The House majority whip was shot in the hip last Wednesday during the shooting at the congressional baseball practice
House Majority Whip Steve Scalise has been upgraded to « fair condition, » MedStar Washington Hospital Center said Wednesday, a week after the shooting at the congressional baseball practice that left him wounded.
« Congressman Steve Scalise continues to make good progress. He is now listed in fair condition and is beginning an extended period of healing and rehabilitation, » the hospital said in a statement Wednesday.
Scalise had been upgraded to serious condition last Saturday, four days after he was shot in the hip by a gunman in Alexandria, Virginia. He had been in critical condition for several days.
On Friday, Dr. Jack Sava, director of trauma at the medical center, said that Scalise was at « imminent risk of death » when he arrived last Wednesday.
« When he arrived, he was in critical condition with an imminent risk of death, » Sava said at a briefing on the congressman’s condition. « He will certainly be in the hospital for a considerable period of time, presumably weeks. »
Sava, however, added that « an excellent recovery is a good possibility. »
Deputy Whip Patrick McHenry, R-North Carolina, is holding a blood drive for Scalise at the Capitol.
Law enforcement officials shared their findings Wednesday from their investigation into the shooting. They revealed that they found a note on the gunman, James Hodgkinson with members of Congress’s names on it.
« Items found on Hodgkinson included a piece of paper that contained the names of six Members of Congress. No context was included on this paper, however, a review of Hodgkinson’s web searches in the months prior to the shooting revealed only a cursory search of two of those Members of Congress, » they said. « A second document with a rough sketch of several streets in Washington, D. C. was found on Hodgkinson, however, it was not deemed to be of investigative significance. »
