> pretty shocking when you hear all those gunshots. joining us now, republican congressman mike bishop of michigan. he was at the republican baseball practice this morning when that gunman opened fire. congressman, i know you were actually standing at home plate when you heard that first shot. i want to hear your story, get your reaction. youre an eyewitness to what happened. i want to take a quick break. well resume our special coverage here in "the situation room" right after...

>> the only comment ill make is a white cargo van. >> can the capitol police talk about their officers and those who were injured and returned fire? >> hello, deputy chief fred rogers representing chief matt verderosa. we did put out a statement and we want to commend crystal griner, david bailey and thankful for special agent griner who is in good condition at the hospital having been shot in the ankle and special agent bailey was treated and released, having sustained a minor injury during the...

There, and there were five or six people hunkering down. >> bill: where was the security detail? >> they are usually located around the field. so at this point, there were 50 50-60 shots, and the shooter was advancing towards us and we were moving behind different buildings. the staffer that made it over the fence, we just were trying to decide whether to stay or go. capital police were returning fire. without the police, it would have been a massacre. >> shannon: senator what can you tell us at...

As aides and congressmen on the field scrambled to find any kind of cover. the police chief spoke a few minutes ago and described a scene that may have played out in just a few minutes. police got the call of an active shooter at 7:09. their officers were on scene here three minutes later but there were capitol police officers here protecting the whip of the united states congress, steve scalise, who were on scene and returned fire almost immediately. stephanie, we know five people have been tra...

Officers, exchanging fire with them. >> did you see capital police officers? >> yes. i saw two people, one people was shooting a handgun and the other was lying on the ground. i could see him or her. they were lying on the ground. >> were you standing the whole time in the ymca? >> i was getting myself and everyone else in the immediate area from the windows. i was not lying down on the ground as perhaps i should have been. i was crouched. >> was see an older man?

I went to s.w.a.t. officers school with the capitol hill police. i could easily see that they would have engaged the gunman and would have been running towards him. so in fact i think that their presence, their engaging the gunmen, even though they both -- two were injured, took the effort, you know, took the gunmans attention away from all the other people and he shot them. >> now, while we dont yet know, to your point, malcolm, what the motive was, clint, when we talk about the scope and that ...