Attempt was made on members of the US House of Representatives on Wednesday, June 14. The criminal opened fire on a baseball field in the city of Alexandria near Washington, where American lawmakers held a sporting event. At least five people were wounded, among them the coordinator of the Republican faction in Congress Steve Skalise.

"If the police guarding the Congress were not there, there would be a massacre. If he (the offender) got to the rest, we would not have any chances, "- said Sen. Rand Paul. Together with other members of the House of Representatives, he was in training before a charitable baseball match, when an unknown person opened fire from automatic weapons. At least five people were injured. Among them - Republican Steve Skaliz, said the deputy of the House of Representatives Mo Brooks.

"We used my belt to use it to put a tourniquet on Skaliza's leg. I ran around the baseball court. It was somewhere 20-30-40 shots. In the end, the shooter began to circle around the third base, and I fell to the ground next to the guy with a bullet wound in his leg, "- quotes Brooks RIA Novosti.

Photo: GLOBAL LOOK press However, according to the CNN channel, the shooter managed to make about 100 shots. The police twisted him, but his name does not yet. It is known that this is a middle-aged Caucasian man.

Meanwhile, it is likely that the criminal was sent to the scene of the tragedy by the legislators themselves. As Republican Ron Desiints said, a few minutes before the incident, he met a suspicious person.

"I left early, probably a couple of minutes before it happened. I got into the car with my colleague Jeff Duncan when a guy approached us and asked where the Republicans and Democrats. It was a bit strange. And then he went to where all this happened. We told the police about this, "the deputy said..

Photo: GLOBAL LOOK press President of the United States Donald Trump was urgently informed about attempt on legislators. He called the incident "a tragedy" and stated that he was monitoring the situation.