House Majority Whip Steve Scalise was released from the ICU at MedStar Washington Hospital Center on Wednesday nearly a month after he was shot during a congressional baseball practice session in Alexandria, Va., according to multiple reports.
The six-term Louisiana Republican underwent surgery for an infection last week as a result of gunshot wounds he sustained to the hip on June 23.
Scalise, 51, was among four people wounded in the attack last month when a gunman opened fire on a field of GOP lawmakers at ball practice.
U.S. Capitol Police, on site as Scalise’s security, returned fire and were able to hold the gunman off until local law enforcement officers arrived and fatally shot the attacker.
Last month, Scalise’s trauma surgeon, Dr. Jack Sava, said the congressman initially arrived at the hospital with intense internal bleeding and “an imminent risk of death.” Scalise has since undergone multiple blood transfusions and was at a risk for infection.
