Man with baseball bat attacks staffers at Democratic congressman’s office

Virginia congressman Gerry Connolly condemns ‘devastating and unconscionable’ attack on pair, who sustained injuries

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A man wielding a baseball bat sought out a Democratic member of Congress at his district office in Virginia before “committing an act of violence” against two staff members, the representative said, adding that both people attacked suffered “non-life-threatening injuries”.

“The thought that someone would take advantage of my staff’s accessibility to commit an act of violence is unconscionable and devastating,” the congressman, Gerry Connolly, said in a statement to media.