Rep. Steve Scalise (R-La.) was shot Wednesday morning at a baseball practice with his GOP colleagues in Alexandria, Va. He is reported to be in critical condition. Five people were injured, including Scalise, a Congressional staffer, a lobbyist, and two police officers. The suspect was shot by police and later died.

New video shows Steve Scalise on a stretcher moments after being shot during baseball practice in Alexandria, Va. https://t.co/IWK3lMJ8r5 pic.twitter.com/3XZdnnyXvS

— Fox News (@FoxNews) June 14, 2017

Rep. Ruben Kihuen (D-Nev.) quickly tweeted that Democratic members practicing at a nearby field were praying for their colleagues.

.@HouseDemocrats praying for our @HouseGOP @SenateGOP baseball colleagues after hearing about the horrific shooting. https://t.co/y2HEUaSuzd pic.twitter.com/6HBrlnxtey

— Rep. Ruben J. Kihuen (@RepKihuen) June 14, 2017

Law enforcement officers are being hailed as heroes. 

Mo Brooks says that the suspect was shot by a Capitol Police officer who had himself been shot.

— Kassy Dillon (@KassyDillon) June 14, 2017

There's some heroism. Right there. https://t.co/n8zxxo7b11

— Rick Wilson (@TheRickWilson) June 14, 2017

Paul says on MSNBC that one Capitol police officer continued protecting the scene after being shot.

— Jonathan Allen (@jonallendc) June 14, 2017

What heroism and sacrifice looks like. Thank God for our Capitol police. https://t.co/efHLB4RJLD

— Mark Meadows (@RepMarkMeadows) June 14, 2017

Sen. Rand Paul said “it would have been a massacre” without Capitol Police, NBC’s Bradd Jaffy reported.

If they Capitol Police weren't there, “it would have been a massacre,” Rand Paul says https://t.co/8WQYhMpXcF

— Bradd Jaffy (@BraddJaffy) June 14, 2017

The Alexandria Police Department also rushed to the scene and reportedly exchanged gunfire.

“We were there within 3 minutes…two of our officers engaged in gunfire — return fire,” Alexandria Police Chief Brown says pic.twitter.com/wX2OfQlLG7

— CBS News (@CBSNews) June 14, 2017

Paul shared his firsthand account of the incident with MSNBC. He said “there was a rapid succession of shots.”

Harrowing account from Rand Paul to @Morning_Joe: "There was a rapid succession of shots…I see Representative Scalise is shot but moving." pic.twitter.com/LLCWXDMc1i

— Kyle Griffin (@kylegriffin1) June 14, 2017

Sen. Jeff Flake (R-Ariz.) described the shooting to reporters at the scene. The young son of Rep. Joe Barton (R-Texas) was at the practice, but is unharmed, according to Flake.

Shooting witness Sen. @JeffFlake: Rep. Joe Barton's young son was at the practice, they protected him in the dugout https://t.co/lPkRllcWqo

— CNN (@CNN) June 14, 2017

President Donald Trump called Scalise “a true friend and patriot” on Twitter.

Rep. Steve Scalise of Louisiana, a true friend and patriot, was badly injured but will fully recover. Our thoughts and prayers are with him.

— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) June 14, 2017

First Lady Melania Trump tweeted her thanks to the first responders.

Thank you to the first responders who rushed in to help protect those who were hurt in Alexandria, VA. My thoughts & prayers to everyone!

— Melania Trump (@FLOTUS) June 14, 2017

Vice President Mike Pence also tweeted that he and wife Karen were praying for those affected.

Karen & I are praying for @SteveScalise, the Capitol Police, & all hurt for a speedy recovery. Our hearts are with them & their loved ones.

— Vice President Pence (@VP) June 14, 2017

A little more than an hour after the shooting, the AP reported that a staffer for Texas Rep. Roger Williams is one of the confirmed victims.

BREAKING: Texas Rep. Williams says member of his congressional staff shot at baseball practice with Scalise.

— The Associated Press (@AP) June 14, 2017

Williams has coached the GOP’s baseball team since 2013.

Please keep the member of my staff and all members of the congressional baseball team in your thoughts and prayers pic.twitter.com/wH4b6wXQhs

— Rep. Roger Williams (@RepRWilliams) June 14, 2017

The staffer, identified as Zack Barth, later posted on Facebook that he had been shot but was “okay.” 

Zack Barth, the staffer for @RepRWilliams who was shot, posts on FB that he's at the hospital and okay –> pic.twitter.com/C9cP8IZ55j

— Frank Thorp V (@frankthorp) June 14, 2017

The members were preparing for the upcoming Congressional baseball game. The game is scheduled for Thursday. In the annual event, Democrats and Republicans face off to benefit charity. Charities supported include the Boys and Girls Clubs of Greater Washington, the Nationals Dream Foundation, and the Washington Literacy Center. “Who would want to kill people trying to do something good?” Sen. Paul asked of being targeted at the baseball practice.

“Who would want to kill people trying to do something good?” @RandPaul asks about the charity goal of the baseball game.

— Eliza Collins (@elizacollins1) June 14, 2017

The official Twitter account for the annual event announced later Wednesday that the game will still take place.

The Congressional Baseball Game for Charity will go on as scheduled! https://t.co/qDJiuwGanx

— Congressional Game (@thehillbaseball) June 14, 2017

The last time a member of Congress was shot was in 2011 when Arizona Rep. Gabrielle Giffords, a Democrat, was shot in the head in Tuscon. Giffords tweeted Wednesday morning that her “heart is with my former colleagues, their families and staff, and the US Capitol Police.”

My heart is with my former colleagues, their families & staff, and the US Capitol Police- public servants and heroes today and every day.

— Gabrielle Giffords (@GabbyGiffords) June 14, 2017

Later Wednesday morning the shooter was publicly identified as James Hodgkinson, a white male in his late 60s.

NBC News: Gunman in today's shooting is identified as James Hodgkinson from Illinois. White male, late 60's. Pete Williams reports.

— Tom Winter (@Tom_Winter) June 14, 2017

Trump announced in a televised statement that Hodgkinson has died.

JUST IN: President Trump just said the shooter has died from his injuries.

— Frank Thorp V (@frankthorp) June 14, 2017