U.S. Rep. Mark Walker, a Greensboro Republican, was at Wednesday’s shooting of a member of Congress in Alexandria, Va., but is safe.
Walker tweeted that he is “shaken but OK.”
“The Capitol Police saved many lives this morning from a shooter who had obviously planned to kill many Republican members,” Walker said.
He asked followers to pray for Rep. Steve Scalise, the House majority whip, and others shot at a baseball practice for a charity game Thursday night.
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The Capitol Police saved many lives this morning from a shooter who had obviously planned to kill many Republican members. Shaken but OK...
— Rep. Mark Walker (@RepMarkWalker) June 14, 2017
Walker is a Baptist minister from Greensboro who represents North Carolina’s Sixth District, which includes part of Guilford County and Alamance, Caswell, Chatham, Lee, Person, Randolph and Rockingham counties.
He’s a former high school and college baseball player and serves as a pitcher for the Republicans' congressional baseball team.
Rep. Mark Walker, R-N.C., was present for Wednesday’s shooting of a member of Congress but is safe.
Carol Guzy McClatchy
He’s chairman of the Republican Study Committee – the large conservative caucus of the House Republicans and a member of the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee.
U.S. Rep. Jeff Duncan, a Republican who represents South Carolina’s Third District, was also present at the baseball practice but left before the shooting.
Staff writer Anna Douglas contributed.
Bruce Henderson: 704-358-5051, @bhender
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