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Scalise improves, speaks with family

Congressman had more surgery on Saturday

By ERIC TUCKER and ERICA WERNER, ERIC TUCKER and ERICA WERNER, Associated Press
Published: June 17, 2017, 10:13pm

WASHINGTON — Louisiana Rep. Steve Scalise was upgraded from critical to serious condition Saturday and continued to show signs of improvement after he was wounded in a shooting at a Republican baseball practice Wednesday outside Washington.

Medstar Washington Hospital Center released the update on behalf of the Scalise family. The congressman underwent another surgery Saturday, and the hospital said he was more responsive and speaking with family.

Scalise, 51, was one of five people shot when a gunman opened fire as the team practiced in Alexandria, Va.

The man who shot Scalise and others, identified as James Hodgkinson, had with him a piece of paper with doodles and the names of three lawmakers, according to a person familiar with the case. Hodgkinson was shot and killed by security and police officers.

The person told The Associated Press on Saturday that investigators aren’t sure of the significance of the names and don’t know if it was a list of people Hodgkinson was targeting. This person was not authorized to speak publicly about the case and spoke on condition of anonymity.

Scalise’s trauma surgeon, Dr. Jack Sava of MedStar Washington Hospital Center, said Friday Scalise can hope to make an “excellent recovery.”

Suffering relatively minor injuries were two Capitol Police officers, David Bailey and Crystal Griner, and House GOP aide Zack Barth. Griner remained hospitalized at MedStar after getting shot in the ankle, and Sava described her in good condition.

Bailey was spotted Friday in the Capitol, on crutches and out of uniform, accepting congratulations from fellow officers.

Lobbyist Matt Mika, who was shot multiple times and critically wounded, has undergone additional surgery and doctors expect a full recovery, his family said Saturday.

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