A person with a baseball bat attacked two aides of Rep. Gerry Connolly (D-Va.), at the congressman’s district office in Fairfax, Virginia, on Monday morning, sending them both to the hospital with non-life-threatening injuries, according to a statement from the congressman—in the latest act of violence targeting a member of Congress or their staff.
Ranking member Rep. Gerald Connolly, D-Va., speaks during a committee on House Administration ... [+]
The attacker—who asked to see Connolly before attacking his staff—is now in police custody, the statement said.
“The thought that someone would take advantage of my staff’s availability to commit an act of violence is unconscionable and devastating,” Connolly said in his statement.
This story is developing and will be updated.
Statement from Congressman Gerry Connolly on District Office Attack (Twitter)