Doctors at the hospital where House Majority Whip Steve Scalise, R-La., has been recovering from a gunshot wound downgraded his condition from "fair" to "serious" Wednesday after he contracted an infection. In a statement, MedStar Washington Hospital Center said Scalise had been re-admitted to the intensive care unit. Scalise and four others were hurt when a gunman opened fire on a GOP baseball practice in Virginia on June 14. SCALISE CRITICAL, SHOOTER ID'D AS JAMES HODGKINSONThe congressman was struck in the hip and the bullet tore into blood vessels, bones and internal organs. Sources told Fox News that doctors had anticipated that Scalise would suffer an infection related to the shooting.

Source: Fox News July 06, 2017 02:15 UTC