What Witnesses Saw When Gunfire Struck A Congressional Baseball Practice
The violence that struck a ballfield in Alexandria, Va., on Wednesday abruptly plunged what had been a routine start to the day in the Del Ray neighborhood into chaos. Residents were focused on morning workouts and getting coffee; a congressional contingent had driven over for an early baseball practice. But then the shooting started, and they all scrambled for cover.
Here's how witnesses — from members of Congress to a passerby — describe the attack, in conversations with Morning Edition and with NPR's Jessica Taylor, who spent the day reporting from the scene of the attack.
About 25 people had gathered for the Republican team's practice for an annual charity game, scheduled for Thursday night.
The shooting began around 7 a.m. When the gunman opened fire, was walking her dogs on the sidewalk next
