Bat-wielding perpetrator reportedly attacks congressman's office, sending two staffers to the hospital — including intern on first day of job
But to his point, members of Congress and their staff have been subjected to an increasing amount of violence in recent years.
Two congressional staffers for Rep. Gerry Connolly (D-Va.) were hospitalized Monday after a bat-wielding individual reportedly entered his district office and assaulted the staffers.
Connolly explained in a statement that the perpetrator, armed with a baseball bat, entered his district office in northern Virginia Monday morning. The perpetrator then "asked" to see Connolly "before committing an act of violence against two members of my staff." Connolly was not present at the office at the time. ---More...
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