The deceased man behind the June 14 congressional baseball practice shooting in Alexandria, Va., acted alone and was not connected to any terrorist group, the FBI said on Wednesday.
“At this time, the FBI has assessed the shooter James Hodgkinson acted alone. We also assess that there was no connection to terrorism,” Andrew Veil, assistant director in charge of the FBI field office, told reporters at a press conference in Washington Wednesday morning. “It was an assault on a member of Congress, assault on a federal officer.”
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